STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 2188
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: S.C.R. No. 77
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 77 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH OWNERS OF MULTIPLE PROPERTIES THAT ARE PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION WITHIN THE STATE AGGREGATE THEIR REQUIRED PARKING SPACES AND CHOOSE TO DESIGNATE AND ELECTRIFY PARKING SPACES IN A COUNTY THAT IS NOT THE SAME COUNTY WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKING SPACES ARE LOCATED,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee finds that existing law
requires that places of public accommodation with at least one hundred parking
spaces have at least one parking space fitted with an electric vehicle charging
system. Additionally, the law provides
owners of multiple parking facilities within the State the option to aggregate
the required spaces to a single location.
This measure ensures a more equitable adoption of electric vehicle
infrastructure for each county and reduces a major barrier to potential owners
of electric vehicles across the State.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 77 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,
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____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair |
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