STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2822
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 3205
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 S.B. No. 3205 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to temporarily re‑establish and appropriate moneys for the Hawaii Office of Naval Research grant program.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Hawaii State Energy Office; Oceanit Laboratories, Inc.; Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.; and one individual.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.
Your Committee finds that the grant program re-established by this measure will help further the State's commitment to promote renewable energy, support local businesses, and keep high-paying and high‑skill jobs in Hawaii.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the amounts appropriated into and out of the alternative energy research and development revolving fund to unspecified sums;
(2) Clarifying that the moneys appropriated by the measure shall not lapse at the end of the 2022-2023 fiscal year;
(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and
(4) 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 S.B. No. 3205, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3205, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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________________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair |
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