STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1541

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 683

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 683, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish the sustainable aviation fuel program to provide matching grants to small businesses developing products related to sustainable aviation fuel or commercial aviation greenhouse gas reduction.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office, Airlines for America, Climate Protectors Hawaii, Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Imua Alliance, and eight individuals.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation and Office of Planning.

Your Committee finds that establishing a sustainable aviation fuel program will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and potentially create a new, valuable industry in the State.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting a definition of the term "small business," which shall have the same meaning as in section 201M-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2) Clarifying the definition of the term "sustainable aviation fuel" to include a reference to renewable aviation turbine fuel derived from organic sources, as described in section 269-91, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

(3) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 683, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 683, H.D. 2, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair