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I~~ J~ COUNTY OF HAWAII ~ STATE OF HAWAII ~h.a.N'~ 07 141 BILL NO. 145 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 1, SUBSECTION 18-90(H), HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose and findings. The purpose of this ordinance is to extend the original two-year time period to run through December 31, 2009. The Hawaii County Transportation Administrator is seeking to amend chapter 18, article 4, division 1, subsection 18-90(h), of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), to allow for an extension of time for the County of Hawai`i's transportation kokua zone, wherein riders boarding and alighting any regularly-scheduled bus route operated by the County of Hawaii, or its designee, shall ride free of charge. Subsection 18- 90(h)(4) specifically states "[A] designated transportation kokua area shall terminate two years after its implementation, unless extended or terminated by the Council." SECTION 2. Chapter 18, article 4, division 1, subsection 18-90(h), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "(h) Island-wide transportation free zone. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide the public with a transportation alternative to the private automobile. The provision of an effective public transportation system for the residents of the County of Hawaii will produce economic, social and lifestyle benefits for the residents of Hawaii County. The distances residents must travel for work, medical, education, and social needs will be alleviated by providing public transportation at no cost to the user. (2) The County of Hawaii shall be designated a transportation kokua zone. Riders boarding and alighting any regularly scheduled bus route operated by the County of Hawaii or its designee shall ride free of charge. (3) The transportation kokua zone shall not apply to County contracted shared-ride taxi services, County operated curb to curb van services, or County operated non-scheduled bus services. (4) [ «°~a°a The County wide transportation kokua zone shall terminate on December 31, 2009. (5) Within one year of the [a°'° °F ]kokua zone's effective date and again not later than ninety days prior to °o«,.° , December 31, 2009, the transit administrator shall report to the Hawaii County council on the impact of its implementation[, ° °.,,..,.,r..,,.°a x($31.,, SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and underscoring need not be included.