STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1795-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 270

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 270, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA GREEN ROOF FEASIBILITY TEAM TO RECOMMEND INCENTIVES THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE TO ENCOURAGE GREEN ROOFING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the University of Hawaii at Manoa Green Roof Feasibility Team to recommend incentives that may be established by the State to encourage green roofing.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the University of Hawaii, American Society of Landscape Architects Hawaii Chapter, Roofing Contractors Association of Hawaii, and several interested individuals supported this measure.

     Your Committee amended this measure by adding to the list of collaborators, the Roofing Contractors Association of Hawaii.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 270, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 270, H.D. 2.

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

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair