CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 164-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1508

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

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. 1508, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

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 create a revolving line of credit sub-fund within the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Special Fund to provide state agencies the ability to obtain funding to implement energy-efficiency measures in public buildings.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that $50,000,000 shall be converted from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Special Fund for the revolving line of credit sub-fund and appropriating that amount;

(2) Clarifying in the measure's preamble that the Department of Education's outstanding loan balance shall be included under this revolving line of credit;

(3) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2018; 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. 1508, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1508, H.D. 2, 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

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH Co-Chair