CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 148

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1585

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1585, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Create a rebate program (Rebate Program), to be administered by the Public Utilities Commission, that offers rebates for the installation of new electric vehicle charging systems or the upgrade of existing electric vehicle charging systems;

(2) Create the Electric Vehicle Charging System Rebate Program Special Fund and appropriate moneys out of the Special Fund to make rebate program payments and to pay other administrative costs; and

(3) Amend the uses for which funds from the energy security special fund may be used.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that an applicant who installs a new electric vehicle charging system where none previously existed to either:

(A) An alternating current Level 2 station with two or more ports that provide electricity to two or more electric vehicles; or

(B) A direct current fast charging system;

is eligible for the rebate program;

(2) Specifying amounts for the distribution of rebates as follows:

(A) $4,500 for the installation of an alternating current Level 2 station with two or more ports;

(B) $35,000 for the installation of a direct current fast charging system;

(C) $3,000 for the upgrade to an alternating current Level 2 station with two or more ports; and

(D) $28,000 for the upgrade to a direct current fast charging system;

(3) Reducing the total amount of rebates that the Public Utilities Commission may issue in each fiscal year from no more than $1,000,000 to $500,000;

(4) Deleting language establishing the Electric Vehicle Charging System Rebate Program Special Fund;

(5) Clarifying that the term, "alternating current Level 2 charging station", is commonly referred to as "Level 2 charging station", and amending its definition;

(6) Amending the definitions for "direct current fast charging system" and "electric vehicle charging system";

(7) Clarifying that all monies transferred to the third-party administrator contracted by the Public Utilities Commission for the Rebate Program shall have been appropriated by the Legislature or from funds provided by the federal government or private funding sources, and that the administrator shall not expend more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated for the Rebate Program or other reasonable percentage determined by the Public Utilities Commission;

(8) Deleting language which amends the uses for which funds from the Energy Security Special Fund may be used;

(9) Removing the appropriation of general funds into the Electric Vehicle Charging System Rebate Program Special Fund for the Rebate Program;

(10) Appropriating out of the Energy Security Special Fund $150,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $250,000 for fiscal year 2020-2021 to be deposited into the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund;

(11) Appropriating out of the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund $150,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $250,000 for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the Rebate Program;

(12) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019; and

(13) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1585, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1585, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair
____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair	____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI Co-Chair
	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair