STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3416

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2722

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2722, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Authorize each county to adopt ordinances to enforce laws requiring electric vehicle parking stalls and charging systems in certain places of public accommodation, including:

(A) Making reasonable efforts to maintain electric vehicle charging stations in working order; and

(B) Establishing penalties for failure to comply with the law; and

(2) Clarify that certain enforcement officers may enter private property to enforce electric vehicle parking space violations.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association, and twenty-three individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Retail Merchants of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that the availability of charging infrastructure to support electric vehicles is critical to increasing the number of electric vehicles in the State. Your Committee further finds that the counties should also be able to regulate electric vehicle parking spaces and related charging systems. Your Committee notes the testimony of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii which raised valid concerns about the enforcement of this measure, and requests that these concerns be considered by the Judiciary Committee.

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. 2722, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committees on Judiciary and Ways and Means.

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

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair