STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1464

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 934

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 934, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt hydrogen fuels from petroleum product measurement requirements.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Servco Pacific Inc., Ulupono Initiative, Blue Planet Foundation, Hawai‘i Gas, and Hawaii Food Industry Association. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Agriculture.

Your Committee 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 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.

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 S.B. No. 934, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair