CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 134

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1482

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1482, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION,"

 

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 require the Public Utilities Commission, when making determinations of the reasonableness of the costs of utility system capital improvements and operations, to consider the need to reduce the State's reliance on fossil fuels and to consider the benefits of capital improvements for renewable energy generation and energy efficiency despite the short-term expense.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that in order to help reduce the State's dependence on fossil fuels the Public Utilities Commission needs to give consideration to the long-term benefits of projects that may incur larger short-term costs than fossil fuel-dependent or less energy-efficient alternatives.  This measure gives the Public Utilities Commission specific direction to make those considerations during the performance of its duties.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to upon approval.

 

     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 S.B. No. 1482, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1482, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

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DENNY COFFMAN, Co-Chair

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair