Bill Text: HI HB1252 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Energy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-17 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1). [HB1252 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-HB1252-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ENERGY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that climate change caused by carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels poses a serious threat to the economic well-being, public health, natural resources, and environment of Hawaii. The legislature also finds that meeting the State's decarbonization goals and other emissions-reduction commitments necessitates the rapid transition to zero-emission vehicles that utilize local, renewable energy sources.
The legislature further finds that while there is growing adoption of electric vehicles among Hawaii residents, the lack of adequate vehicle charging infrastructure presents a barrier to widespread adoption, particularly for residents who are renters or who live in apartment buildings. This barrier creates an equity issue for low-income families who are unable to access the savings and other benefits associated with electric vehicle ownership because they lack access to charging infrastructure.
The legislature also finds that the cost of constructing parking stalls that will accommodate electric vehicle charging systems up front, also referred to as electric vehicle-ready parking stalls, is approximately one-tenth the cost of retrofitting already-built parking stalls to accommodate electric vehicle charging systems. For market-priced housing, parking stalls are already being constructed to be electric vehicle-ready because of demand and, in some cases, county requirements. However, parking stalls for affordable housing units are not constructed to be electric vehicle-ready because of the added cost and because affordable housing is exempted from electric vehicle-ready county requirements.
The purpose of this Act is to provide incentives for electric vehicle-ready new construction for affordable housing by providing rebates for eligible electric vehicle-ready parking stalls for new construction of affordable housing.
SECTION 2. Section 269-72, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§269-72 Electric vehicle
charging [system;] infrastructure; rebate program. (a)
The public utilities commission, in consultation with electric vehicle
stakeholders and the Hawaii state energy office, shall administer a rebate
program that incentivizes the installation or upgrade of [an] electric
vehicle charging [system,] infrastructure, as provided in this
section, and may contract with a third-party administrator pursuant to section
269-73 to operate and manage the rebate program.
(b) An applicant may be eligible for a rebate under the rebate program if the applicant:
(1) Installs a new electric vehicle charging system where none previously existed to either:
(A) An alternating current Level 2 station with one or more ports that provide electricity to one or more electric vehicles; or
(B) A
direct current fast charging system; [or]
(2) Upgrades an existing electric vehicle charging system to either:
(A) An alternating current Level 2 station with one or more ports that provide electricity to one or more electric vehicles; or
(B) A direct current
fast charging system[.]; or
(3) Installs an
electric vehicle-ready parking stall in new construction of affordable housing;
provided that fifty per cent of the total number of electric vehicle-ready
parking stalls installed in a project shall be eligible for a rebate under this
paragraph.
(c) Subject to subsection (f), rebates shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Each eligible installation of an electric vehicle charging system shall receive:
(A) Up
to $2,000 for the installation of an alternating current Level 2 station
with one port;
(B) Up to $4,500 for the installation of an alternating current Level 2 station with two or more ports; and
(C) Up to $35,000 for
the installation of a direct current fast charging system; [and]
(2) Each eligible upgrade of an electric vehicle charging system shall receive:
(A) Up to $1,300 for the upgrade to an alternating current Level 2 station with one port;
(B) Up to $3,000 for the upgrade to an alternating current Level 2 station with two or more ports; and
(C) Up to $28,000 for
the upgrade to a direct current fast charging system[.]; and
(3) Each eligible
installation of an electric vehicle-ready parking stall for new construction of
affordable housing shall receive up to $1,750 for the installation of an
alternating current Level 2 circuit.
(e)
This section shall apply to electric vehicle charging systems that are
installed or upgraded after December 31, 2019[.], and electric
vehicle-ready parking stalls that are installed after July 1, 2023.
(f)
Applicants shall submit applications to the public utilities commission
within twelve months of the date that the newly installed or upgraded charging
system is placed into service or the electric vehicle-ready
parking stall is installed
to claim a rebate from the [electric vehicle charging system] rebate
program. Failure to apply to the
commission within twelve months of the date that the newly installed or
upgraded charging system is placed into service or the electric
vehicle-ready parking stall is installed shall constitute a waiver of the
right to claim the rebate. Rebates shall
be subject to available funds, and the program administrator shall not approve
additional rebates for the remainder of the fiscal year after program funds
have been fully exhausted.
