CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 12

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 2701
                                  H.D. 3
                                  S.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 2701, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

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 bill is to establish a renewable energy
demonstration project in the Department of Education for one
public school in each district.

     Your Committee on Conference recognizes that the State's
public education system is a good place to introduce renewable
energy systems because their benefits will likely extend beyond
the particular site.  Schools serve to educate students, their
parents and family, and other community members.  In addition,
schools provide emergency shelters in the event of a disaster.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee on Conference finds that this bill is
designed to demonstrate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of
renewable energy as an alternative energy resource.  Your
Committee on Conference has therefore amended this bill to
broaden the scope of the demonstration projects to include other
renewable energy systems.

     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. 2701, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 2701, H.D. 3, 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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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair                HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BOB NAKATA, Chair                  KEN ITO, Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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                                   RON MENOR, Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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                                   BRIAN SCHATZ, Co-Chair