CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 62

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

RE:    S.B. No. 868

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 868, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES,"

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 measure is to update and clarify the duties of the Energy Resources Coordinator to oversee statewide energy resource planning to develop local, non-fossil fuel energy sources in order to decrease Hawaii's dependence on imported fossil fuels and realize the State's long-term goal of energy independence.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that there is a need to coordinate the development of the State's energy resources to provide energy security by increasing the use of indigenous renewable energy and reducing the State's overdependence on oil.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date from "July 1, 2020" to "July 1, 2009."

     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 S.B. No. 868, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 868, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair
____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair
____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair