REPORT TITLE:
Utility Lines


DESCRIPTION:
Establishes a state policy with respect to the placement of
utility lines that values the aesthetic benefit of the natural
landscape above all other factors. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           2279
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO UTILITY LINES. 


BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 269, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 2 by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to
 
 3 read as follows:
 
 4      "§269-    Value of benefits.  It is the policy of the State
 
 5 with regard to the placement of utility lines to value the
 
 6 aesthetic benefit of the natural landscape in residential and
 
 7 conservation zoned districts above all else."
 
 8      SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
 9      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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11                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________