HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	554
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO EXPENSES OF NEIGHBOR ISLAND RESIDENT PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 269-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) Effective July 1, 2005, the chairperson of the commission shall be paid a salary set at eighty-seven per cent of the salary of the director of human resources development, and each of the other commissioners shall be paid a salary equal to ninety-five per cent of the chairperson's salary. The commissioners shall be exempt from chapters 76 and 89 but shall be members of the state [[]employees'[]] retirement system and shall be eligible to receive the benefits of any state or federal employee benefit program generally applicable to officers and employees of the State, including those under chapter 87A. Effective July 1, 2019, a commissioner who is a resident of a county other than the city and county of Honolulu shall receive, in addition to actual travel expenses, a per diem allowance to cover personal expenses such as board, lodging, and incidental expenses of $225 per day authorized by the commission."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.

Report Title:

PUC; Neighbor Island Commissioners; Travel Expenses; Per Diem

Description:

Requires payment of travel expenses and a $225 per diem allowance to Public Utilities Commission members who are residents of a county other than the City and County of Honolulu for travel authorized by the PUC. (HB554 HD1)

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