Bill Text: HI SR66 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Encouraging The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Work With The Capitol Management Group, In Consultation With Historic Preservation Offices, To Identify On-site Energy Production And Energy Conservation Opportunities And Transition The State Capitol Building Into An Energy Efficient Building.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-12 - Report and Resolution Adopted. [SR66 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SR66-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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SENATE RESOLUTION
ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO WORK WITH THE CAPITOL MANAGEMENT GROUP, IN CONSULTATION WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES, TO IDENTIFY ON-SITE ENERGY PRODUCTION AND ENERGY CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSITION THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING INTO AN ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING.
WHEREAS, Hawaii's energy sector is undergoing a transition to renewable energy, which will stimulate smart growth that benefits future generations in Hawaii and deliver cost-effective energy that is environmentally friendly; and
WHEREAS, to complete this transition successfully, and to ensure maximum benefits for Hawaii's people and businesses, it is important that all relevant entities are aligned in the goal of achieving one hundred percent renewable energy; and
WHEREAS, as the seat of state government and home to various legislative and executive state offices, the Hawaii State Capitol should also exemplify the very laws and policies espoused by the agencies housed within it, such as the renewable portfolio standards; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Capitol building has participated in a green building challenge and other energy-saving initiatives in the past; however, additional steps must be taken to fully capture available renewable energy sources to offset energy expended in operating and maintaining the building; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, that the Department of Accounting and General Services is encouraged to work with the Capitol Management Group, in consultation with historic preservation offices, to identify on-site energy production and energy conservation opportunities that will respect the historic building and serve as an example of public renewable energy production; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Comptroller.
Urging the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to convert the Hawaii state capitol building into a zero energy building that produces its own renewable energy
