STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1381

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 661

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 661, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Grant public procurement priority to fuel cell electric vehicles purchased by state and county agencies; and

(2) Include a fuel cell electric vehicle in the definition of "electric vehicle" for purposes of parking exemptions, High Occupancy Vehicle lane use, registration requirements, and provisions concerning the designation of parking spaces in places of public accommodation.

The Department of Transportation, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Servco Pacific Inc., Hawaii Automobile Dealers' Association, Ulupono Initiative, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Blue Planet Foundation, and a few individuals testified in support of this measure. Organizing for Action testified in opposition to this measure.

Your Committees have amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2100.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Transportation that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 661, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 661, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Labor & Public Employment.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Transportation,

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair

____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair