STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2166

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2765

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2765 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Appropriate general funds for deposit into the energy systems development special fund; and

     (2)  Appropriate funds from the energy systems development special fund for the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance.

     Your Committee finds that that sufficient funds need to be appropriated to the energy systems development special fund to assist the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute in facilitating the development and deployment of renewable energy sources and efficient energy end-use technologies to enable a sustainable future for the State of Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2765 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environment,

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RON MENOR, Chair