STAND. COM. REP. NO.  635

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 852

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 852 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish the operating budget for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021, for the Hawaii State Energy Office.

 

     The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism supported this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the position amounts and appropriated amounts to unspecified amounts; and

 

     (2)  Changing the special fund source of funding to general funds; and

 

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2100, to encourage further discussion.

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection notes that its intent is to use A funds to cover the non-vacant positions for one year.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 852, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 852, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

 

 

 

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NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair