HOUSE BILL NO. 512                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     An Act  establishing the Hydrogen Energy  Partnership in                                                                   
     the Department  of Community  and Economic  Development;                                                                   
     requiring  the commissioner  of  community and  economic                                                                   
     development to  seek public and private  funding for the                                                                   
     partnership; providing  for the contingent  repeal of an                                                                   
     effective date; and providing for an effective date.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative   Foster   MOVED   to  ADOPT   Amendment   #1.                                                                   
Representative Joule OBJECTED for purposes of discussion.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment #1 reads:                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 3, following "energy":                                                                                        
          Insert ",hydropower, wind power, and tidal power"                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, following line 21:                                                                                                 
          Insert a new paragraph to read:                                                                                       
                    "(6) the electric utility industry;"                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Williams  explained  the changes  in  Amendment  1.                                                                   
Representative Joule removed his  objection. Amendment #1 was                                                                   
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                              
Representative  Foster MOVED to  report CSHB 512(FIN)  out of                                                                   
Committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal  note. There  being NO OBJECTION,  it was                                                                   
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                              
CS  HB 512(FIN)  was REPORTED  out  of Committee  with a  "do                                                                   
pass" recommendation and with two fiscal impact notes.