STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3072

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2768

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. 2768, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Governor to designate the Department of Land and Natural Resources to administer or enter into an agreement for the administration of a green jobs youth corps to provide temporary work and training in natural resource management, agriculture, or other sustainability-related professions.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawai‘i Reef and Ocean Coalition, Food+ Policy, The Nature Conservancy Hawaii, Kua‘aina Ulu ‘Auamo, Hawaii Fish Company Inc., Kupu, Re-use Hawai‘i, and eight individuals.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that the green jobs youth corps enabled by this measure will help to promote Hawaii's clean energy goals, expand Hawaii's green workforce, and develop clean energy leaders.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 2768, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2768, 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