STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1626-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3183

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3183, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ROAD USAGE CHARGE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish a county mileage-based road usage charge for electric vehicles;

(2) Permit electric vehicle owners to pay a county registration surcharge or the county mileage-based road usage charge until June 30, 2028;

(3) Establish a process for the counties to adopt a per-mile rate by ordinance; and

(4) Clarify the use of monies collected under the state and county road usage charges.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office; Office of the Mayor of the County of Kauaʻi; and Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Transportation; Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization; Ulupono Initiative; Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association; Tax Foundation of Hawaii; Alliance for Automotive Innovation; and Enterprise Mobility.

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. 3183, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, 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