STAND. COM. REP. NO. 155-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 1888
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on International Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1888 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION,"
beg 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, the Wave Dragon Company, Ocean Power Delivery Ltd., and two concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on International Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1888 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on International Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection,
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____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Chair |
____________________________ HELÉNE H. HALE, Chair |
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