Bill Text: HI SB2231 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations; Placement of Electric Vehicle Charging System

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-30 - (H) Act 186, on 6/30/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 408). [SB2231 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2231-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 76-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2231

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2231, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

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

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to prohibit the prevention of the installation of an electric vehicle charging station on or near the parking stall of any multi-family residence or townhouse.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will help meet the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative goal of seventy per cent clean, renewable energy by 2030.  Hawaii offers ideal conditions for electric vehicles: most residents drive short daily distances, the State has well-defined boundaries within which to build the required infrastructure, and the mild climate lends to greater battery performance and longevity.  Electric vehicles are cleaner, quieter, and more efficient than gasoline powered vehicles, and, because they depend upon the electrical power grid, can be powered using renewable energy sources such as wind, geothermal, wave, and solar.  The expanded use of electric vehicles will greatly reduce Hawaii's dependence on fossil fuels.  This measure will help homeowners establish the necessary infrastructure for electric vehicles and remove potential barriers to their increased use. 

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that homeowner, community, or condominium association or other private entity may require reimbursement for the cost of electricity used by the electric vehicle charging system;

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purpose of clarity.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2231, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2231, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair		____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair
____________________________ DENNY COFFMAN, Co-Chair		____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair
		____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair