STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2900

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3314

S.D. 2

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. 3314, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to facilitate the Hawaii State Energy Office's growing focus on climate change mitigation and sea level rise.

Specifically, this measure transfers the Hawaii State Energy Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii State Energy Office's growing focus on climate change mitigation and sea level rise is consistent with the Department of Land and Natural Resources' focus on the natural environment.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding provisions that provide for the continuity of rules, deeds, contracts, and permits that may be affected by the transfer of the Hawaii State Energy Office;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(3) Making a technical nonsubstantive amendment for the purpose of consistency.

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. 3314, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3314, S.D. 2.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair