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VITOUSEK: Absolutely.
<br /> KERN: I want to make sure everybody has access to files in their computer. They are on the
<br /> desktop. There's background report,public testimony. So if anybody needs assistance with that,
<br /> let us know, and our team will help. Thank you very much.
<br /> KAY: Thank you, everyone, for your patience. Tracie, real quick, can I confirm that you are
<br /> seeing the opening page of the presentation,please?
<br /> CAMERO: Yes, Christian, I can see the presentation right now.
<br /> KAY: Great, thank you very much. Again, this is a County Council-initiated Bill number 120,
<br /> related to regulating, the regulation of electric vehicle chargers, charging stations, parking
<br /> spaces. So the request and purpose is as follows: The Hawaii County Council has introduced
<br /> Bill number 120, which seeks to amend Chapter 24, Vehicles and Traffic, Article 8, and Chapter
<br /> 25, Zoning, Article 1 and Article 4, Division 5, of the Hawaii County Code, relating to electric
<br /> vehicle charging stations and provision of and enforcement for EV parking spaces; the purpose
<br /> of this bill is to establish in County Code requirements for providing parking spaces equipped
<br /> with an EV charging station in places of public accommodation and establishing requirements
<br /> for parking in these spaces and penalties for violations of those requirements in compliance with
<br /> Sections 291-71 and 291-72 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.
<br /> This is the brief legislative timeline. Legislation creating these sections of HRS was passed back
<br /> in 2012 to require the provision of EV charging stations and associated EV parking spaces in
<br /> places of public accommodation, to provide for a penalty structure, and to provide for a penalty
<br /> structure for illegal parking in those spaces. Those sections were updated in 2021 to amend
<br /> language around EV charger requirements, to clarify that EVs parked in designated spaces are
<br /> required to be actively charging, to allow for owners of parking facilities to charge a fee for the
<br /> EV charting systems, requiring that EV chargers be maintained in good working order, and
<br /> allowing law enforcement or parking enforcement officers to access private property to enforce
<br /> provisions of the section,provided they contain an EV charging station. Finally, in 2021 HRS
<br /> 291-73 was added to allow counties to adopt an ordinance to enforce the requirements found in
<br /> those sections. Bill 120 is the culmination of the County Council's initial effort to adopt such an
<br /> ordinance.
<br /> So we'll start with what's in the bill. It starts with definitions. Bill 120 proposes to amend
<br /> Chapter 24 to include definitions for"Electric vehicle," "Neighborhood electric vehicle," "Fuel
<br /> cell electric vehicle," and"Electric vehicle charging system." Bill 120 further proposes to
<br /> amend Chapter 25 with definitions outlined, with the definitions that were outlined above and
<br /> add additional definitions for"Alternating current Level 2 charging station," "Direct current fast
<br /> charger," "Networked charger," and "Place of public accommodation." The preceding list of
<br /> definitions are largely copied directly from sections of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. One of the
<br /> main definitions that's really the crux of the bill is this what is a"Place of public
<br /> accommodation," and that's defined in Bill 120 as, "a business, accommodation, refreshment,
<br /> entertainment, recreation, or transportation facility of any kind whose goods, services, facilities,
<br /> privileges, advantages, or accommodations are extended, offered, sold, or otherwise made
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