HRS §269-122
Public benefits fee administrator
This section lets the Public Utilities Commission hire an outside company to run programs funded by public benefits fees. The company must follow certain rules, report regularly, and cannot be an electric utility or its affiliate. It also limits how much of the fees can be spent on administration.
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The statute, as written — Public benefits fee administrator; establishment
(a) The public utilities commission may contract with a third-party administrator, to operate and manage any programs established under section 269-121. The administrator shall not be deemed to be a "governmental body" as defined in section 103D-104; provided that all moneys transferred to the third-party administrator shall be comprised solely of public [benefits] fees collected pursuant to section 269-121 or from funds provided by the federal government or by private funding sources. The administrator shall not expend more than ten per cent of the collected public benefits fees in any fiscal year, or other reasonable percentage determined by the public utilities commission, for administration of the programs established under section 269-121. (b) The public benefits fee administrator shall be subject to regulation by the public utilities commission under any provision applicable to a public utility in sections 269-7, 269-8, 269-8.2, 269-8.5, 269-9, 269-10, 269-13, 269-15, 269-19.5, and 269-28, and shall report to the public utilities commission on a regular basis. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the public benefits fee administrator shall not be an electric public utility or an electric public utility affiliate.
Sections this one refers to
§103D-104 Definitions for government purchasing rules
§269-121 How the public benefits fee is collected and used
§269-7 Commission's power to investigate utilities
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