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' COUNTY OF HAWAII -; " %1.- STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 61 13 A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS LEGISLATION PERMITTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO EXPEND A PORTION OF THE COUNTY'S SHARE OF FUEL TAX REVENUE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUBSTANDARD PRIVATE SUBDIVISION ROADS WHICH ARE USED BY THE PUBLIC. WHEREAS, in Section 243-6 of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes, the "county of Hawai`i fuel tax" shall "be paid over to the director of finance of the county of Hawai`i for deposit into the fund known as the `highway fund' created by section 249-18"; and WHEREAS, Section 249-18 of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes, dealing with the highway fund, does not currently allow for highway fund money to be spent on the maintenance of substandard private subdivision roads which are used by the public; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 382 and House Bill No. 101 were introduced at the Hawai`i State Legislature on January 18, 2013—bills which would permit the county of Hawai`i to appropriate a share of fuel tax revenue for the maintenance of private subdivision roads, provided that they are substandard and utilized by the public; and WHEREAS, many substandard private subdivision roads within the county of Hawai`i are utilized by the public, but not currently eligible for improvements funded through money derived from the county of Hawai`i fuel tax; and WHEREAS, substandard private subdivision roads may provide for hazardous driving conditions, not only for residents of private subdivisions, but also for county of Hawai`i emergency service workers, school buses, public transportation, and tourists who use these roads to either provide services or access coastal or mountain resources; and WHEREAS, on January 29, 2013, both the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Transportation and International Affairs, recommended that Senate Bill No. 382 be passed, unamended; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the 2013 Hawai`i State Legislature is hereby urged to pass legislation permitting the county of Hawai`i to expend a portion of the county's share of fuel tax revenue for the maintenance of substandard private subdivision roads which are used by the public.