STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1508
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 180, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO WORK WITH THE HAWAII FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRING THE BACKHAUL OF SHIPPING MATERIALS AND PALLETS BY LARGE "BIG BOX" RETAILERS AND WHOLESALERS."
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to report on the backhaul of shipping materials and pallets by large "big box" retailers and wholesalers.
Your committee has amended this measure by removing its contents and replacing the contents within a H.D. 1, entitled:
"The Public Utilities Commission is requested to explore HOW TO implement the concept of intra-governmental wheeling to facilitate government wheeling of electricity."
Your committee amended the purpose of S.C.R. 180 S.D. 1 within the H.D. 1 to request Public Utilities Commission to explore how to implement the concept of intra-governmental wheeling to facilitate government wheeling of electricity and other regulatory measures to support the development of renewable energy systems by federal, state, and county agencies.
Testimony in support of the measure was received from Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Consumer Advocacy, County of Kauai Office of Economic Development and Tourism, County of Maui Department of Management, Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance, and PowerLight Corporation. Testimony in support with comments for this measure was received from the Public Utilities Commission. Testimony in opposition to this measure was received from Hawaiian Electric Company.
Your committee also finds that wheeling promotes use of renewable energy consistent with the State's Energy policy and the Governor's goal of having 20% of energy use from renewable resources by the year 2020. This measure promotes increased use of renewable resources, such as solar power, for electric generation, reducing Hawaii's dependence upon imported fossil energy. Furthermore allowing for government agencies to utilize existing lines for distribution of such energy production to other facilities owned by that agency, thus reducing the need for additional transmission lines to be built.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 180, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 180, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection,
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HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair |
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