Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1331 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Jacoby Development, Inc., for plans, design, construction, equipment, and acquisition of land for a plasma municipal solid waste processing system.

Jacoby Development, Inc., Geoplasma, LLC, the Waianae Valley Homestead Community Association, State Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations, Oahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance provided comments.

Your Committee acknowledges the need to find alternative solutions to dispose of solid waste to address critical landfill issues.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1331 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Health.