(a) The public utilities commission may contract with a third-party administrator, to operate and manage any programs established under § 269-121. The administrator shall not be deemed to be a “governmental body” as defined in § 103D-104; provided that all moneys transferred to the third-party administrator shall be comprised solely of public [benefits] fees collected pursuant to § 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 § 269-121.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 269-122

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(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.

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