Bill Text: HI HB328 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Energy Efficiency.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Referred to EET/HOU, WAM. [HB328 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB328-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to energy efficiency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 196, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§196- Installation
of energy-efficient technologies. (a) Notwithstanding
any law to the contrary, no person shall be prevented by any covenant,
declaration, bylaws, restriction, deed, lease, term, provision, condition,
codicil, contract, or similar binding agreement, however worded, from
installing the energy-efficient technologies on any single-family residential
dwelling or townhouse that the person owns. Any
provision in any lease, instrument, or contract contrary to the intent of this
section shall be void and unenforceable.
(b) Every private entity shall adopt rules by
December 31, 2022, that provide for the placement of energy-efficient technologies. The rules shall facilitate the placement of energy-efficient
technologies and shall not impose conditions or restrictions that render the technologies
more than twenty-five per cent less efficient or increase the cost of
installation, maintenance, and removal of the technologies by more than fifteen
per cent. No private entity shall assess
or charge any homeowner any fees for the placement of any energy-efficient technology.
(c) Any person may place an energy-efficient technology
on any single-family residential dwelling or townhouse unit owned by that
person, provided that:
(1) The technology is in compliance with the rules and specifications adopted pursuant to subsection (b);
(2) The technology is registered with the private entity of record within thirty days of installation; and
(3) If the technology is placed on a common element or limited common element as defined by a project's declaration, the homeowner shall first obtain the consent of the private entity; provided further that consent shall be given if the homeowner agrees in writing to:
(A) Comply with the private entity's design specification for the installation of the technology;
(B) Engage a duly licensed contractor to install the technology, except in the case of an energy-efficient outdoor lighting device; and
(C) Within fourteen days of approval of the technology by the private entity, provide a certificate of insurance naming the private entity as an additional insured on the homeowner's insurance policy, except in the case of an energy-efficient outdoor lighting device.
(d) If an energy-efficient technology is placed
on a common element or limited common element:
(1) The owner and each successive owner of the single-family residential dwelling or townhouse unit on which the technology is placed shall be responsible for any costs for damages to the technology, common elements, limited common elements, and any adjacent units, arising or resulting from the installation, maintenance, repair, removal, or replacement of the technology. The repair, maintenance, removal, and replacement responsibilities shall be assumed by each successive owner until the technology has been removed from the common elements or limited common elements. The owner and each successive owner shall at all times have and maintain a policy of insurance covering the obligations of the owner under this paragraph and shall name the private entity as an additional insured under said policy, except in the case of an energy-efficient outdoor lighting device; and
(2) The owner and any successive owner of the single-family residential dwelling or townhouse unit on which the device is placed shall be responsible for removing the technology if reasonably necessary or convenient for the repair, maintenance, or replacement of the common elements or limited common elements.
(e) For the purposes of this section:
"Energy-efficient technologies" includes cool roofs, whole
house fans and associated vents or louvers, and energy-efficient outdoor lighting
devices.
"Private entity" means any association of homeowners, community association, condominium association, cooperative, or any other non-governmental entity with covenants, bylaws, and administrative provisions with which the homeowner's compliance is required."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Energy-Efficient Technologies; Cool Roof; Whole House Fan; Outdoor Lighting Device; Installation
Description:
Allows for the installation of certain energy-efficient technologies on any privately owned single-family residential dwelling or townhouse, with limited restrictions. Requires private entities to adopt rules regarding the placement of those technologies.
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