Facilitates the timely interconnection and transmission lines for renewable energy projects.
Rep. Nicole Lowen
Sponsored bills
Requires the harbors division of the department of transportation to inspect shipments landing at a commercial harbor within the division's jurisdiction and originating from a geographic location that is known to manufacture, use, or export aerial fireworks. Requires the harbors division to use specialized canine units to perform these inspections. Appropriates moneys.
Establishes the micro enterprise assistance program on Hawaiian home lands revolving fund to provide grants and loans through the implementation of the micro enterprise assistance program to qualified native Hawaiians, native Hawaiian-controlled homestead associations, and homestead association community development corporations. Appropriates funds.
Establishes a geothermal resources development permit system. Prohibits hydraulic fracturing. Appropriates funds to the county of Hawaii as a grant-in-aid to administer the permit system.
Requires timely completion of the interconnection process by electric public utilities. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Repeals the requirement that noncarbonated bottled water be transported, stored, processed, or bottled through lines or equipment through which only water is passed. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the sixth representative district.
Requires a vulnerable coastal property purchaser statement to be executed by the purchaser or transferee with the sale or transfer of vulnerable coastal real estate. Requires filing of statement with Bureau of Conveyances.
Short form bill relating to environmental protection.
Amends the definition of renewable portfolio standard for electric utility companies to be a percentage of electrical energy generation, rather than sales. Establishes an unspecified renewable portfolio standard goal for gas utility companies. Directs the public utilities commission to open a formal proceeding to examine questions surrounding the establishment of a gas renewable portfolio standard. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)