STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1887-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2570

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2570, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

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 received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Hydrogen Alliance, Hawai‘i Gas, Hawai‘i Energy, and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Transportation, Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii State Energy Office, Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute, Ulupono Initiative, Servco, Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, and Aloha Charge.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2570, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair