STAND. COM. REP. NO.  824

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1041

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1041 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REPORTING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Repeal the ongoing reporting requirement by the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Task Force to the Legislature regarding greenhouse gas emissions; and

     (2)  Direct the University of Hawaii Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, rather than the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to appoint the panel to conduct an evaluation of Energy Systems Development Special Fund projects.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and University of Hawaii supported 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 H.B. No. 1041 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair