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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION No. 351 91 (Draft 2) RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FUEL TAX INCREASE EXPENDITURE PLAN . WHEREAS, Resolution 397-88 , which was adopted by the Hawaii County Council on March 15, 1988, provided an additional 3 . 8 cents per gallon in fuel tax revenues for road resurfacing projects over a ten-year period ; and WHEREAS, Resolution 397-88 also provided that the $1 , 500,000 in additional annual revenues would be distributed and expended in accordance with a district distribution formula and a five-increment project plan as delineated in the attached Exhibit A of said resolution; and WHEREAS, Resolution 397-88 mandated that the apportionment formula be updated bi-annually; and WHEREAS, Committee on Public Works Report No. 142, which was adopted by the County Council at its May 1, 1991 meeting acknowledged the success of the fuel tax increase in providing for an improved highway resurfacing program, however, said report also recognized that further improvements could be realized with modifications ; and WHEREAS, the Committee on Public Works, at its July 9, 1991 meeting, further discussed the fuel tax increase program and acknowledged the following: The distribution formula does not necessarily reflect the use demands placed upon certain roadways, especially those primary roadways which are subject to more than localized traffic; The Department of Public Works, due to staff shortages , is experiencing difficulty in executing the program in an efficient and timely manner ; and WHEREAS, excess revenues are available for further appropriations due to revenues exceeding initial estimates . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it hereby amends the fuel tax expenditure plan as follows: 1 . Proceeds from the fuel tax increase shall be expended in accordance with various appropriation ordinances. Said ordinances shall delineate appropriation as incremental or primary road projects .