STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2152

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1241

S.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 1241, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY DATA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to share energy data with the Department of Health to increase the accuracy of and reduce the levels of uncertainty in the Department of Health's annual greenhouse gas progress reports.

The Department of Health, Young Democrats of Hawaii, Oahu County Democrats, and Elemental Excelerator testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2030, to promote further discussion; and

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

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 S.B. No. 1241, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1241, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair