Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE
Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Chapter 73 - INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND COMMUNICATION LINES
Subchapter 2 - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE
Section 6-73-13 - Prospective application
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 6-73-13
Current through August, 2024
(a) This chapter shall apply on a prospective basis only, i.e., to new installations and extensions, and to maintenance replacements of all existing installations, starting construction on or after the Code adherence date.
(b) Except as may be required for maintaining safety, service reliability and security, protection of vital or critical infrastructure, or other similar reasons, electrical supply and communication lines and associated equipment that start construction or are in existence before the Code adherence date are governed by the following:
(1) Installations that start construction or
existing installations that were constructed or installed during the period the
commission's General Orders No. 6 and No. 10 were in effect:
(A) Must, at a minimum, comply with these
orders; and
(B) Need not be
modified to comply with the Code;
(2) Existing installations that were
constructed or installed prior to the commission's adoption of General Orders
No. 6 and No. 10:
(A) Must, at a minimum,
comply with the commission's requirements that were in effect when such lines
were constructed or installed; and
(B) Need not be modified to comply with the
Code.
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