Bill Text: HI SB1005 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Electric and Green Hybrid Vehicles; Parking
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-24 - (S) Referred to ENE/TIA. [SB1005 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-SB1005-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to transportation energy initiatives.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Electric vehicles and green hybrid vehicles that achieve a thirty-five mile per gallon or higher city rating by the United States Environmental Protection Agency are part of the 21st Century Ahupua'a Initiative Plan to encourage energy conservation. The ecological and environmental benefits of electric and green hybrid vehicles include:
(1) Conserving energy;
(2) Reducing the amount of fuel emission in the environment; and
(3) Decreasing Hawaii's dependence on fossil fuels.
The purpose of this Act is to encourage the residents of Hawaii to drive motor vehicles that are designated as green vehicles.
SECTION 2. Section 291-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§291-71[]]
Designation of parking spaces for electric and green hybrid vehicles;
charging units. (a) All public, private, and government parking
facilities, including parking lots, that [are available for use by
the general public and] have [at least one hundred] more than
ninety-nine and fewer than one thousand parking spaces available for use
by the general public shall designate one per cent of parking spaces
exclusively for electric vehicles by December 31, [2011, provided that at
least one of the parking spaces designated for electric vehicles is located
near the building entrance and is equipped with an electric vehicle charging
unit.] 2012.
(b) All public, private, and government parking facilities, including parking lots, that have one thousand or more parking spaces available for use by the general public shall designate one per cent of parking spaces exclusively for electric vehicles or green hybrid vehicles by December 31, 2011. None, some, or all of the spaces reserved for electric or green hybrid vehicle spaces may be designated exclusively for electric vehicles at the discretion of the parking lot owner.
(c) All public, private, and government parking facilities, including parking lots, that have more than ninety-nine parking spaces shall provide at least one electric vehicle parking space equipped with an electric vehicle charging unit, to be located near the building entrance.
(d) Spaces shall be designated, clearly marked, and the exclusive designation enforced.
(e) The electric vehicle charging units shall meet recognized standards, including SAE J1772 of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
(f) Owners of multiple parking lots within the State may designate and electrify fewer parking spaces than required in one or more of their owned properties as long as the scheduled requirement under subsections (a) and (b) is met for the total number of aggregate spaces on all of their owned properties.
(g) When the number of registered electric vehicles in the State reaches five thousand, the spaces designated for electric and green hybrid vehicles shall increase to two per cent of parking spaces. The number of spaces designated for electric and green hybrid vehicles shall continue to increase by one per cent for each additional five thousand electric vehicles registered in the State until the percentage reaches ten per cent of parking spaces.
(h) [For the purposes of] As
used in this section[,] and in section 291-72:
["electric vehicle"] "Electric
vehicle" means an electric vehicle [or], including a
neighborhood electric vehicle, with an electric vehicle license plate.
"Green hybrid vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(1) Receives a thirty-five mile per gallon, or higher, gasoline equivalent fuel economy rating for city driving from the United States Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) Has been issued a green vehicle decal by the county in which the vehicle is registered; and
(3) Is a motor vehicle that draws propulsion energy from more than one on-board source of stored energy, including both an internal combustion or heat engine using consumable fuel and a rechargeable battery or fuel cell."
SECTION 3. Section 291-72, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"[[]§291-72[]]
Parking spaces reserved for electric and green hybrid vehicles;
penalties. (a) Beginning January 1, [2012,] 2013, any
person who parks a non-electric or non-green hybrid vehicle in a space
designated and marked as reserved for electric or green hybrid vehicles,
respectively, shall receive a warning.
(b) Beginning [July 1, 2013,] January
1, 2014, any person who parks a non-electric or non-green hybrid vehicle
in a space designated and marked as reserved for electric or green hybrid
vehicles, respectively, shall be guilty of a traffic infraction under
chapter 291D [and], shall be fined not less than $50 nor more
than $100, and shall pay any costs incurred by the court related to assessing
the fine."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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By Request |
Report Title:
Electric and Green Hybrid Vehicles; Parking
Description:
Directs parking facilities that have 1,000 or more parking spaces to designate 1% of spaces for electric or green hybrid vehicles. Makes it a traffic infraction for any non-electric or non-green hybrid vehicle to park in a parking space designated for an electric or green hybrid vehicle.
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