CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 120

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2019

 

RE:    H.B. No. 560

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       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. 560, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

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)  Create a University of Hawaii program to provide training to county officers and employees responsible for permitting, inspecting, licensing, and approving energy systems and related technology;

 

     (2)  Establish an advisory committee to assist in the development of the training courses; and

 

     (3)  Appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii for energy systems and technology training.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting language which would have appropriated funds out of the general fund for energy systems and technology training;

 

     (2)  Appropriating $130,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 out of the Energy Security Special Fund to be deposited into the Community Colleges Special Fund for energy systems and technology training; and

 

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019.

 

     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. 560, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 560, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, 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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DONNA MERCADO KIM

Chair

 

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NICOLE E. LOWEN

Co-Chair

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI

Co-Chair

 

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON

Co-Chair

 

 

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TINA WILDBERGER

Co-Chair