CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REP. NO. 103-18
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2018
RE: H.B. No. 2075
H.D. 2
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sirs:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2075, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY,"
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 measure is to
strengthen and support Hawaii's local companies that are conducting renewable
energy research and development by establishing:
(1) A
two-year Alternative Energy Research and Development Program within the
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to provide matching
grants to qualified businesses that have been awarded a competitive contract
from the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research to conduct research and
development in alternative energy and energy efficiency technologies in certain
fields; and
(2) An
Alternative Energy Research and Development Revolving Fund to fund the Program.
Your Committee on Conference has amended
this measure by:
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2018.
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. 2075, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2075, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, 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 |
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair |
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____________________________ CINDY EVANS Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA Co-Chair |
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____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair |
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair |
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____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair |
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