Bill Text: HI HB1585 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The Environment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-01 - Act 142, 06/26/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244). [HB1585 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-HB1585-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the environment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the State of Hawaii has made significant progress in implementing policy to reduce the use of fossil fuels for energy generation. However, more than two-thirds of the fossil fuel imported into the State is used for transportation, which is not included in Hawaii's one hundred per cent renewable energy policy. Therefore, the legislature finds that the State must accelerate a transition to cleaner transportation to reach its carbon emissions reduction goals.
Although the cost of electric vehicles has decreased and continues to drop, the lack of electric vehicle charging systems remains a barrier to the more widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Creating incentives to build out a more robust electric vehicle infrastructure will make electric vehicles a viable option for more consumers, especially those who may not have a rooftop solar system that allows them to charge their electric vehicles at home at a lower cost.
The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Create a program within the department of business, economic development, and tourism that offers rebates for the installation of new electric vehicle charging systems or the upgrade of existing electric vehicle charging systems;
(2) Create the electric vehicle charging station rebate program special fund, to be funded from a portion of the revenue from the environmental response, energy, and food security tax;
(3) Amend the distribution of revenue from the environmental response, energy, and food security tax; and
(4) Prohibit the use of moneys from the energy security special fund to support the state energy office.
SECTION 2. Chapter 201, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§201- Electric vehicle charging system; rebate program; special fund. (a) The department shall establish a rebate program that incentivizes the installation or upgrade of an electric vehicle charging system, as provided in this section.
(b) A person who:
(1) Installs a new
electric vehicle charging system where none previously existed; or
(2) Upgrades an
existing electric vehicle charging system to either:
(A) A
level two station with two or more ports that provide electricity to two or more
electric vehicles simultaneously; or
(B) A
level three station,
may apply to the department within twelve months
of the date that the newly installed or upgraded charging system is placed into
service to claim a rebate from the electric vehicle charging system special fund. Failure to apply to the department within
twelve months of the date that the newly installed or upgraded charging system
is placed into service shall constitute a waiver of the right to claim the
rebate.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), rebates shall be
distributed as follows:
(1) Each eligible
installation of an electric vehicle charging system shall receive per cent of the cost of the
installation; provided that the amount of the rebate shall not exceed $ ; and
(2) Each eligible
upgrade of an electric vehicle charging system shall receive per cent of the cost of the upgrade;
provided that the amount of the rebate shall not exceed $ .
(d) The department shall not issue more than $ in total rebates under this section each fiscal
year.
(e) The department shall:
(1) Prepare any
forms that may be necessary for an applicant to claim a rebate pursuant to this
section;
(2) Require each
applicant to furnish reasonable information to ascertain the validity of the
claim, including but not limited to documentation necessary to demonstrate that
the installation or upgrade for which the rebate is claimed is eligible; and
(3) Post on
a publicly available website, within regular and reasonable periods of time,
the current amounts remaining in the electric vehicle charging system special
fund.
(f) This section shall apply to electric vehicle
charging systems that are installed or upgraded after December 31, 2019.
(g) Nothing in this section shall alter taxes due
on the original purchase or upgrade price of an electric vehicle charging system
prior to the application of the rebate.
Any rebate received pursuant to the electric vehicle charging system
rebate program shall not be considered income for the purposes of state or
county taxes.
(h) There is established within the state
treasury the electric vehicle charging system rebate program special fund, into
which shall be deposited:
(1) The portion of
the environmental response, energy, and food security tax specified under
section 243-3.5;
(2) Appropriations
from the legislature; and
(3) All interest
attributable to investment of money deposited into the fund.
(i) Moneys in the electric vehicle charging system
rebate program special fund shall be used to:
(1) Make rebate
program payments pursuant to this section;
(2) Pay the
administrative costs for operating the electric vehicle charging system rebate
program; and
(3) Pay the
administrative costs for operating the electric vehicle charging system rebate
program special fund.
(j) The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate the purposes of this section.
(k) As used in this section:
"Electric vehicle charging system"
has the same meaning as in section 196-7.5.
"Level two station"
means an electric vehicle charging system that:
(1) Discharges
220-240 volt alternating current electricity; and
(2) Meets
recognized standards, including standard SAE J1772 of SAE International.
"Level three station" means an electric vehicle charging system that utilizes direct current electricity rated at 440 volts or greater."
SECTION 3.
Section 201-12.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending
subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Subject to legislative appropriation, moneys
from the fund may be expended by the department of business, economic
development, and tourism for the following purposes and used for no other
purposes, except for those set forth in this section:
(1) To support the Hawaii clean energy initiative program, including its energy division, including funding staff positions within the division, and projects that ensure dependable, efficient, and economical energy, promote energy self-sufficiency, and provide greater energy security for the State;
(2) To fund the renewable energy facilitator pursuant to section 201-12.5 and any other positions necessary for the purposes of paragraph (1) as determined by the legislature; and
(3) To fund, to the extent possible, the
greenhouse gas emissions reduction task force, climate change task force,
grants-in-aid to the economic development boards of each county, and
grants-in-aid to economic development agencies of each county to meet the
stated objectives of the Hawaii clean energy initiative program[.];
provided
that moneys shall not be used to fund or support the operations of the state
energy office."
SECTION 4.
Section 243-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending
subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a)
In addition to any other taxes provided by law, subject to the
exemptions set forth in section 243-7, there is hereby imposed a state environmental
response, energy, and food security tax on each barrel or fractional part of a
barrel of petroleum product sold by a distributor to any retail dealer or end
user of petroleum product, other than a refiner. The tax shall be [$1.05] on each barrel or fractional part of a barrel
of petroleum product that is not aviation fuel; provided that of the tax
collected pursuant to this subsection:
(1) 5 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited into the environmental response revolving fund established under section 128D-2;
(2) [15] cents of the tax on each barrel shall be
deposited into the energy security special fund established under section
201-12.8;
(3) 10 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be
deposited into the energy systems development special fund established under
section 304A-2169.1; [and]
(4) 15 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be
deposited into the agricultural development and food security special fund
established under section 141-10[.]; and
(5)
cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited into the electric
vehicle charging system rebate program special fund established under section
201- .
The tax imposed by this subsection shall be
paid by the distributor of the petroleum product.
(b)
In addition to subsection (a), the tax shall also be imposed on each one
million British thermal units of fossil fuel sold by a distributor to any
retail dealer or end user, other than a refiner, of fossil fuel. The tax shall be [19] cents
on each one million British thermal units of fossil fuel; provided that of the
tax collected pursuant to this subsection:
(1) 4.8 per cent of the tax on each one million British thermal units shall be deposited into the environmental response revolving fund established under section 128D-2;
(2) [14.3] per cent of the tax on each one million
British thermal units shall be deposited into the energy security special fund
established under section 201-12.8;
(3) 9.5 per cent of the tax on each one million
British thermal units shall be deposited into the energy systems development
special fund established under section 304A-2169.1; [and]
(4) 14.3 per cent of the tax on each one million
British thermal units shall be deposited into the agricultural development and
food security special fund established under section 141-10[.]; and
(5)
per cent of the tax on each one million British thermal units shall be
deposited into the electric vehicle charging system rebate program special fund
established under section 201- .
The tax imposed by this subsection shall be
paid by the distributor of the fossil fuel."
SECTION 5. There is appropriated out of the electric vehicle charging system rebate program special fund the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the purposes authorized in section 2 of this Act.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 6. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.
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Report Title:
DBEDT; Electric Vehicles; Charging System; Rebate Program; Establishment; Special Fund; Appropriations
Description:
Establishes an electric vehicle charging system rebate program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism that provides rebates to persons who install a new electric vehicle charging system or upgrade an existing electric vehicle charging system. Caps the total value of rebates issued each year at an unspecified sum. Creates, and appropriates moneys out of, the electric vehicle charging station rebate program special fund. Amends the distribution of revenue from the environmental response, energy, and food security tax. Prohibits the use of moneys from the energy security special fund to support the state energy office.
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