HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1296

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

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 201, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§201-    Hydrogen implementation authority.  (a)  There is established the hydrogen implementation authority within the state energy office of the department of business, economic development, and tourism.

     (b)  The authority shall be headed by the state hydrogen economy implementation coordinator, who shall be exempt from chapter 76.

     (c)  The coordinator shall hire, without regard to chapter 76, staff necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

     (d)  The coordinator and other staff of the authority shall be included in any benefit program generally applicable to the officers and employees of the State.

     (e)  There is established a senior review committee, whose members shall:

     (1)  Consist of representatives of state agencies involved in the implementation process for a hydrogen economy; and

     (2)  Be selected by the energy administrator of the office, to support the work of the authority.

     (f)  There is established the implementation advisory panel, which shall:

     (1)  Report to the senior review committee; and

     (2)  Consist of representatives of industry, state agencies, federal agencies, county agencies, academia, and public-advocacy groups, who shall be selected by the energy administrator of the office.

Based on the research and reports in subsection (g), the advisory panel shall formulate conclusions and propose fact-based policies and action plans to the senior review committee.

     (g)  There are established topic teams within the implementation advisory panel to conduct research and prepare reports for the advisory panel to carry out its duties.  The topics to be researched and reported on by the topic teams shall include but not be limited to:

     (1)  Strategies to implement a hydrogen economy;

     (2)  The economy of the State;

     (3)  Teams to implement a hydrogen economy;

     (4)  Public education in the State;

     (5)  Social benefits in the State; and

     (6)  Budgets.

     (h)  The office shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this section.

     (i)  As used in this section:

     "Advisory panel" means the implementation advisory panel.

     "Authority" means the hydrogen implementation authority.

     "Coordinator" means the state hydrogen economy implementation coordinator.

     "Office" means the state energy office."

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $         or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for the hydrogen implementation authority.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2015.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hydrogen Implementation Authority

 

Description:

Establishes the Hydrogen Implementation Authority within the State Energy Office to implement a hydrogen economy in Hawaii.

 

 

 

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