CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 175-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1800

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1800, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLIMATE MITIGATION,"

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 require and appropriate funds for the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to conduct a study to determine Hawaii's pathway to decarbonization and identify challenges, opportunities, and actions that will be needed to achieve those goals.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Reverting to the H.D. 2 version, which:

(A) Establishes a goal for the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit to be at least fifty percent below 2005 levels by 2030;

(B) Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study to determine Hawaii's pathway to decarbonization and identify challenges, opportunities, and actions that will be needed to achieve those goals; and

(C) Appropriates funds out of the Energy Security Special Fund for the study; and

(2) Further amending this measure by:

(A) Inserting an appropriation amount of $350,000 out of the Energy Security Special Fund for the Hawaii State Energy Office to analyze pathways and develop recommendations for achieving the State's economy-wide decarbonization goals; and

(B) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2022.

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 H.B. No. 1800, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1800, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair