CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 14-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2402

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

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. 2402, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIGHT POLLUTION,"

 

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 state agencies to use new and replacement outdoor light fixtures, in counties with a population of at least 100,000, that are fully shielded and have a correlated color temperature of four thousand Kelvin or less beginning July 1, 2014, with certain exemptions.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Starlight Reserve Committee was established by Act 161, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009.  The Starlight Reserve Committee held its first meeting in July 2010, and met on a regular basis throughout 2011.  One of the tasks of the Starlight Reserve Committee was to develop proposed legislation for statewide intelligent lighting laws that reduce light pollution through proper shielding of outdoor lights in Hawaii.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that this measure provides exemptions to reduce or eliminate additional costs related to the use of properly shielded lights, where appropriate.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of July 1, 2012.

 

     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. 2402, 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. 2402, 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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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair

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DENNY COFFMAN, Co-Chair

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Co-Chair

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair

 

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WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Co-Chair