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WHEREAS,the following chart shows the current tax per gallon and the potential tax <br /> amount based on an increase of thirty percent per gallon; and <br /> z <br /> - 0 cu <br /> ^0 0 a? gi =elJ <br /> °' .E o et et <br /> ee c A A <br /> A ri cj Pa <br /> Current Tax/Gallon $ 5.98 $ 2.12 $ 1.38 $ 0.85 $ 0.93 $ 0.54 <br /> Increase Tax,., 30% 7.78 2.76 1.80 1.11 1.21 0.70 <br /> WHEREAS,potential revenues received from a thirty per cent increase of the gallonage <br /> tax on liquor would supplement services provided by police, fire, emergency medical services, <br /> road cleanup, prosecution associated with crashes involving persons driving while under the <br /> influence of an intoxicant, and may also be used for training, equipment, and public service <br /> announcements; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawai`i supports a thirty percent increase of <br /> the gallonage tax on liquor as an additional source of revenue that would benefit all counties of <br /> the State of Hawai`i; now, therefore, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the <br /> Hawai`i State Association of Counties include in its 2013 Legislative Package, a draft bill to <br /> amend chapter 244D, section 244D-4, Hawai`i Revised Statutes labeled "Exhibit A" and the <br /> justification sheet for this action labeled "Exhibit B." <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that revenues received from this tax increase of <br /> approximately thirty percent per gallon of liquor shall be placed in a special fund, and the <br /> increased tax revenue collected pursuant to this Act shall be reimbursed to the counties, however, <br /> fines on the increased tax revenue shall be retained by the State of Hawai`i for collection <br /> expense. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the counties shall use the increased revenue from <br /> the thirty per cent increase in gallonage tax on liquor to pay for Police, Fire, Emergency Medical <br /> Services, road clean-up, and prosecution associated with crashes involving driving while under <br /> the influence of an intoxicant, and increased tax revenue may also be used to cover expenses <br /> relating to training, equipment, and public service announcements associated with reducing <br /> occurrences of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that tax revenues from the thirty per cent increase in <br /> gallonage tax on liquor shall be kept in a special fund by each county, and be accounted for as a <br /> separate line item in their respective budgets. <br /> 3 <br />