CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 184

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

 

RE:    H.B. No. 794

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 794, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

 

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:

 

(1)  Establish the University of Hawaii Green Special Fund (Special Fund) to support energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability projects and services, and planning, design, and implementation of sustainability projects for the benefit of the University of Hawaii (UH);

 

(2)  Require UH to submit a report to the Legislature prior to each regular session on the moneys deposited into the Special Fund; and

(3)  Appropriate funds for fiscal year 2017-2018 for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability projects and services that may be funded by the Special Fund.

 

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Deleting the appropriation;

 

(2)  Requiring legislative approval of any Special Fund expenditure over a certain amount;

 

(3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2017; and

 

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 H.B. No. 794, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 794, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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KAIALI'I KAHELE

Chair

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY

Co-Chair

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE

Co-Chair

 

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SYLVIA LUKE

Co-Chair

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JILL N. TOKUDA

Co-Chair