STAND. COM. REP. NO. 277-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2701
                                     H.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2701, H.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a renewable
energy demonstration project in the Department of Education at
one public school in each school district.  The project is
intended to demonstrate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of
installing photovoltaic systems and energy storage devices in the
public schools utilizing performance contracting and net
metering.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and
Life of the Land.

     Testimony in support of this measure, with proposed
amendments, was submitted by the Department of Education.

     Testimony commenting on this measure was submitted by the
Department of Accounting and General Services.

     Your Committee has made the following amendments to this
measure to address the concerns of the Energy and Environmental
Protection Committee:


 
 
 
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     (1)  included language regarding utilizing performance
          contracting, net metering, and energy efficiency
          retrofitting; and

     (2)  removed appropriations for this measure from the
          general revenues of the State.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2701, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in
the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2701, H.D. 2.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Consumer
                                   Protection and Commerce,



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair