STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1075

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 452

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. 452, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PREFERENTIAL ELECTRICITY RATES FOR PROTECTED AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support state sustainability initiatives by authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to establish preferential electricity rates for qualifying agricultural activities that use protected agriculture to produce fruits and vegetables for distribution.

SanHi Government Strategies LLP supported this measure. The Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and its subsidiary utilities, Maui Electric Company, Ltd. and Hawai‘i Electric Light Company, Inc., and an individual 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. 452, 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