THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2020
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

 

 

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

 

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

     "(a)  There shall be a public utilities commission of three members, to be called commissioners, and who shall be appointed in the manner prescribed in section 26-34, except as otherwise provided in this section.  All members shall be appointed for terms of six years each, except that the terms of the members first appointed shall be for two, four, and six years, respectively, as designated by the governor at the time of appointment.  At least one member shall be a resident of a county other than the city and county of Honolulu and shall receive per diem compensation for the days on which actual service is rendered at a rate of       per day.  The governor shall designate a member to be chairperson of the commission.  Each member shall hold office until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.  Section 26-34 shall not apply insofar as it relates to the number of terms and consecutive number of years a member can serve on the commission; provided that no member shall serve more than twelve consecutive years.

     In appointing commissioners, the governor shall select persons who have had experience in accounting, business, engineering, government, finance, law, or other similar fields.  The commissioners shall devote full time to their duties as members of the commission and no commissioner shall hold any other public office or other employment during the commissioner's term of office.  No person owning any stock or bonds of any public utility corporation, or having any interest in, or deriving any remuneration from, any public utility shall be appointed a commissioner."

     SECTION 2.  The requirement that at least one of the public utilities commission members be a resident of a county other than the city and county of Honolulu pursuant to section 1 of this Act, shall apply to the next appointment to the commission following the effective date of this Act and thereafter.

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Public Utilities Commission; Members; Neighbor Island Resident; Per Diem

 

Description:

Requires at least one of the three PUC commissioners to be a resident of a county other than the city and county of Honolulu and to receive per diem compensation.

 

 

 

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