STAND. COM. REP. 219

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1405

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1405 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BIOFUEL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide an incentive for the State and counties to use alternative fuels by establishing a preference in state contracts for the use of bio-based oil.

Life of the Land testified in support of this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism commented on this bill.

Your Committee finds that bio-based oils or biofuels, such as biodiessel, are simple to use, renewable, locally produced, and readily available. Your Committee further finds that this bill will provide an incentive for State and counties to use alternative fuels.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing references to "bio-based oil" to "biofuel"; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1405, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1405, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair