HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2274

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 2

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

PART I

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels poses a serious threat to the economic well-being, public health, natural resources, and environment of Hawaii.  The State has committed to the elimination of fossil fuels from the electricity and ground transportation sectors and has also committed to abiding by the Paris Climate Accord's goal to limit global warming to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius.

     The legislature further finds that electric vehicles can be powered by electricity generated from local, renewable energy resources and offer lower fuel and operating costs.  Due to these advantages, electric vehicles must play an important role in helping the State achieve its clean energy goals and commitments.

     The legislature additionally finds that it is necessary for the State to implement policies that help catalyze the development of the charging facilities necessary to support the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles.

     The legislature further finds that the current requirements for designating parking spaces and providing charging facilities for electric vehicles are not adequate to meet the charging needs of the State's population.

     The purpose of this Act is to strengthen the State's electric vehicle charging requirements by:

     (1)  Requiring parking facilities built after 2016 to provide electric vehicle supply equipment to at least one parking space per one hundred parking spaces to be designated exclusively for electric vehicles;

     (2)  Creating a ratio to calculate the total number of electric vehicle stalls that a parking facility built after 2016 with more than one hundred public parking spaces must have, beginning July 1, 2021; and

     (3)  Authorizing the director of transportation to fine properties that are not in compliance with electric vehicle parking space requirements.

     SECTION 2.  Section 291-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§291-71  Designation of parking spaces for electric vehicles; [charging system.] provision of electric vehicle supply equipment.  (a)  [Places of public accommodation] A parking facility with at least one hundred parking spaces available for use by the general public shall [have] provide electric vehicle supply equipment to at least one parking space designated exclusively for electric vehicles [and equipped with an electric vehicle charging system located anywhere in the parking structure or lot] by July 1, 2012; provided that parking facilities built after 2016 with at least one hundred parking spaces available for use by the general public shall provide electric vehicle supply equipment to at least one parking space per one hundred parking spaces to be designated exclusively for electric vehicles.  Parking spaces designated for electric vehicles may be located anywhere within the parking facility and may require payment for use; provided that no parking space designated for electric vehicles shall displace or reduce accessible stalls required by the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.  Spaces shall be designated, clearly marked, and the exclusive designation enforced.  [Owners of multiple parking facilities within the State may designate and electrify fewer parking spaces than required in one or more of their owned properties; provided that the scheduled requirement is met for the total number of aggregate spaces on all of their owned properties.] If a parking facility is owned, leased, or managed by multiple entities, the owners, lessees, or managers, as applicable, shall be jointly responsible for complying with this section.

     (b)  Beginning July 1, 2021, parking facilities built after 2016 with more than one hundred total public parking spaces shall be required to provide electric vehicle supply equipment to at least two parking spaces per one hundred public parking spaces.

     (c)  Beginning July 1, 2024, parking facilities built after 2016 with more than one hundred total parking spaces shall be required to provide electric vehicle supply equipment to at least three parking spaces per one hundred public parking spaces.

     (d)  The director of transportation may exempt a parking facility from some or all of the requirements of this section if documented cost estimates from a state-licensed electrician are provided that state that meeting the requirements of this section with any combination of electric vehicle supply equipment levels would result in construction, equipment, and installation costs that exceed $200 multiplied by the total number of parking spaces within the parking facility.

     [(b)] (e)  For the purposes of this section:

     "Electric vehicle" means:

     (1)  A neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in section 286-2; or

     (2)  A vehicle, with four or more wheels, that draws propulsion energy from a battery with at least four kilowatt hours of energy storage capacity that can be recharged from an external source of electricity.

     ["Electric vehicle charging system"] "Electric vehicle supply equipment" means a system that[:

     (1)  Is] is capable of providing electricity from a non-vehicle source to charge the batteries of one or more electric vehicles[;

     (2)  Meets recognized standards, including standard SAE J1772 of SAE International; and

     (3)  Is designed and installed in compliance with article 625 of the National Electrical Code.

     "Place of public accommodation" has the same meaning as that provided in section 489-2].

     "Parking facility" means all parking spaces within a single parking garage or a contiguous parking lot; provided that shared parking lots that:

     (1)  Serve multiple businesses or uses;

     (2)  Span multiple tax parcels; or

     (3)  Have multiple owners or lessees that are not separated by public roadways,

shall be considered a single parking facility.

     (f)  The director of transportation may investigate and issue warnings to the owner, lessee, or manager of a parking facility found to be in violation of this section.  An owner, lessee, or manager of a parking facility who receives a warning of violation shall have ninety days to correct the violation.  If, after ninety days from the date of the warning, a parking facility remains in violation of this section, the director of transportation may assess a fine of $1,000 per calendar month, or partial calendar month, for each electric vehicle supply equipped parking space below the number of electric vehicle supply equipped parking spaces required by this section."

PART II

     SECTION 3.  (a)  There is established within the department of business, economic development, and tourism, for administrative purposes, a working group to address the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment in the State.

     (b)  The working group shall work with:

     (1)  The city and county of Honolulu to explore mobile charging infrastructure; and

     (2)  The stadium authority to conduct a study on the feasibility of adding one to four additional charging stations to Aloha Stadium.

     (c)  The following individuals or their designees shall serve as members of the working group:

     (1)  The director of business, economic development, and tourism, who shall serve as the chairperson of the working group;

     (2)  The director of commerce and consumer affairs;

     (3)  One representative from the division of consumer advocacy;

     (4)  The chair of the committee on consumer protection and commerce of the house of representatives;

     (5)  The chair of the committee on commerce, consumer protection, and health of the senate;

     (6)  The chair of the committee on energy and environmental protection of the house of representatives;

     (7)  The chair of the committee on transportation and energy of the senate;

     (8)  Two representatives of the Hawaii Chapter of the Community Associations Institute;

     (9)  Two representatives from Hawaii EV Partnership;

    (10)  One representative from the Building Industry Association of Hawaii; and

    (11)  One representative from Hawaiian Electric Company.

     (d)  The working group shall report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2019.

     (e)  The legislative reference bureau shall assist the working group with its final report to the legislature and prepare any proposed legislation.

     (f)  The working group shall be dissolved on December 30, 2018.

PART III

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

 

 

Report Title:

DOT; Parking Facilities; Electric Vehicles; Charging Infrastructure; Working Group

 

Description:

Expands the State's existing electric vehicle charging requirements to include public parking lots.  Creates a ratio to calculate the total number of electric vehicle parking stalls a parking facility built after 2016 with more than 100 stalls must have beginning 7/1/2021.  Allows the Director of Transportation to fine properties not in compliance with the electric vehicle parking requirements.  Establishes a working group to address mobile charging infrastructure and the feasibility of increasing the number of charging stations at Aloha Stadium.  Effective 1/1/2020.  (SD2)

 

 

 

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