STAND. COM. REP. NO.  200

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 869

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 869 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A STUDY ON ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii to conduct a study on energy efficient transportation strategies in conjunction with the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

     Your Committee finds that the study to be financed under this measure will provide useful information toward achieving the State's energy policies as articulated in the Hawaii State Planning Act.  Specifically, these policies relate to energy dependability, efficiency, and economy as well as energy self-sufficiency, energy security, and the control of greenhouse gas emissions.

     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. 869 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair