STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1300

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 272

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 S.B. No. 272 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the definition of "solar energy device" under the Condominium Property Act to include building-applied photovoltaics and building-integrated photovoltaics and exclude passive solar skylights or windows, thereby specifically allowing installation of these devices on single-family residential dwellings and townhouses.

The Board of Directors of the Honolulu Tower Association of Apartment Owners, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Organizing for Action, and many individuals supported this measure. An individual opposed this measure. An individual provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2100, to encourage 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 Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 272, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 272, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair