STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1051
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: H.B. No. 187
H.D. 2
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 187, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee finds that the State's commitment to ensuring that one hundred percent of all electrical energy be generated using renewable energy necessitates the development of large-scale renewable energy projects. Your Committee further finds that such projects should be in compliance with fair labor practices that reflect the values of the State. This measure will foster the mentoring and development of a skilled, in-state workforce, while offering workers long-term career opportunities in a burgeoning industry and the ability to earn a living wage with benefits.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Specifying that this measure applies to large-scale renewable energy projects with a capacity rating of ten megawatts or greater; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 187, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 187, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,
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____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair |
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