CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 129

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 934

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 934, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEASUREMENT STANDARDS,"

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 exempt hydrogen fuel products from petroleum product measurement requirements.

Your Committee on Conference finds that hydrogen has an important role to play in Hawaii's energy portfolio as a carbon-free energy storage mechanism, potential means of providing grid support, and provider of pollution-free fuel for both electricity and transportation. Your Committee on Conference further finds that the definition of fuel is broad and does not exclude hydrogen, which implies that hydrogen must be sold on the basis of measure. Currently, the State has no means to measure and certify a hydrogen dispenser. This measure will assist the State in utilizing other forms of renewable fuels by explicitly exempting hydrogen fuels from measurement standards relating to fuel.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2021.

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 S.B. No. 934, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 934, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair