2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 12. CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES
196. Energy Resources
196-61 Definitions.

Note

2015 green infrastructure loan program study (report to 2016 legislature). L 2013, c 211, §10.

§196-61 Definitions. As used in this part:

"Authority" means the Hawaii green infrastructure authority as established under section 196-63.

"Bond" means any bond, note, and other evidence of indebtedness that is issued by the State pursuant to part X of chapter 269.

"Clean energy technology" means any technology as defined in section 269-121(b).

"Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism, or any successor by law.

"Director" means the director of business, economic development, and tourism, or the director's designee.

"Financing order" means the same as defined in section 269-161.

"Financing party" means the same as defined in section 269-161.

"Green infrastructure bond fund" means the special fund created pursuant to section 196-67.

"Green infrastructure charge" means the on-bill charges for the use and services of the loan program, including the repayment of loans made under the loan program, as authorized by the public utilities commission to be imposed on electric utility customers.

"Green infrastructure costs" means costs incurred or to be incurred by the electric utility customers to pay for clean energy technology, demand response technology, and energy use reduction and demand side management infrastructure including, without limitation, the purchase or installation of green infrastructure equipment, programs, and services authorized by the loan program.

"Green infrastructure equipment" means infrastructure improvements, equipment, and personal property to be installed to deploy clean energy technology, demand response technology, and energy use reduction and demand side management infrastructure.

"Green infrastructure fee" means the same as defined in section 269-161.

"Green infrastructure loan program order" means the same as defined in section 269-161.

"Green infrastructure property" means the same as defined in section 269-161.

"Green infrastructure special fund" means the special fund created pursuant to section 196-65.

"Loan program" and "green infrastructure loans" means the program established by this part and loans made to finance the purchase or installation of green infrastructure equipment for clean energy technology, demand response technology, and energy use reduction and demand side management infrastructure, programs, and services as authorized by the public utilities commission using the proceeds of bonds or other proceeds. [L 2013, c 211, pt of §2]