§271-36  Fees and charges.  (a)  Every
common carrier by motor vehicle and every contract carrier by motor vehicle
shall pay to the commission, in April of each year, a fee equal to one-fourth
of one per cent of the gross revenues from the carrier's business during the
preceding calendar year, or the sum of $20, whichever is greater.  Gross
revenues include all revenues received from services connected with or
incidental to the transportation of persons or the transportation of property,
as defined under section 271-4.



(b)  Every common carrier by motor vehicle and
every contract carrier by motor vehicle paying a fee under subsection (a) may
impose a surcharge to recover the amount paid above one-eighth of one per cent
of gross income.  The surcharge imposed shall not be subject to the notice,
hearing, and approval requirements of this chapter; provided that the surcharge
may be imposed by the utility only after thirty days' notice to the public
utilities commission.  Unless ordered by the public utilities commission, the
surcharge shall be imposed only until the conclusion of the carrier's next rate
case; provided that the surcharge shall be subject to refund with interest at
the public utility's authorized rate of return on rate base if the utility
collects more money from the surcharge than actually paid due to the increase
in the fee to one-fourth of one per cent.



(c)  The commission shall establish fair and
reasonable fees for the following applications:



(1)  Applications for certificates and permits as
provided by sections 271-12 and 271-13;



(2)  Applications for extensions of certificates as
provided by section 271-12(d);



(3)  Applications for temporary certificates and
permits as provided by section 271-16; and



(4)  Applications for authority to convey property
necessary or useful in the performance of duties to the public or to transfer
certificates or permits or to purchase motor carrier stock, as provided in
section 271-18.



The fees charged pursuant to this subsection shall
be paid to the commission at the time of submission of the application.



(d)  The commission may charge an amount it
deems necessary and reasonable to defray the cost of supplying to the carriers
and the public the application forms and other forms, schedules, tariffs,
copies of rules, and other pamphlets and materials it provides by individual
copy or in bulk.



(e)  All of the fees and charges collected
under this section shall be deposited with the director of finance to the
credit of the public utilities commission special fund established under
section 269-33. [L 1961, c 121, pt of §2; Supp, §106C-34; HRS §271-36; am L
1976, c 122, §1; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §7; am L 1994, c 226, §4]



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  Commission authorized to collect reduced fees pursuant to
subsection (b).  Att. Gen. Op. 62-41.