§269-26  Investigation of water rates
charged by lessee under state leases.  The public utilities commission
shall investigate charges made by all persons for water supplied to consumers
for domestic uses and purposes, where the water supplied is secured by virtue
of a lease from the State, requiring rates to be fixed by the licensee with the
approval of the department of land and natural resources.  If it appears upon
investigation that the water supplied to consumers for domestic uses and
purposes is by virtue of a lease requiring rates to be fixed by the licensee,
with the approval of the department, then the public utilities commission shall
report to the department the result of the investigation, and whether the rates
charged to consumers are reasonable or not. [L 1917, c 238, §1; RL 1925, §2203;
RL 1935, §7961; RL 1945, §4722; RL 1955, §104-23; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §21; am
L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §269-26]