STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3519
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 1830
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1830, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to support the University of Hawaii's effort to create a sustainable means of financing energy efficiency and other sustainability initiatives at the university.
More specifically, this measure:
(1) Authorizes the University of Hawaii green special fund to receive legislative appropriations;
(2) Allows for the University of Hawaii green special fund to be used for, among other things, the planning, design, and implementation of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy conservation;
(3) Authorizes the University of Hawaii to collect and transfer monetary savings realized from university energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainability, and energy conservation projects;
(4) Removes the requirement of legislative approval for any expenditure equal to or greater than $167,000;
(5) Authorizes the University of Hawaii to transfer other funds into the special fund to offset the costs and expenses associated with the university's energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy conservation initiatives, in addition to sustainability initiatives; and
(6) Requires legislative notification for any expenditures from the special fund.
Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii Energy, Ulupono Initiative, the Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai`i, and one concerned individual.
Your Committee finds that making certain changes to the administration of the University of Hawaii green special fund could be beneficial to the University.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1830, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1830, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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