STAND. COM. REP. NO. 975

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1483

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1483, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the nomination and appointment process for members of the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force.

The O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i and two individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Planning, and Organizing for Action provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1483, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair