Bill Text: HI HB722 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Agricultural Water Systems; Electrical Power
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB722 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB722-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Agricultural Water Systems; Electrical Power
Description:
Permits the negotiation of power provision agreements for agricultural water systems without subjecting the power provider to PUC authority.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to AGRICULTURE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 269, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§269- Agricultural water systems; electricity production. A person who controls, operates, or manages an agricultural water system may negotiate an agreement for the provision of electricity to operate the agricultural water system for the purposes of pumping ground water for irrigation.
If the negotiated agreement is with an independent power producer that is not currently regulated by the public utilities commission, the execution of the agreement shall not cause the independent power producer to become subject to the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission."
SECTION 2. Section 209-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["[§209-10] Agricultural water
systems; emergency power. When the governor has declared that a
disaster has occurred for any portion of the State, pursuant to section 209-2,
which results in damage to an agricultural water system that necessitates the
temporary use of electrical power or backup generators to pump ground water for
irrigation until the system can be repaired, the person who controls, operates,
or manages the system may negotiate an agreement for the production of
emergency power for the agricultural water system. The agreement shall
terminate when the governor determines that the disaster emergency relief
period is terminated.
If the negotiated agreement is with an
independent power producer that is not currently regulated by the public
utilities commission, the execution of the agreement shall not cause the
independent power producer to become subject to the jurisdiction of the public
utilities commission."]
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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