STAND. COM. REP. NO.  939-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2657

      S.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 2657, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to promote and ensure adequate protections for solar energy device consumers by requiring:

 

     (1)  A contractor that installs a solar energy device on a roof that is a common element or limited common element to notify the private entity that installation might affect or void the roofing warranties or guarantees and obtain written approval from the roofing manufacturer and follow written instructions for waterproofing roof penetrations from the roofing manufacturer, unless the private entity forgoes the roofing warranty or guarantee;

 

     (2)  A roofing contractor that waterproofs roof penetrations related to the installation of a solar energy device to honor the roof warranty or guarantee; and

 

     (3)  The solar energy device contractor's standard labor and workmanship warranty to apply to roof penetrations if the contractor waterproofs the penetrations and the roofing contractor's guaranty or roofing manufacturer's warranty is no longer in effect.

 

     Hawaii Solar Energy Association and Roofing Contractors Association of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

 

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2657, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair