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:

 

     (1)  Appropriating $1,000,000 to be deposited into, and appropriated out of, the Alternative Energy Research and Development Revolving Fund; and

 

     (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

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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GLENN WAKAI

Chair

 

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CINDY EVANS

Co-Chair

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BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA

Co-Chair

 

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CHRIS LEE

Co-Chair

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI

Co-Chair

 

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JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE

Co-Chair