CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 47

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2019

 

RE:    H.B. No. 556

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

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. 556, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY,"

 

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 the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (Department) to adopt minimum appliance efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the State that are substantially equivalent to existing appliance efficiency standards established in California.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that this measure establishes minimum appliance efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the State, and that the Department is authorized, rather than required, to adopt rules to enforce those minimum efficiency standards;

 

     (2)  Defining specific terms;

 

     (3)  Removing language authorizing the Department to adopt by rule a more recent version of an efficiency standard to maintain or improve consistency with the California appliance efficiency standards;

 

     (4)  Establishing specific appliance energy standards for certain products, providing protection against repeal of federal regulations, and establishing testing, certification, and labeling requirements for products to determine compliance;

 

     (5)  Clarifying the dates upon which products and appliances that are sold, leased, rented, or installed in the State must meet or exceed the efficiency standards;

 

     (6)  Requiring the Public Benefits Fee Administrator to educate and train appliance manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of appliances covered under the efficiency standards;

 

     (7)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

 

     (8)  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. 556, 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. 556, 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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GLENN WAKAI

Chair

 

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NICOLE E. LOWEN

Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER

Co-Chair

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY

Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI

Co-Chair

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI

Co-Chair