CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 156-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2570

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2570, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE FUELING REBATES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish the Zero-Emission Vehicle Fueling System Rebate Program;

(2) Establish the rebate amount for the installation or upgrade of a hydrogen fueling system;

(3) Establish a hydrogen fueling system subaccount within the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund; and

(4) Reduce the allocation that the Energy Systems Development Special Fund receives from the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax from 8 cents to 5 cents and allocate the difference to the hydrogen fueling system subaccount.

Your Committee on Conference finds that incentivizing the installation and upgrade of hydrogen refueling stations is essential to meeting the demand for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and promoting the use of zero-emission vehicles in the State. Your Committee on Conference further recognizes that an increased use in zero-emission vehicles will not only further the State's energy policy objectives but may also decrease the State's reliance on fossil fuels.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective on July 1, 2022; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2570, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2570, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair