Current through September, 2024
Section 16-605-6 - Power of attorney(a) A water carrier may appoint an agent to file and publish a tariff or supplement in which the water carrier participates by executing a power of attorney in favor of the agent. The power of attorney must be in the form set forth in Appendix A. The agent must be an organization expressly authorized by the commission to publish and file tariffs on behalf of water carriers.(b) A power granted an agent by a power of attorney may not be delegated by the agent to any other person. A water carrier may not grant powers of attorney to two or more agents which, if exercised, would result in conflicts in rates or other conditions.(c) A water carrier may revoke a power of attorney upon forty-five days' written notice to the commission and the agent. Upon the revocation of a power of attorney, the water carrier may appoint a new agent, and the water carrier or its new agent shall file a revision to its tariffs reflecting the change in agency. Such a revision is subject to the notice provision provided in section 16-605-5.(d) When two or more water carriers join in a through rate filed by an agent, all such carriers joining in the through rate shall execute powers of attorney in favor of the agent for purposes of filing the through rate.[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6, 271G-7, 271G-17) (Imp: HRS §§ 269-6, 271G-7, 271G-16, 271G-17)