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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to RESIDENTIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEMS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§46- Off-grid
residential photovoltaic energy generating system installation; exemption from county
permit requirements. (a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, each county shall exempt from
county permitting requirements the installation of off-grid residential photovoltaic
energy generating systems on the rooftops of residential properties if the
installation complies with all other applicable state and county building and zoning
code requirements.
(b) Neither
the State nor any county shall be liable for claims arising from the
installation of an off-grid residential photovoltaic energy generating system
exempt from county permitting requirements pursuant to subsection (a), unless
the claim arises out of gross negligence or intentional misconduct by the State
or county.
(c) No
off-grid residential photovoltaic energy generating system that receives an
exemption under this section shall be eligible for interconnection to the
Hawaii electric system for the entire duration of its operation.
(d)
For the purposes of this section:
"Hawaii
electric system" has the same meaning as in section 269-141.
"Off-grid residential photovoltaic
energy generating system" means any identifiable facility, equipment,
apparatus, or the like that utilizes electricity-generating modules mounted on the
rooftop of a residential property; converts solar energy to useful electrical
energy for heating, cooling, or reducing the use of other types of energy that
are dependent upon fossil fuel for the generation of electricity; and is not
connected to the Hawaii electric system.
"Residential property" has the same
meaning as in section 667-1."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Counties; Off-grid Residential Photovoltaic Energy Generating System; Rooftop; Permit; Exemption
Description:
Requires the counties to exempt from county permitting requirements the installation of off-grid residential photovoltaic energy generating systems on the rooftops of residential properties under certain circumstances.
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