STAND. COM. REP. NO. 384
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2009
RE: H.B. No. 245
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Agriculture and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 245 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to support renewable energy development in Hawaii by declaring that the siting, development, construction, and operation of a renewable energy facility shall be deemed to be compatible with the:
(1) Purposes, standards, and permissible uses of lands within the conservation and agricultural districts; and
(2) Objectives, policies, and guidelines of the special management area and applicable county general plans and zoning ordinances.
Castle & Cooke Hawaii, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Hawaii Developers' Council, and Hawaii Crop Improvement Association supported this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Department of Agriculture, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter, opposed this bill.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Agriculture and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 245 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Agriculture and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,
____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Chair |
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