Bill Text: HI SB1408 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The Road Usage Charge Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-30 - Referred to TCA, WAM. [SB1408 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB1408-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE ROAD USAGE CHARGE PROGRAM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The
legislature finds that, as fuel tax revenues decrease, the department of
transportation has recommended the adoption of a per-mile road usage charge to
provide fair and sustainable funding for the State's road infrastructure. The legislature further finds that with its
existing vehicle inspection program, Hawaii is well-positioned to transition to
a per-mile road usage charge system with low
administrative costs. In 2019,
the legislature enacted an annual registration surcharge on electric vehicles
to account for their road usage. The legislature now finds that replacing the existing
annual $50 registration surcharge on electric vehicles with a
mileage-based road usage charge for electric vehicles is a first step in the
eventual statewide transition to a per-mile road usage charge for all vehicles,
which will serve as a replacement of the state motor fuel tax with all vehicles
paying the per-mile road usage charge. With the increase in public support for
fuel-efficient electric and alternative fuel vehicles, the shift to a charge
based on road usage is fair to all drivers within the State and ensures that
the owners of all vehicles including alternative fuel vehicles pay a fair share
of Hawaii's roadway maintenance costs.
To implement a per-mile road usage charge program, the legislature
further finds that a long-term implementation plan would aid in the deployment
and eventual inclusion of all passenger vehicles and light duty trucks.
SECTION 2. Chapter 249, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§249-A State mileage-based road usage charge. (a) Beginning July 1, 2025, in addition to all
other fees and taxes levied by this chapter, vehicles defined in subsection (c)
shall be subject to a state mileage-based road usage charge. The state mileage-based road usage charge shall
be calculated by the county director of finance at the rate of 0.8
cents per mile traveled, multiplied by the number of miles traveled, less the
estimated amount of paid state motor fuel taxes that correspond with the number
of miles traveled. This estimate shall
be determined by departmental administrative rulemaking process. The number of miles traveled shall be
calculated as the difference between the vehicle's two most recent odometer
readings, as noted on the vehicle's certificate of inspection pursuant to
section 286‑26(e). The state
mileage-based road usage charge shall not be less than zero dollars. For the first registration renewal of new
motor vehicles for which no certificate of inspection is required, the state
mileage-based road usage charge assessed shall be $70, and such amount once
paid shall be subtracted from the calculation of the state mileage-based road
usage charge upon that vehicle's second registration renewal.
(b)
The state mileage-based road usage charge shall be paid each year
following the vehicle's most recent inspection together with all other taxes
and fees levied by this chapter on a staggered basis as established by each
county as authorized by section 286-51, and the state mileage-based road usage
charge shall likewise be staggered so that the state mileage-based road usage
charge is due and payable at the same time and shall be collected together with
the county registration fee. The state
mileage-based road usage charge shall be deemed delinquent if not paid with the
county registration fee. The respective
counties shall collect this road usage charge together with the vehicle
registration tax collected for the county and shall transfer the moneys
collected under this section to the state director of finance for deposit into
the state highway fund established under section 248-8.
(c)
Vehicles subject to the state mileage-based road usage charge defined in
subsection (a) shall include all electric vehicles in the State except for
vehicles that qualify for any of the exemptions in sections 249-4, 249-5.5,
249-6, and 249-6.5. For the purposes of
this section, "electric vehicle" means a vehicle, with four or more
wheels, a gross vehicle weight rating less than or equal to ten thousand pounds,
and the capability to operate legally at a speed of more than thirty-five miles
per hour, that draws propulsion energy exclusively from a battery that can be
recharged from an external source of electricity.
(d) Until June 30, 2028, owners of electric
vehicles as defined in subsection (c) shall be offered a choice to pay a $70 registration
surcharge in lieu of the state mileage-based road usage charge.
(e)
The department of transportation shall
develop a long-term mileage-based road usage charge implementation plan that
includes findings, recommendations, implementation phase schedules, and
proposed legislation for deployment of a state mileage-based road usage charge
program to encompass all passenger vehicles and light duty trucks by December
31, 2033. This plan shall also include
recommendations on how to ensure compatibility with deployment of mileage-based
road usage charge by any county. This
plan shall be completed and submitted to the legislature no later than twenty
days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2026.
(f)
Pursuant to its rulemaking authority, the department of transportation shall
develop rules for establishing and administering the state mileage-based road
usage charge."
