STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1935

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 968

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 968, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Accounting and General Services to:

(1) In collaboration with the Department of Transportation, develop, implement, administer, and manage separate programs to allow two or more public employees to share the cost of a parking stall and allow multiple cars to use that stall;

(2) In collaboration with identified state agencies, conduct a study to determine the demand for, and feasibility and costs of, installing electric vehicle charging stations at newly constructed state employee and public parking facilities and retrofitting existing state employee and public parking facilities to accommodate electric vehicle charging stations; and

(3) Submit a report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2024.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Climate Protectors Hawai‘i, Kauai Climate ACTION Coalition, and six individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Hawai‘i Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Commission, Hawai‘i State Energy Office, Hawai‘i Bicycling League, Big Island Electric Vehicle Association, 350Hawaii.org, Ulupono Initiative, Our Revolution Hawaii, and seven individuals.

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. 968, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair