CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 155
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2009
RE: H.B. No. 1678
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Sir and Madam:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1678, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to help Hawaii meet its goals and mandates for energy efficiency and renewable energy use, as well as reduce Hawaii's burden of municipal solid waste disposal, by authorizing the issuance of up to $80,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist LifeGrid Solutions, LLC, in the planning, design, and construction of a biofuel refinery and research facility on the island of Oahu.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2009; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1678, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1678, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair |
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____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DENNY COFFMAN, Co-Chair |
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