THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2563
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to energy efficiency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 196-42, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§196-42[]] State support for achieving alternate fuels standards.  The State shall facilitate the development of alternate fuels and support the attainment of a statewide alternate fuel standard of ten per cent of highway fuel demand to be provided by alternate fuels by 2010, fifteen per cent by 2015, [and] twenty per cent by 2020[.], and thirty per cent by 2030.  For purposes of the alternate fuels standard, ethanol produced from cellulosic materials shall be considered the equivalent of 2.5 gallons of noncellulosic ethanol.  "Alternate fuels" shall have the same meaning as contained in 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 490; provided that it shall also include liquid or gaseous fuels produced from renewable feedstocks such as organic wastes, or from water using electricity from renewable energy sources."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Energy Efficiency; HCEI; Lead By Example Goals

Description:

Amends the lead by example goals of state energy efficiency to target 30% energy efficiency by 2030.

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