§209-10 Agricultural water systems; emergency power. When the governor has declared that a disaster has occurred for any portion of the State, pursuant to section 209-2, which results in damage to an agricultural water system that necessitates the temporary use of electrical power or backup generators to pump ground water for irrigation until the system can be repaired, the person who controls, operates, or manages the system may negotiate an agreement for the production of emergency power for the agricultural water system. The agreement shall terminate when the governor determines that the disaster emergency relief period is terminated.
If the negotiated agreement is with an independent power producer that is not currently regulated by the public utilities commission, the execution of the agreement shall not cause the independent power producer to become subject to the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission. [L 2008, c 97, §2]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 13. Planning and Economic Development
209. Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation
209-2 State disaster; determination by governor.
209-3 Duties of state and county department heads.
209-4 Rehabilitation coordinator; authority.
209-6 Relation to other agencies.
209-7 Closing of application date; position of coordinator terminated.
209-8 Consideration of other recoveries.
209-10 Agricultural water systems; emergency power.
209-17 Use of funds in relation to federal projects.
209-27 Types of loans; participation.