CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 133-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2685

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

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. 2685, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO 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 establish and appropriate funds for:

(1) The Solar Hui Program to allow multi-family residential property owners to invest into a Solar Hui Investment Fund, which will provide loans to low- and moderate-income households to install solar energy systems; and

(2) The Solar Hui Program Fund Manager to manage the Solar Hui Investment Fund, market the Solar Hui Program, and select solar contractors for energy projects.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the means of financing from general revenues to the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Special Fund;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $203,750 out of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Special Fund for the implementation of the Solar Hui Program, including one full-time equivalent Solar Hui Program Fund Manager position;

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

(4) 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. 2685, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2685, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, 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
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair
	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair