STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1377-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 3001

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Economic Development & Business, to which was referred S.B. No. 3001, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to promote the research and development of alternative energy in the State by establishing and appropriating funds for an Alternative Research and Development Pilot Program to provide matching grants to businesses that meet certain criteria.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, Navatek, The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc., 350Hawaii.org, and several individuals supported this measure.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language establishing and appropriating funds for the Alternative Energy Research and Development Pilot Program and instead authorizing the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to, subject to the availability of funds, provide grants to businesses that meet certain eligibility criteria, including the award of a contract related to the research of alternative energy and energy efficiency technologies, and appropriating funds to provide those grants;

(2) Deleting references to the Office of Naval Research;

(3) Changing the amount of the grant award to an unspecified percentage of the amount of the grant awarded to the business by the Department of Defense;

(4) Inserting a sunset date of June 30, 2023, for this measure;

(5) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Economic Development & Business that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3001, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3001, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Economic Development & Business,

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Chair

____________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair