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Committee forwards Bill 12 to council to exempt utility-scale electrical equipment from county electrical code
Summary
The committee voted to forward Bill 12, which would exempt utility-grade electrical distribution equipment from the County Electrical Code, to full council with a favorable recommendation after Department of Public Works officials said they support the measure with clarifications.
The Hawaii County Council Policy Committee voted to forward Bill 12 to the full council with a favorable recommendation. Bill 12 would amend Chapter 5D, Article 1, Sections 5D-13 and 5D-16 of the Hawaii County Code (1983, 2016 edition, as amended) to exempt electrical work performed by an electrical utility on generating plants, substations, distribution mains, service drops and similar utility equipment from the county electrical code.
Councilmember Kimball, who introduced the bill, said the change would align Hawaii County with the other three counties that…
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