STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1452-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.R. No. 139

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.R. No. 139 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF ALL STATE DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES RELATING TO MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS AND EXPENDITURES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request an audit of all state department expenditures relating to maintenance contracts and expenditures.  

 

     The Department of Education and the Department of Taxation commented on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the title to read:

 

          "REQUESTING A REPORT OF ALL STATE DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTRACTS AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS";

 

     (2)  Clarifying that the University of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Department of Accounting and General Services, and Department of Education utilize power purchase agreements that most affect the State;

 

     (3)  Requesting that each state department submit a report relating to its energy conservation contracts and power purchase agreements;

 

     (4)  Requesting that the University of Hawaii, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Accounting and General Services, and the Department of Education submit a detailed analysis of their power purchase agreements;

 

     (5)  Requesting that these reports include, among other things:

 

          (A)  Whether the contracts serve their intended purposes to promote energy and resource conservation, while meeting the departments' needs; and

 

          (B)  The adequacy of the financing of the energy conservation contracts and power purchase agreements; and

 

     (6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 139, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 139, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

 

 

 

 

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair