STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3875

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1682

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1682, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST NEXT LEVEL SOLUTIONS GROUP INC,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Department of Budget and Finance, with the approval of the Governor, to issue special purpose revenue bonds for the purpose of assisting Next Level Solutions Group, Inc., in the development of a waste-to-energy facility.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from Next Level Solutions Group, Inc.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from Climate Protectors Hawaii, Zero Waste Oahu, Zero Waste Hawaii Island, and two individuals.

 

     Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

 

     Your Committee finds that Next Level Solutions Group, Inc.'s development of waste-to-energy technology will benefit Hawaii by reducing the amount of waste that enters landfills, operating in a manner that does not release toxins and other harmful emissions into the air, and providing residents with new, well-compensated jobs in the clean-energy sector.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making a technical nonsubstantive change for the purpose 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. 1682, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1682, H.D. 1, 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