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H.B. NO. q ~ <br /> HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES <br /> NINETEENTH LEGISLATURE, 1997 <br /> STATE OF HAWAII <br /> A BILL FOR AN ACT <br /> RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES: <br /> BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGLSLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: <br /> ] SECTION 1. Section 46-16.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is <br /> 2 amended to read as follows: <br /> 3 "346-16.7 County general excise and use tax [surcharge]. <br /> 4 (a) Each county, except the county of Kalawao, may establish a <br /> Sgeneral excise and use tax (surcharge] of one-half per cent. <br /> 6 Each county shall establish the general excise and use tax <br /> 7 [surcharge] by ordinance (adopted before October 1, 1992, which <br /> 8 shall take effect on January 1, 1993, and remain in effect for <br /> 9 ten years through December 31, 2002, unless earlier repealed, <br /> <br /> 10 pursuant to subsection (c)]. No ordinance shall be adopted until <br /> <br /> lithe county has conducted a public hearing on the proposed <br /> 12 ordinance. Notice of the public hearing shall be published in a <br /> 13 newspaper of general circulation within the county at least twice <br /> 14 within a period of thirty days immediately preceding the date of <br /> 15 the hearing. (If a county fails to adopt a county general excise <br /> 16 and use tax surcharge ordinance by October 1, 1992, the county <br /> 17sha11 not be covered by this section.) <br /> 1g (b) Each county shall notify the director of taxation <br /> 19 within ten days after the county has adopted a general excise and <br /> HB LRB 97-0856 <br /> <br />