CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 11

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

 

RE:    H.B. No. 590

       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. 590, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES,"

 

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 expedite the processing and approval or denial of any permit plan application for the siting, development, construction, and operation of a renewable energy facility by:

 

     (1)  Requiring the permitting agency to provide to the energy resources coordinator its report identifying diligent measures being taken to complete permit processing within 30 days if a completed permit plan application has not been approved or denied within 12 months after approval of the application by the coordinator; and

 

     (2)  Authorizing the energy resources coordinator to deem a permit approved if no further processing and action are reported by the permitting agency within five months following the end of the 30-day agency report period.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2009.

 

     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. 590, 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. 590, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair

 

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair

 

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HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair