Hawaii House Bill 2322 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-1)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-01-27 - (H) Re-referred to EEP/WLO/EBM, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Transfers the office of environmental quality control and the environmental council from the department of health to the department of land and natural resources. Reduces the membership of the environmental council from 15 to 7. Requires the director of the office of environmental quality control to seek advice from and assist the council on environmental quality matters and to perform environmental outreach and education. Requires the office of environmental quality control to maintain an electronic communication system. Gives rulemaking authority to the environmental council. Requires the director of the office of environmental quality control to prepare an annual report assessing system effectiveness. Requires the environmental council to serve in advisory capacity to the governor. Creates the environmental review special fund. Directs the director of the office of environmental quality control to establish reasonable administrative fees for the environmental review process.

Environmental Protection

Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Rida Cabanilla Arakawa [D]	Rep. Mele Carroll [D]	Rep. Pono Chong [D]
Rep. Denny Coffman [D]	Rep. Cindy Evans [D]	Rep. Faye Hanohano [D]	Rep. Ken Ito [D]
Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Chris Lee [D]	Rep. Marilyn Lee [D]	Rep. Sylvia Luke [D]
Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Rep. Hermina Morita [D]	Rep. Blake Oshiro [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]
Rep. Roland Sagum [D]	Rep. Calvin Say [D]	Rep. Joseph Souki [D]	Rep. Cynthia Thielen [R]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]	Rep. Kyle Yamashita [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-27		(H) Re-referred to EEP/WLO/EBM, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
2010-01-22		(H) Referred to EEP/WLO/EBM, JUD, referral sheet 4
2010-01-22		(H) Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2010-01-21		(H) Pending introduction.

SB2818 (Same As) 2010-03-25 - (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.

Type	Source
Summary	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2322&year=2010
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2322_.HTM