CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 148-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 2507

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2507, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to support state policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by January 1, 2020, to levels at or below the estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for 1990, by appropriating funds from the Energy Security Special Fund to establish two positions to provide professional and technical support for the work of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Task Force established by Act 234, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, and assist with the implementation of other provisions of that Act.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing the funding source to the general fund;

(2)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $140,000; and

(3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2008.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2507, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2507, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ RON MENOR, Chair	____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair