Bill Text: HI HB285 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Renewable Energy; Wave Energy

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB285 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB285-Introduced.html

Report Title:

Renewable Energy; Wave Energy

 

Description:

Directs DLNR, DBED&T, and PUC to assist Hawaii Natural energy Institute in the identification and designation of one or more renewable energy zones in the waters not more than three miles from Oahu for a wave energy converter platforms.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

285

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

relating to renewable energy.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the Hawaii natural energy institute at the University of Hawaii's school of ocean and earth science technology was recently selected by the United States Department of Energy as one of two National Marine Renewable Energy Research Centers.  The selection means that the University of Hawaii will receive a grant of approximately $1,250,000 per year for as many as five years to conduct renewable energy research and development of technologies that harness the power of waves and ocean thermal energy for conversion into a renewable energy source for the State.

     The National Marine Renewable Energy Center is to be a catalyst in public and private partnerships that will assess, evaluate, and commercialize the viability and cost-competiveness of using advanced water power systems.

     The timing of the designation of the national Marine Renewable Energy Research Center in Hawaii dovetails with the recent signing of the Clean Energy Agreement by the governor, state consumer advocate, department of business, economic development, and tourism, and Hawaiian Electric Company, on behalf of its three electric utility companies.  Part of the Clean Energy Agreement calls for the Hawaiian Electric utility companies, in conjunction with the State and the approval of the public utilities commission, to develop a clean energy scenario plan.  To be included in the clean energy scenario plan are the identification of renewable energy zones for renewable energy development.

     The purpose of this Act is to direct the department of business, economic development, and tourism, department of land and natural resources, public utilities commission, and Hawaiian Electric utility companies to participate with the Hawaii natural energy institute at the University of Hawaii's school of ocean and earth science and technology to identify and designate a geographic area or areas in the waters not more than three miles from the island of Oahu as a renewable energy zone for the establishment of wave energy conversion platforms for the research and development of wave energy conversion platforms for commercial application in the conversion of wave energy into a renewable energy for the residents of Oahu.

     SECTION 2.  The department of business, economic development, and tourism, department of land and natural resources, and public utilities commission are directed to provide any necessary assistance and expedite any request for any permits or other approvals required by the Hawaii natural energy institute at the University of Hawaii school of ocean and earth science and technology and the Hawaiian Electric Company utility companies in the development of the clean energy scenario plan and the identification and designation of one or more renewable energy zones in the waters not more than three miles from the island of Oahu for wave energy conversion platforms for the development of commercial sources of wave energy for electric consumers on the island of Oahu.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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