THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 38 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTing PUBLIC UTILITIES TO provide a fifty percent RATE discount TO retired senior citizens.
THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 38
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.C.R. NO.
38
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTing PUBLIC UTILITIES TO provide a fifty percent RATE discount TO retired senior citizens.
WHEREAS, many retired senior citizens live on fixed incomes and tight budgets, requiring them to limit expenses; and WHEREAS, the costs of public utilities, including electricity, water, gas, telephone, and telecommunication services are consistently rising and are difficult to limit or negotiate; and WHEREAS, the widening gaps between the rising costs of public utility services and fixed incomes of retired senior citizens make it increasingly difficult for retired senior citizens to live within their budgets; and WHEREAS, proactive measures are needed to help retired senior citizens maintain a reasonable quality of life despite rising, but necessary, public utility expenses; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that any public utility having a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Utilities Commission is requested to provide a fifty percent rate discount to any customer who is a retired senior citizen; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Public Utilities Commission is requested to assess the actions taken by public utilities and to determine whether any additional legislation is needed to ensure that retired senior citizens receive fifty percent rate discounts; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Public Utilities Commission is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, who, in turn, is requested to distribute copies of this Concurrent Resolution to all public utilities that currently hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Public Utilities; Discount; Senior Citizens
WHEREAS, many retired senior citizens live on fixed incomes and tight budgets, requiring them to limit expenses; and
WHEREAS, the costs of public utilities, including electricity, water, gas, telephone, and telecommunication services are consistently rising and are difficult to limit or negotiate; and
WHEREAS, the widening gaps between the rising costs of public utility services and fixed incomes of retired senior citizens make it increasingly difficult for retired senior citizens to live within their budgets; and
WHEREAS, proactive measures are needed to help retired senior citizens maintain a reasonable quality of life despite rising, but necessary, public utility expenses; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that any public utility having a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Utilities Commission is requested to provide a fifty percent rate discount to any customer who is a retired senior citizen; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Public Utilities Commission is requested to assess the actions taken by public utilities and to determine whether any additional legislation is needed to ensure that retired senior citizens receive fifty percent rate discounts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Public Utilities Commission is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, who, in turn, is requested to distribute copies of this Concurrent Resolution to all public utilities that currently hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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Report Title:
Public Utilities; Discount; Senior Citizens