STAND. COM. REP. NO.1700
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.C.R. No. 64
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 64, H.D. 1, entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT STRONGER ENERGY POLICIES THAT WILL IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE RENEWABLE ENERGY, REDUCE GASOLINE CONSUMPTION FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND SWITCH FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purposes of this measure are to:
(1) Request that the U.S. Congress enact stronger energy policies that will improve energy efficiency, develop and encourage renewable energy, reduce gasoline consumption for transportation, and switch from fossil fuels to alternative fuels; and
(2) Require proponents of the carbon dioxide ocean sequestration experiment to address and disclose all concerns, potential impacts, and mitigating measures in environmental documents required under all applicable environmental laws and regulations, including but not limited to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Testimony in support of this measure was received from Kahea – The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance and fourteen individuals.
Your Committee finds that this is an issue of great concern to a broad segment of the public and the scientific community, as well. Further scrutiny of its many aspects is warranted to ensure that decisions made reflect these concerns.
Your Committee has amended this measure to add:
(1) Language on the need for an Environmental Impact Statement on the concerns raised by citizens;
(2) Missing language, "the Senate concurring," to the first BE IT RESOLVED clause;
(3) Language on the public hearing process to the first BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED clause; and
(4) The Director of Health to the list of parties receiving a certified copy of the Concurrent Resolution.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 64, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 64, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment,
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____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair |
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