(g)
Nothing in this section shall alter taxes due on the original purchase
or upgrade price of an electric vehicle charging system or the
infrastructure for an electric
vehicle-ready parking stall before the application of the
rebate. Any rebate received pursuant to
the electric vehicle charging [system] infrastructure rebate
program shall not be considered income for the purposes of state or county
taxes.
(h)
In administering the electric vehicle charging [system] infrastructure
rebate program, the public utilities commission shall give consideration to the
following guidelines:
(1) Priority should be given to electric vehicle charging systems that are publicly available; serve multiple tenants, employees, or customers; serve electric vehicle fleets; support the visitor industry in transitioning to clean transportation; or serve low-income, moderate-income, or environmental justice communities; and to electric vehicle-ready parking stalls in new construction of affordable housing units;
(2) Electric vehicle charging
[system] infrastructure rebates should enhance broader public
clean energy and grid resiliency goals by supporting deployment of electric vehicle charging
systems that can regulate their time of use, be networked and co-optimized with
other electric vehicle charging
systems, and otherwise provide grid services or other benefits to the utility
and electric grid;
(3) Electric vehicle charging systems that serve a single person, such as a reserved parking stall or a single-family residence, shall not be eligible for rebates;
(4) Electric vehicle
charging [system] infrastructure rebates should support
accessibility of charging to as many electric vehicle drivers as feasible; and
(5) The program administrator may propose new or modified guidelines to be considered in addition to those specified in this subsection and should have the flexibility to make programmatic adjustments due to market changes, technological advancements, and levels of participation to ensure the prudent use of taxpayer funds and to effectively manage the program budget.
(i) Nothing in this section shall prevent an
entity from simultaneously claiming a rebate under the electric vehicle
charging infrastructure rebate program for an electric vehicle charging system
and an electric vehicle-ready parking stall for new construction of affordable
housing.
[(i)] (j) As used in this section:
"Affordable housing"
means housing that is affordable to a household with an income at or below one
hundred forty per cent of the area median income as determined by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"Alternating current Level 2 charging station", commonly referred to as "Level 2 charging station", means an electric vehicle charging system that utilizes alternating current electricity providing at least three kilowatts and means a system that:
(1) Is capable of providing electricity from a non-vehicle source to charge the batteries of one or more electric vehicles;
(2) Meets recognized
standards and protocols including[,] but not limited to[,]
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1772™ of SAE International and Tesla
protocol; and
(3) Is designed and installed in compliance with article 625 of the National Electrical Code to appropriate Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories' standards.
"Applicant" means an individual;
non-profit or for-profit corporation; local, state, or federal government
agency; homeowner association; or any other eligible entity as defined under
rules adopted for the electric vehicle charging system rebate program.
"Direct current fast charging system", commonly referred to as "DC fast charging system", means an electric vehicle charging system that utilizes direct current electricity providing forty kilowatts or greater and:
(1) Is capable of providing electricity from a non-vehicle source to charge the batteries of one or more electric vehicles;
(2) Meets recognized standards and
protocols, including[,] but not limited to[,] Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1772™ of SAE International, Tesla protocol, and
CHAdeMO protocol; and
(3) Is designed and installed in compliance with article 625 of the National Electrical Code to appropriate Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories' standards.
"Electric vehicle charging system" has the same meaning as Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment as defined in article 625.2 of the National Electrical Code, as amended.
"Electric vehicle-ready" means the full-circuit installation includes two hundred eight volt three phase or two hundred forty volt single phase power, forty-ampere panel capacity, raceway, wiring, receptacle, and overprotection devices similar to a dryer circuit."
SECTION 3. Sections 269-33(e) and 269-73, Hawaii Revised Statutes, are amended by substituting the phrase "electric vehicle charging infrastructure", or similar term, wherever the phrase "electric vehicle charging system" appears, as the context requires.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.
Report Title:
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure; Electric Vehicle-ready Parking Stalls; Affordable Housing; Rebates; HHFDC
Description:
Provides rebates for eligible electric vehicle-ready parking stalls for new construction of affordable housing. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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