CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.41
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1435
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1435, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,"
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 within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, for administrative purposes only, the hydrogen public/private partnership to support and promote hydrogen use in Hawaii's energy economy, with assistance from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute of the University of Hawaii.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference amended this bill to:
(1) Appropriate $200,000 from the special land and development fund for fiscal year 2001-2002;
(2) Require federal government matching funds of not less than one dollar for every special fund dollar; and
(3) Delete the requirement for matching funds from the private sector.
While your Committee on Conference has deleted the private sector matching requirement, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is urged to pursue private financial support for hydrogen research and development efforts.
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 S.B. No. 1435, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1435, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ HERMINA M. MORITA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair |
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____________________________ NATHAN SUZUKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ROD TAM, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |