STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1567-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2747

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2747, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to assist Hawaii in addressing its energy needs and promote the increased use of electric vehicles by simplifying and clarifying current requirements for electric vehicle parking.  Among other things, this measure:

 

     (1)  Requires at least one parking space in places of public accommodation with at least 100 parking spaces to be equipped with an electric vehicle charging system and designated for the exclusive use of electric vehicles;

 

     (2)  Allows the space for the electric vehicle to be located anywhere in the parking structure or lot; provided that it does not displace or reduce accessible stalls required by the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines;

 

     (3)  Allows owners of multiple parking facilities within the State to meet the electric vehicle parking space requirement in the aggregate across all of their owned properties, regardless of distribution;

 

     (4)  Repeals mandatory designated space increases that would have taken effect once registered electric vehicles in the State numbered at least 5,000;

 

     (5)  Defines "electric vehicle", "electric vehicle charging system", and "place of public accommodation"; and

 

     (6)  Delays, for one year, the implementation of warnings given to non-electric vehicles parked in stalls reserved for electric vehicles.

 

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; City and County of Honolulu; Department of Design and Construction of the City and County of Honolulu; Retail Merchants of Hawaii; and Outrigger Enterprises Group testified in support of this measure.  The Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter; Hawaiian Electric Vehicle Network; and one individual testified in opposition to this measure.  The Disability and Communication Access Board provided comments.

 

     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. 2747, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

		____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair