STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1385-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2138

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2138, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to keep abreast with the latest developments in electric vehicles by amending the definition of "neighborhood electric vehicle" to mean that the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than three thousand pounds and removing the passenger limitation.

The Department of Transportation and Department of Customer Services City and County of Honolulu testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2138, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair