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M tv osq <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII •k--•/ •STATE OF HAWAII <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 321 10 <br /> (DRAFT 2) <br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL THE OPTION <br /> TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF THE DISTRICT'S FUEL TAX ALLOCATION TO <br /> BE UTILIZED FOR A GRANT -IN -AID PROGRAM FOR NONPROFIT <br /> ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROAD MAINTENANCE FOR PRIVATE <br /> STREETS AND ROADWAYS. <br /> WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, §243 -6 in pertinent part states that fuel tax funds <br /> "shall be expended for the following purposes, for the island for which the tax revenue is <br /> specially indicated, or, if none, for the county for which the tax revenue is indicated"; and <br /> WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, §243 -6, fuel tax dispositions, section 2, "for <br /> acquisition, designing, construction, reconstruction, improvements, repair and maintenance of <br /> county main and general thoroughfares, highways and other streets... "; and <br /> WHEREAS, this section indicates that the fuel tax revenues can be expended for <br /> improvements, repair and maintenance for roadways other than designated county roads; and <br /> WHEREAS, private, non - dedicated, substandard streets exists in the County of Hawai`i, <br /> and are open to the general public; and <br /> WHEREAS, road maintenance of private, non - dedicated, substandard streets will <br /> provide a roadway accessible for authorized emergency vehicles which include fire and rescue <br /> vehicles, police vehicles, ambulance, ocean safety vehicles, public safety law enforcement <br /> vehicles, and conservation and resources enforcement vehicles; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Council recognizes that during the 1960's, county <br /> government approved large subdivisions particularly in the region of Puna which contain miles <br /> of non - dedicated substandard private streets and roadways maintained by the community; and <br /> WHEREAS, according to the Department of Finance Motor Vehicle Registration <br /> Division, Puna being the fastest growing region, has 24,000 registered vehicles which represents <br /> nearly 17% of the vehicles registered on the Big Island; and <br /> 1 <br />