STAND. COM. REP. NO.  241-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2221

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2221 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PARKING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist Hawaii in meeting its clean energy goals and promote the increased use of electric vehicles by establishing fines for owners of parking facilities with at least one hundred parking spaces, who do not provide at least one parking space equipped with a charging system exclusively for electric vehicles as required by law.

Ning, Lilly & Jones, Attorneys at Law, A Law Corporation testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and Ulupono Initiative testified in support of the intent of this measure.

     Hawaii relies primarily on the consumption of imported oil to satisfy its energy needs.  Much of this imported oil is used for the production of gasoline to fuel internal combustion engines.  With over one million registered motor vehicles on Hawaii's roadways, the consumption of gasoline can be enormous.

     As a result of efforts to promote clean energy initiatives and increased costs of gasoline, electric vehicle use in Hawaii has increased over the years.  Your Committee finds that the legislature has also promoted the use of electric vehicles by providing incentives for electric vehicle use including requiring parking facilities with 100 stalls or more to be equipped with an electric vehicle charging station that is designated for the exclusive use of an electric vehicle.  However, your Committee finds that the current law regarding the provision of electric vehicle charging stations in parking facilities contains no penalties for violations and therefore no consequences for non-compliance.  This measure addresses this issue.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requiring that the owner of a parking facility be given a written warning thirty days prior to being fined for a first violation to afford the owner some time to comply with the requirement; and

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

     Technical, nonsubstantive amendments have also been made for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2221, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2221, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair