CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 171-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1801

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1801, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require state facilities, with the exception of smaller facilities, to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures;

(2) Direct the Hawaii State Energy Office to collect all state-owned facilities' utility bill and energy usage data and make this data publicly available;

(3) Provide that certain agencies that perform energy efficiency retrofitting may continue to receive a certain amount of budget appropriations for energy expenditures; and

(4) Beginning July 1, 2023, require, where feasible and cost-effective, the design of all new state building construction to maximize energy and water efficiency and energy generation potential, and the use building materials that reduce the carbon footprint of the project.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Updating the preamble and purpose section;

(2) Deleting language that would have provided that certain agencies that perform energy efficiency retrofitting may continue to receive a certain amount of budget appropriations for energy expenditures;

(3) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2022; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1801, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1801, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair
____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair