Title
BILL 56 (2025), AMENDING SECTION 14.10.010, MAUI COUNTY CODE, TO ESTABLISH NEW WATER RATES FOR PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATIVE SPECIES HABITATS (WAI-8)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Bill 56 (2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14.10.010, MAUI COUNTY CODE, TO ESTABLISH NEW WATER RATES FOR PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATIVE SPECIES HABITATS.” Bill 56’s purpose is to authorize discounted water rates for Department of Water Supply consumers who are using water solely for the purpose of conserving or restoring native Hawaiian species habitats without any associated commercial activity.
2. An Amendment Summary Form, dated June 24, 2025, from the Committee Chair, with a proposed CD1 version of Bill 56 (2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14.10.010, MAUI COUNTY CODE, TO AUTHORIZE WATER RATES FOR PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN SPECIES HABITATS.” The proposed CD1 version: 1) amends the bill’s title; 2) amends the bill’s effective date to be retroactive to July 1, 2025; 3) replaces references to water use “solely” for habitat preservation or restoration with “primarily”; 4) makes references to the uses qualifying for the water rate and the term “preservation consumer” internally consistent; 5) indicates the entity responsible for determining whether best management practices are acceptable; 6) defines “native Hawaiian species habitat”; and 7) incorporates nonsubstantive and technical revisions for clarity, consistency, and style.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 56 (2025) on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Bill 56 (2025) and other related action.