STAND. COM. REP. NO.  80-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2301

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 2301 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to strengthen the membership of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority by:

     (1)  Replacing the energy program administrator of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism with the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs as a member;

     (2)  Adding two additional gubernatorially-appointed members to the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and specifying that two of these members must have a demonstrated expertise in public finance or economics and two of these members must have a demonstrated expertise in clean energy.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; and a concerned individual supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to January 28, 2981, to facilitate further discussion; 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 Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2301, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2301, H.D. 1, and be referred to your 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