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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1374 |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 2. The
legislature finds that the devastating Maui wildfires on August 8, 2023, was
one of the worst natural disasters in the State's history.
The legislature further finds that in response to the growing
threat of wildfires and other natural hazards, the public utilities commission plays
a critical role in the State's efforts to strengthen critical infrastructure,
mitigate risks, protect utility customers, and ensure robust recovery following
extreme weather events.
To effectively address these challenges, it is urgently
imperative for the public utilities commission to strengthen the resilience and
reliability of electric utility services in the State. These initiatives will require consultants
with specialized expertise to provide technical assessments, evaluations, and
recommendations for mitigating storm-related power outages, restoring the grid,
rebuilding Maui infrastructure, and preparing for direct impacts of other natural
disasters to the State.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to make an emergency
appropriation of $700,000 out of the public utilities commission special fund
for the public utilities commission to procure the services of specialized
consultants.
SECTION 3. There is
appropriated out of the public utilities commission special fund established by
section 269-33, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the sum of $700,000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 to contract consultant services
for utility dockets.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the public utilities
commission for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Emergency Appropriation; PUC; Public Utilities Commission Special Fund; Consultant Services
Description:
Makes an emergency appropriation out of the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund for the Public Utilities Commission to procure services by consultants with technical expertise in the efforts to strengthen the resilience and reliability of electric utility services in the State.
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