SECTION 3. Section 249-31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a)
All vehicles and motor vehicles in the State as defined in section
249-1, including antique motor vehicles, except as otherwise provided in
sections 249-4, 249-6, and 249‑31.5, shall be subject to a $45 annual
vehicle registration fee; provided that [electric
vehicles and] alternative fuel vehicles shall pay an annual vehicle
registration surcharge [fee] of $50, which shall be assessed and
collected beginning with the first registration renewal for every [electric
vehicle and] alternative fuel vehicle and shall be deposited into the state
highway fund established under section 248-8.
The [fee] surcharge shall be paid each year together with
all other taxes and fees levied by this chapter on a staggered basis as
established by each county as authorized by section 286-51, and the state
registration for that county shall likewise be staggered so that the state
registration fee is due and payable at the same time and shall be collected
together with the county fee. The state
registration fee shall be deemed delinquent if not paid with the county
registration fee. The respective
counties shall collect this fee together with the vehicle registration tax
collected for the county and shall transfer the moneys collected under this
section to the State.
For the purposes of this section,
"alternative fuel vehicle" means a vehicle equipped to be powered by
a non-petroleum-based fuel, but excludes an electric vehicle as defined in
section 249-A (c)."
SECTION 4. Section 286-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e)
Upon application for a certificate of inspection to be issued for a
vehicle or moped, an inspection as prescribed by the director under subsection
(g) shall be conducted on the vehicle or moped, and if the vehicle or moped is
found to be in a safe operating condition, a certificate of inspection shall be
issued upon payment of a fee to be determined by the director. The certificate shall state the effective
date, the termination date, the name of the issuing insurance carrier, [and]
the policy number of the motor vehicle insurance identification card for the
inspected motor vehicle as specified by section 431:10C-107 or state the
information contained in the proof of insurance card as specified by section
431:10G-106[.], and the odometer reading of the vehicle on the date of
inspection. A sticker, authorized by
the director, shall be affixed to the vehicle or moped at the time a
certificate of inspection is issued. An
inspection sticker [which] that has been lost, stolen, or
destroyed shall be replaced without reinspection by the inspection station that
issued the original inspection sticker upon presentation of the current
certificate of inspection; provided that the current certificate of inspection
and inspection sticker shall not have expired at the time the replacement is
requested. The director shall adopt
rules to determine the fee for replacement of lost, stolen, or destroyed
inspection stickers."
SECTION 5. Section 286-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)
Application for the registration of a vehicle shall be made upon the
appropriate form furnished by the director of finance and shall contain the
name, occupation, and address of the owner and legal owner; and, if the
applicant is a member of the United States naval or military forces, the
applicant shall give the organization and station. All applications shall also contain a
description of the vehicle, including: the name of the maker; the type
of fuel for the use of which it is adapted, such as gasoline, diesel oil, liquefied
petroleum gas[;], or battery electricity; the serial or motor
number; the date first sold by the manufacturer or dealer; a further
description of the vehicle as is called for in the form; and other information
as may be required by the director of finance, to establish legal
ownership. A person applying for initial
registration of a neighborhood electric vehicle shall certify in writing that a
notice of the operational restrictions applying to the vehicle as provided in
section 291C-134 are contained on a permanent notice attached to or painted on
the vehicle in a location that is in clear view of the driver."
SECTION 6. There is appropriated out of the state
highway revenue bond funds, the sum of $3,000,000 or so much thereof as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 that will be used with available federal
funds, for the initial implementation of the state mileage-based road user charge
beginning with electric vehicles.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the highways division of the department of transportation for the purposes of
this Act.
SECTION 7.
In codifying the new section added by section 2 and referenced in
section 3 of this Act, the revisor of statutes shall substitute an appropriate
section number for the letter used in designating the new section in this Act.
SECTION 8.
Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 9. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Department of Transportation; Electric Vehicles, Road Usage Charge System; Mileage-Based Road Usage Fees; Reports; Appropriation
Description:
Creates a mileage-based road usage charge to replace state motor fuel taxes beginning on July 1, 2025, for electric vehicles. Eliminates $50 annual state vehicle registration surcharge for electric vehicles. Allows electric vehicles a choice of paying a registration surcharge or a per-mile road usage charge until 2033. Requires motor vehicle registration application to specify whether the type of fuel for which the vehicle is adapted is electricity. Requires certificates of inspection to state the odometer reading of vehicles. Requires the Department of Transportation to plan for the deployment of a state mileage-based road user charge program by 2033 and submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026. Defines electric vehicle. Defines alternative fuel vehicle. Makes an appropriation.
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
