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SB1554 - Relating To Irrigation.
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang, Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds to finance capital improvements to various irrigation systems.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1458 - Relating To Waste Management.
Mike Gabbard
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes an Extended Producer Responsibility Program. Requires certain producers of fast-moving consumer goods to register with the Department of Health and pay an annual fee based on the amount of packaging volume the covered producer places on the market each calendar year. Provides for the deposit of fees into an Extended Producer Responsibility Special Fund. Provides for the expenditure of moneys from the Extended Producer Responsibility Special Fund for the creation of a report that assesses the resources needed to reduce the volume of packaging waste sent to landfills or power plants that burn municipal solid waste as a fuel by fifty per cent and eighty per cent by a date to be determined by rule. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB419 - Relating To Carbon Sequestration.
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for the Hawaii carbon smart land management assistance pilot program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB653 - Relating To Natural Energy Laboratory Of Hawaii Authority.
Mike Gabbard, Angus L.K. McKelvey, Les S. Ihara
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to improve and maintain the NELHA in its mission to develop and diversify the Hawaii economy by providing resources and facilities for energy and ocean-related research, education, and commercial activities in an environmentally sound and culturally sensitive manner.
STATUS
Introduced
SB425 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Mike Gabbard, Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Removes from the definition of "renewable energy" the energy generated or produced using trees, wood pellets, and other wood products made for burning.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1456 - Relating To The Issuance Of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds To Honokaa Land Company, Llc.
Mike Gabbard, Lorraine Rodero Inouye
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Honokaa Land Company, LLC, with acquiring, developing, and renovating agricultural facilities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB433 - Relating To The State Plan.
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for state facility systems, infrastructure, and transit projects in the Hawaii State Planning Act to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Defines green infrastructure. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in partnership with the greenhouse gas sequestration task force, to submit a report to the Legislature.
STATUS
Introduced
SB663 - Relating To The University Of Hawaii.
Mike Gabbard
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appropriates funds for the establishment of an agriculture education coordinator position within the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
STATUS
Introduced
SB84 - Relating To Sustainable Food Systems.
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Dru Kanuha, Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Sustainable Food Systems Working Group within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop a plan for a more sustainable, resilient local food economy and to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to establish the working group, develop the plan, and fund an unspecified number of sustainability specialist positions within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development's Statewide Sustainability Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB1260 - Relating To Aquaculture.
Mike Gabbard, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated almost 2 years ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to support collaboration between the Department of Agriculture and the aquaculture industry.
STATUS
Introduced
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