Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2802, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

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 measure is to authorize the board of land and natural resources to lease public lands to renewable energy producers through direct negotiation.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the provisions of this measure will encourage the development of renewable energy projects and reduce the State's dependency on fossil fuels.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to reinstate the reference to the definition of "public utility" as defined in section 269-1, Hawaii Revised Statues (HRS), delete the definition of "public utility" set out in section 171-95, HRS, and make the Act effective upon approval.

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. 2802, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2802, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.