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r <br /> U l:/UCIC°.t ~ ~ ~/t/t/gt ~ ~ ~ Preserving the <br /> P.O. Box 263, Pahoa, Hawaii 96778 good in Puna <br /> Adrian Barber President <br /> Phone & fax: (808) 965-6050 <br /> Pahoa Office: (808) 965-0557 <br /> February 7, 1997 <br /> Bill 14, Barber testimony <br /> page two <br /> 5. Consider the liability issue. Does not this proposed Fund, <br /> despite Ms. Goldstein's protestations to the contrary reveal some <br /> consciousness of a problem with geothermal developement? Could not <br /> clever lawyers use the existance of this Fund to help convince a <br /> Judge t}iat the County, by it's tacit recognition of a problem owns <br /> <br /> a liablity towards damaged neighbors in the future? I append a map <br /> showing PGV's own worst case scenario. <br /> 6. The proper vehicle for the mitigation of geothermal impacts <br /> <br /> already exists. It is set forth in Condition 51 of the Geothermal <br /> Resource Permit, GRP 87-1, approved by the Planning Commision of <br /> the County of Hawaii. Condition 51 is also appended. <br /> In closing I will r8ed to you Condtion One of the same permit. <br /> "The proposed geothermal development activities would not have <br /> unreasonable adverse health, environmental or socio-economic <br /> effects on residents or surrounding property". If this Condition <br /> is being met why do we need thia proposed Royalty Fund? <br /> Tahnk you. <br /> ~ C.i---~ ~ <br /> <br /> Adrian Barber <br /> A Hawai <br /> i non-profit corporation certified pursuant to lRS Code § 501(cJ(3J <br /> <br />