Sustainable aviation fuel program; established
HRS §206M-24
in effect206M-24. Sustainable aviation fuel program; established
(a) There is established the sustainable aviation fuel program, through which the development corporation may provide matching grants to any small business in the State that is developing products related to sustainable aviation fuel or greenhouse gas reduction from commercial aviation operations and requires assistance for any of the following items:
(1) Business planning;
(2) Technology development;
(3) Engineering; or
(4) Research.
(b) In reviewing grant applications pursuant to
this section, the development corporation shall analyze each application to determine
whether the item to be undertaken will be economically viable and beneficial to
the State.
(c) For the purposes of the program, product development
activities eligible for matching funds grants shall reduce commercial aviation greenhouse
gas emissions through:
(1) Sustainable aviation fuel production;
(2) Airborne operations fuel efficiency;
(3) Ground support equipment fuel replacement;
(4) Ground support equipment fuel efficiency; or
(5) Airport operations support to reduce overall jet fuel
consumption.
(d) Hawaii jet fuel baseline carbon intensity shall
be set at eighty-nine grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule, in line
with the benchmark established by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
This carbon intensity may be revised upon recommendation from the Hawaii state energy
office based upon future revisions to the United States Department of Energy's Greenhouse
Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation full life-cycle model;
provided that carbon intensity shall be measured in the units of grams of carbon
dioxide equivalent per megajoule.
(e) For the purposes of this section:
"Grant" means financial assistance provided
to Hawaii small business innovation research, small business technology transfer,
and other agency and private sector awardees and applicants under the terms and
conditions provided in this chapter.
"Hawaii small business innovation research",
"small business technology transfer", and "sustainable aviation fuel
program" means the programs administered by the development corporation to
encourage participation by enterprises in federal research and development programs.
"Other agency" means an entity that receives
an award or contract granted by the United States Departments of Agriculture, Transportation,
Energy, Defense, or Commerce, or other federal agencies for activities consistent
with those defined in this section.
"Small business" shall have the same meaning
as in section 201M-1.
"Sustainable aviation fuel" means ASTM
International D7566-compliant renewable aviation turbine fuel derived from biofuels,
as defined in section 269-91, and with a greenhouse gas lifecycle carbon intensity
lower than the baseline for jet fuel defined by the International Civil Aviation
Organization.
[L 2021, c 180, §2; am L 2022, c 109, §4]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol04_Ch0201-0257/HRS0206M/HRS_0206M-0024.htmFetched: 11/10/2026