Bill Text: HI SB2231 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
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
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2020
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2231
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2010
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committees on Energy and Environment and Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2231 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to exempt from the general excise tax the proceeds arising from the sale or lease of electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging systems purchased or placed in service from July 1, 2010 to before January 1, 2020.
Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by one state agency and four organizations. One organization submitted comments. Written testimony presented to the Committees may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.
This measure is part of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative's 2010 policy recommendations to help Hawaii meet the Initiative's goal of seventy per cent clean, renewable energy by 2030.
Your Committees find that 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.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy and Environment and Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2231 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy and Environment and Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs,
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____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair |
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____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair |
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