CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 49-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2020

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2020, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY,"

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 broaden the definition of "renewable energy producer" that is used to determine the Board of Land and Natural Resources' disposition of public lands to renewable energy producers in order to allow more public lands to be leased for the generation of more types of renewable energy.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the requirement that renewable energy producers or developers sell net power produced in order to meet the definition;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2024; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 2020, 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. 2020, 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

____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair