CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 144

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 957

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 957, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEAT ABATEMENT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to expedite the cooling of public school classrooms by:

     (1)  Providing that moneys in the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Special Fund may be used for loans to subsidize the installation costs for energy-efficient lighting and other energy efficiency measures related to heat abatement at public schools;

     (2)  Making related appropriations; and

     (3)  Requiring the Department of Education to report on its expenditure plan to the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and to repay the loan using general revenues saved by the reduced utility costs that result from energy-efficient lighting and other energy efficiency measures.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Appropriating $46,400,000 out of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Special Fund to finance installation costs for energy-efficient lighting and other energy efficiency measures related to heat abatement at public schools;

     (2)  Authorizing the Department of Education to borrow $46,400,000 for the heat abatement installation costs;

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2017; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 957, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 957, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair