HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

11

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF Hawaii

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to energy.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§302A-     Energy retrofit and performance contracting for public schools.  (a)  A public school that performs energy efficiency retrofitting shall continue to receive budget appropriations for energy expenditures at an amount that shall not fall below the pre-retrofitting energy budget; provided that budget appropriations shall rise in proportion to any increase in the public school's overall budget for the duration of the performance contract or project payment term.

     (b)  A public school may enter into a multi-year energy performance contract for the purpose of undertaking or implementing energy conservation or alternate energy measures in a facility or facilities.  An energy performance contract may include financing options such as leasing, lease-purchase, financing agreements, third-party joint ventures, guaranteed-savings plans, or energy service contracts, or any combination thereof; provided that in due course the public school shall receive title to the energy system being financed.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the department shall review and approve energy performance contract arrangements for the public school facility.

     (c)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary relating to the award of public contracts, any public school desiring to enter into an energy performance contract shall do so in accordance with section 36-41(c)(1) through (8).

     (d)  For purposes of this section:

     "Energy performance contract" shall have the same meaning as in section 36-41.

     "Facility" shall have the same meaning as in section 36-41.

     "Financing agreement" shall have the same meaning as in section 37D-2.

     "Guaranteed-savings plan" shall have the same meaning as in section 36-41."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Energy; Public Schools; Energy Performance Contracts

 

Description:

Authorizes individual public schools to enter into energy performance contracts.  Requires that funding not decrease due to the energy savings.

 

 

 

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