STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1S12.-24
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR28 , 2024
RE: H.R. No. 161
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.R.
No. 161 entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, AND DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
RESOURCES TO TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE THE CARBON EMISSIONS
ARISING FROM AIRPLANE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE STATE,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of
Health, Department of Transportation, and Department of Land and
Natural Resources to take action to reduce the carbon emissions
arising from airplane transportation to and from the State.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this
measure from Airlines for America and Hawaiian Airlines.
Your Committee finds that the United Nation’s
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that each
individual must remain within a yearly “carbon budget” of 2.7 tons
in order to keep human—made global warning below 1.7 degrees
Celsius and reach zero net emissions by 2050. Your Committee
further finds that the average round trip flight to and from the
State creates 1.8 tons of carbon emissions, which is approximately
two—thirds of a person’s 2.7-ton annual carbon budget. Your
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Committee notes that the Federal Aviation Administration currently
oversees all aviation regulation, including emissions control,
which may lead to preemption of any State regulations that are
contrary to federal law. However, your Committee believes that
there are multiple possibilities for addressing carbon emissions
caused by air travel that do not require direct legislative
action.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity,
consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 161, as
amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your
Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 161,
H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Transportation,
CHRIS TODD, Chair
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature
Record of Votes of the Committee on Transportation
Bill/Re ol. tb Nj.~ Committee Referral:
~ The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: D Pass, unamended (as is) Pass, with amendments (HD) ~ Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
TRN Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. TODD, Chris (C)
2. KILA, Darius K. (VC)
3. A~, Micah P.K.
4. EVSLIN, Luke A.
5. KITAGAWA, Lisa
6. MIYAKE, Tyson K.
7. ONISHI, Richard H.K.
8. MATSUMOTO, Lauren
TOTAL (8)
The recommendation is: Adopted U Not Adopted
If joint referral, ____________________________ did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: ‘ ~~
Distribution: Original (White) Committee Duplicate (Yellow) Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) HMSO