STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1955-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3311

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3311, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish long-term goals for zero emissions transportation in the State and abroad to reduce and eliminate transportation emissions;

(2) Establish an Interisland Transportation Working Group to develop plans and recommendations for achieving zero emissions interisland transportation and submit annual reports to the Legislature on its actions and progress; and

(3) Require the Department of Transportation and Hawaii State Energy Office to prepare for and incentivize the increased adoption of electric vehicles in the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Kauai Women's Caucus, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Hawaii Think Tank, Regent Craft Inc., Mokulele Airlines, Blue Planet Foundation, Energy and Climate Change Committee of the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, and eleven individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Transportation, Hawaii State Energy Office, Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association, Big Island Electric Vehicle Association, KauaiEV, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaiian Airlines, Airlines for America, Hawaii Automobile Dealers' Association, and three individuals.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Expanding the Interisland Transportation Working Group membership to include:

(A) The mayors of each county;

(B) Representatives from the airline and cruise line industries;

(C) A representative from an entity involved in developing sustainable transportation solutions; and

(D) A representative from the Honolulu Harbor Users Group;

(2) Establishing an Electric Vehicle Sales Growth Working Group to develop plans and submit a report to the Legislature to ensure that the State's electric charging capacity is sufficient to support the growing use of electric vehicles;

(3) Removing the provisions that would have required the Department of Transportation and Hawaii State Energy Office to prepare for and incentivize the increased adoption of electric vehicles in the State;

(4) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3311, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3311, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair