Bill Text: HI SB930 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems Sustainable Concrete Initiative; Appropriation ($)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-04-25 - Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 9:00AM in conference room 312. [SB930 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2013-SB930-Amended.html
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 173
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 930
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2013
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 930 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE INITIATIVE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds to support the investigative stage of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) Sustainable Concrete Initiative, contingent upon a dollar-for-dollar match from other sources.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii County Council; PISCES Board of Directors; International Ventures, Associates; Near Earth; Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee; Near Earth; Shackleton Energy Company; and six individuals.
Your Committees find that PISCES is an economic driver for the Island of Hawaii that promotes the establishment and growth of new sustainable and green industries along with associated jobs, workforce development, internships, and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs.
In addition to enabling three dimensional concrete printing technology, the work being done on developing various basaltic concrete binding methods holds amazing potential for creating advanced manufacturing jobs and inexpensive building options in Hawaii. The proposed PISCES Sustainable Concrete Initiative is an important step toward realizing this potential, providing an investment in the future of Hawaii and its economy by offering a self-sufficient and in-situ source of concrete for local applications.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 930 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing,
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____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair |
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____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair |
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