SB2438

SECTION 1. The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended by adding a new chapter to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"Chapter

prohibition on motor vehicles operating on fossil fuel

§ -1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:

(1) Is designed for off-highway operation by a single operator carrying no more than one passenger, if so designed as provided in paragraph (5) of this definition;

(2) Is fifty inches or less in width;

(3) Has an unladen weight of nine hundred pounds or less;

(4) Is suspended on three or more tires;

(5) Has a single seat designed to be straddled by the operator, or single seat designed to be straddled by the operator and a seat for no more than one passenger sitting behind the operator; and

(6) Has handlebars for steering control.

"Commercial medium- or heavy-duty on-highway vehicle" means an on-highway vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or more.

"Emergency vehicle" means a:

(1) Police or fire department vehicle;

(2) Ocean safety vehicle;

(3) Emergency medical services vehicle;

(4) Freeway service patrol vehicle;

(5) Sheriff division vehicle;

(6) Hawaii emergency management agency vehicle;

(7) County emergency management vehicle;

(8) Civil defense vehicle;

(9) Department of transportation harbors division vehicle;

(10) Department of land and natural resources division of conservation and resources enforcement vehicle; or

(11) Tow truck.

"Farm equipment" means any kind of machinery used on a farm to help with farming, including but not limited to a tractor, cultivator, plow, all-terrain vehicle, or utility-terrain vehicle.

"Fossil fuel" means a hydrocarbon deposit, such as coal, natural gas, or liquefied natural gas, derived from the accumulated remains of ancient plants or animals and used for fuel.

"Utility-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:

(1) Is designed to be operated off highway;

(2) Is sixty inches or less in width;

(3) Has an unladen weight of one thousand three hundred pounds or less;

(4) Is suspended on four to six tires;

(5) Has a steering wheel for steering control;

(6) Is equipped with roll-over protection;

(7) Accommodates one driver and one passenger sitting side-by-side; and

(8) Is equipped with seat belts for driver and passenger protection.

"Work truck" means a vehicle that:

(1) Is rated at between eight thousand five hundred and ten thousand pounds gross vehicle weight; and

(2) Is not designed primarily for the transportation of persons.

§ -2 Prohibition on motor vehicles operating on fossil fuel. Beginning January 1, 2031, no person shall operate, sell, offer for sale, or lease a motor vehicle that operates on fossil fuel.

§ -3 Exemptions. This chapter shall not apply to the following:

(1) Emergency vehicles;

(2) Farm equipment;

(3) Commercial medium- or heavy-duty vehicles; and

(4) Work trucks."

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2438
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020
STATE OF HAWAII