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. . . . COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 2.41 98 RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 192-97 RELATING TO THE SPECIAL FUEL TAX PROGRAM. WHEREAS, Resolution No. 192-97 proposed to fix, determine, and set the amount of County of Hawaii fuel tax to be levied and collected by the Department of Taxation of the State of Hawaii pursuant to Section 243-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and WHEREAS, in accordance with said section, the Council, following two public hearings, adopted Resolution No. 192-97 on January 21, 1998; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 192-97 set the fuel tax to be imposed on the sale or use of gasoline and other liquid fuel at 8.8 cents per gallon for diesel on-highway and gasoline at 6.8 cents per gallon for liquefied petroleum (LPG) on-highway until June 30, 2008; and WHEREAS, according to Section 243-4(c)(2), Hawaii Revised Statutes, the rate for LPG should be equal to two-thirds of the applicable diesel oil rate, rounded to the nearest cent; therefore, according to the following formula, the rate for LPG is limited to 6 cents per gallon (~.8 cents X 2/3 = 5.8666 = 6). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW All that the LPG rate fixed, determined and set in Resolution No. 192-97 shall be amended from 6.8 cents to'6 cents per gallon. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect in accordance with provisions incorporated in Section 243-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and shall continue in effect until June 30, 2008. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provisions of this resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this resolution are declared to be severable. 1