STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1593-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: S.B. No. 2785
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2785, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTERISLAND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CABLE SYSTEMS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The Kuli‘ou‘ou/Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board #2, Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Life of the Land, Hawaii's Thousand Friends, Friends of Lana‘i, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Hui Hoomalu i ka Aina, and a multitude of concerned individuals testified in opposition to this measure. The City and County of Honolulu and two concerned individuals provided comments on this measure.
As this measure moves forward, your Committee respectfully requests further consideration and discussion of the purpose of tax policy and related tax expenditures affected by this measure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date of this measure to July 1, 2012; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2785, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2785, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair |
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