Bill Text: HI HB2454 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Critical Electrical Infrastructure.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-05-13 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. [HB2454 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB2454-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CRITICAL ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The
legislature finds that the security and resilience of Hawaii's critical
electrical infrastructure is fundamental to the health, safety, and welfare of
the State's residents, visitors, and employees and to the national defense of
the country. The legislature
acknowledges that modern society functions because of safe, affordable, and
reliable electrical power. The
legislature further finds that existing trespass laws do not provide a
proportionate level of protection for such a key resource.
The
purpose of this Act is to protect the public and electric utility employees,
ensure reliable electrical service in the State, and decrease damage to
critical electrical infrastructure caused by trespassing by establishing the
offense of criminal trespass on critical electrical infrastructure.
SECTION 2. Section 708‑800, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Critical electric
infrastructure" means any facility used to support the generation,
transmission, or distribution of electricity, including but not limited to
power plants, power generation facility peakers, electric transmission
facilities, or electric stations or substations. "Critical electric infrastructure"
does not include electric transmission land or right-of-way that is not
completely enclosed and maintained by an electric utility."
SECTION 3. Chapter 708, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§708‑ Criminal trespass on critical electrical
infrastructure. (1) A person commits the
offense of trespassing on critical electrical infrastructure when the person,
in the course of committing the offense:
(a) Intentionally
enters or unlawfully remains on the property of a critical electrical
infrastructure with intent to commit therein a crime against a person or
against property rights and the property is fenced or enclosed in a manner
designed to exclude intruders with posted warning signs; or
(b) Recklessly disregards
a risk that the property belongs to a critical electrical infrastructure
company.
(2) An act occurs "in the course of
committing the offense" if it occurs in effecting entry or while on the
property or in immediate flight therefrom.
(3) Trespassing on a critical electrical
infrastructure is a class C felony.
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Trespassing; Critical Electrical Infrastructure; Criminal Trespass
Description:
Establishes the offense of criminal trespass on critical electrical infrastructure.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
