STAND. COM. REP. NO. 936

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 683

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 683, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support the greenhouse gas lifecycle reduction of commercial aviation in the State by:

(1) Establishing a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program to provide matching grants to any small business in Hawaii that is developing products related to sustainable aviation fuel or greenhouse gas reduction from commercial aviation operations; and

(2) Specifying that monies for the Program may be appropriated by the Legislature from the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax revenues.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Climate Protectors Hawaii, Airlines for America, Hawaii Biochemical Trade Organization, and three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance, Office of Planning, Hawaii State Energy Office, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, and Tax Foundation of Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing the provision that monies for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program may be appropriated by the Legislature from the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax revenues; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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 H.B. No. 683, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 683, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair