Help EV Bills Get Passed Into Law
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Please take a few minutes to send Governor Ige a note of support to encourage the passing of the following bills into law. You can send a note of support on the Governor's Contact Page. You’ll need to enter your information and Bill ID, select ‘Support’, and write a brief “Please sign… “ It takes just a minute to complete each one. Here are the bills:
Clean Ground Transportation Goal for State Agencies
HB552 - Establishes clean ground transportation goals for state agencies on a staggered basis until achieving a 100 percent passenger vehicle clean fleet by 12/31/2030, 100 percent light-duty motor vehicle clean fleet by 12/31/2035, and all light-duty motor vehicles in the State by 12/31/2045. New purchases of light-duty motor vehicles must be zero-emission by January 1, 2022.
Public Fleet Electrification
HB424 - Requires all state and county entities, when renting a vehicle on behalf of a state employee in the discharge of official government business, to rent electric or hybrid vehicles.
EV Charging Infrastructure Funding and Enforcement of EV Charging Rules
HB1142 - Allocates 3 cents of the barrel tax to fund the installation of EV charging systems and enforcement of 297-71 HRS - penalties for failure to comply with the requirement to install and maintain charging stations; authorizing penalties for improper parking in an EV charging stall; requiring that stations are maintained.
Extra Credit!
The following bills are also important to support. Please consider sending a comment on these as well.
SB1402 - Establishes a clean energy and energy efficiency revolving loan program, to be used to acquire clean energy systems, including electric vehicles.
SB932 - Support of multi-modal transportation with the requirement to create motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian highway and pathway networks. This measure helps to reduce 'vehicle miles traveled,’ an important strategy for reducing emissions.
