Title
BILL 99 (2025), AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, APPENDIX B, DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY (WATER FUND, PRESERVATION/RESTORATION RATE) (BFED-43)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of Bill 99 (2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, APPENDIX B, DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY, WATER FUND, PRESERVATION/RESTORATION RATE.” Bill 99’s purpose is to amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, Appendix B, Revenues – Fees, Rates, Assessments and Taxes, Department of Water Supply, Water Fund, to add a new category entitled “Preservation/Restoration Rate,” with an all usage rate of $4.98 per 1,000 gallons and rates of $4.98, $5.23, and $5.49 per 1,000 gallons during Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 water shortages, respectively. The rates are for water used primarily for native Hawaiian species habitat preservation or restoration with no associated commercial activity and would take effect retroactively to July 1, 2025.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 99 (2025) on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Bill 99 (2025) and other related action.