STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1602-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 183
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No.
183 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A
     STUDY OF THE USE OF HYDROGEN AS A FUEL FOR TRANSPORTATION
     AND POWER GENERATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to
conduct a study of the use of hydrogen as a fuel for
transportation and power generation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 183,
and recommends its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair