STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1737

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 346

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 346, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in state facilities.

More specifically, this measure:

(1) Requires that all new state building construction that includes parking be designed so that at least twenty‑five percent of provided parking stalls are electric vehicle charger-ready;

(2) Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation, to survey existing state facilities that include parking, prioritize retrofitting state facilities with electric vehicle charging systems, and submit a report to the Legislature;

(3) Establishes as a goal of the State that state facilities be retrofitted to be electric vehicle charger-ready; and

(4) Appropriates moneys to the Department of Accounting and General Services to conduct a detailed cost analysis and install, or contract for the installation of, retrofits and electric vehicle charging systems at certain state facilities.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Transportation, Hawaii State Energy Office, 350Hawaii, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Blue Planet Foundation, Climate Protectors Hawaii, Hawaii Automobile Dealers' Association, Hawaii EV Association, Hawaiian Electric Company, Kauai Climate ACTION Coalition, The Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Ulupono Initiative, and numerous individuals.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from Big Island Electric Vehicle Association and three individuals.

Your Committee finds that including electric vehicle charging infrastructure in state facilities will help to support the increased adoption of electric vehicles in the State and the State's transition to clean transportation.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying the duties of the Hawaii State Energy Office;

(2) Clarifying the scope of the appropriations; and

(3) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 346, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 346, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair