STAND. COM. REP. NO. 634

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1369

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1369 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the expenditure of additional amounts for the operating budget of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority for fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021.

The Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the program appropriation to $34,910,180 for FY 2020 and FY 2021; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2100, to encourage further discussion.

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. 1369, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1369, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair