STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2239

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2166
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Economic Development and Commerce and
Consumer Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 2166
entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WIND FARMS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the sale of wind
farm generated electricity sold to a public utility to qualify
for state enterprise zone benefits.

     Testimony in favor of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Planning, Economic Development, and Tourism, the
Environmental Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Apollo
Energy Corporation, Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance, Zond
Pacific, Inc., the Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter, and two
individuals.

     Your Committees find that this measure would offer tax and
other incentives for wind energy producers who meet certain
criteria.  Your Committees have heard that wind energy is the
most cost effective renewable energy resource for generation of
electrical energy and that Hawaii has excellent wind energy
resources.  In addition to supporting this alternative energy
resource, this measure would also encourage job creation in the
energy industry in Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Economic Development and Commerce and Consumer

 
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Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees are
in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2166 and
recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Economic
                                   Development and Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair              LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair




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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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