STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1435

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 112

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 112 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE GOVERNOR TO WORK WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO DEVELOP A HAWAII GREEN INITIATIVE FOR FUELS TRANSITION TO COINCIDE WITH INCREASED LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to encourage the significant growth, development, intensification, and expansion of agriculture by encouraging the Governor to work with the Legislature to develop a Hawaii Green Initiative for Fuels Transition to coincide with increased local food production.

 

     For purposes of a public hearing on this measure, your Committees circulated a Proposed H.C.R. No. 112, H.D. 1 (Proposed Draft), and notified the public that it would be accepting testimony on the Proposed Draft.  The Proposed Draft amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Amending its title to read:  "REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH PERFORMANCE BASED REVENUE MECHANISMS THAT DIRECTLY TIE AN ELECTRIC UTILITY'S REVENUES TO THE UTILITY'S ACHIEVEMENT ON PERFORMANCE METRICS.";

     (2)  Deleting the contents of the measure; and

 

     (3)  Inserting language requesting the Public Utilities Commission to:

 

          (A)  Establish performance incentive and penalty mechanisms that directly tie an electric utility's revenues to the utility's achievement on performance metrics; and

 

          (B)  Submit a status report on the establishment of the performance incentive and penalty mechanisms and any proposed legislation to the legislature 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2018.

 

     Healthy Climate Communities and many individuals supported the Proposed Draft.  One individual opposed the Proposed Draft. The Public Utilities Commission and Division of Consumer Advocacy of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs provided comments on the Proposed Draft.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by adopting the Proposed Draft.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 112, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 112, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair