STAND. COM. REP. 1438
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 1239
S.D. 1
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1239, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the dependence of Hawaii on fossil fuels by encouraging the use of renewable energy and alternative fuels. Specifically this bill will:
(1) Allow for the delivery and fueling of biodiesel to all state harbors;
(2) Provide for the installation of biodiesel fuel pumps in all state harbors;
(3) Reduce the license taxes collected from distributors of alternative fuels for use in the operation of internal combustion engines; and
(4) Establish a preference in public contracts for bidders using or selling biofuels.
Pacific Biodiesel, Inc., testified in support of this measure. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Accounting and General Services supported the intent of this bill. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii commented on this bill.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date from July 1, 2003, to December 31, 2003, to allow further time to implement the proposed provisions; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, conformity, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1239, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1239, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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