Bill Text: HI HR155 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Electric Vehicles; Parking and Charging Stations; Financing

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-13 - (H) Resolution adopted in final form. [HR155 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-HR155-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1384-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.R. No. 155

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Transportation, to which was referred H.R. No. 155 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO DETERMINE FINANCING MECHANISMS TO ASSIST PRIVATE PARKING LOT OWNERS WITH THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING PARKING STALLS AND CHARGING UNITS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)request the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to determine financing mechanisms to assist private parking lot owners with the costs associated with providing parking stalls and charging units for electric vehicles, considering, among other things, funding mechanisms such as a surcharge, subsidies or tax incentives for businesses, and

 

     (2)request that the Director or the Energy Administrator request input from relevant state offices, counties, and the business community.

 

 

     The Office of Economic Development, County of Kauai and one individual offered testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism offered comments on this measure.  The Disability and Communication Access Board opposed this measure.  

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Transportation that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 155 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Transportation,

 

 

____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair		____________________________ DENNY COFFMAN, Chair