H.B. 327 Summary

• Establishes a sustainable aviation fuel task force within the Hawaii State Energy Office to develop a state action plan reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international air transportation.

• Task force must prepare a work plan and regulatory scheme to help commercial airlines meet the International Civil Aviation Organization's mandate to reduce aviation greenhouse gas emissions to 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2050.

• Task force membership includes representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, state agencies, airlines, fuel refiners, biofuel producers, and research institutions, with the task force chair selected from its membership.

• Task force must submit an interim report to the legislature 40 days before the 2023 regular session and a final report 40 days before the 2024 regular session; the task force ceases to exist June 30, 2024.

• Hawaii State Energy Office must submit annual reports to the legislature on jet fuel consumption, sustainable aviation fuel investments, and infrastructure needs related to reducing greenhouse gas impacts from international commercial aviation.