STAND. COM. REP. NO. 710-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 1888
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1888 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to promote international cooperation and the role of Hawaii in the development of renewable energy resources by requiring the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to:
(1) Work with the global community to initiate, develop, and exchange research and technology on renewable energy resources;
(2) Coordinate the state's involvement in national and international efforts to promote, investigate, and develop the use of renewable energy resources; and
(3) Promote the state as an active participant and leader in renewable energy development and research in the Pacific Basin.
DBEDT testified in support of this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, 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 H.B. No. 1888, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1888, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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