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COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 192" 9 7
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RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE SPECIAL FUEL TAX PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 243-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, enable, empower,
and authorize the Council of the County of Hawaii to determine the amount of the county fuel
tax; and
WHEREAS, it is provided in said section that the amount of the county fuel tax shall be
determined by resolution to be adopted by the Council in the manner provided by law, relating to
resolutions involving the expenditure of public money, and the amount so fixed may be, per
gallon, one or more cents or a fraction of a cent or both, or zero; and
WHEREAS, the said section further provides that no such resolution shall be adopted
until the Council shall conduct a public hearing on the amount of the proposed tax after a notice
of such hearing shall have been published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county
at least twice during a period of thirty days immediately preceding the date of such hearing; and
WHEREAS, the existing county fuel tax imposed upon the sale or use of gasoline and
other liquid fuel had been set almost ten years ago at 8.8 cents per gallon for diesel on-highway
and gasoline and 6.8 cents per gallon for LPG on-highway by Resolution 397-88; and
WHEREAS, the Council, after considering the various and numerous highway needs and
improvements to be made within the County of Hawaii, believes that the county fuel tax should
be extended until June 30, 200f; and
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WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the county fuel tax will generate a projected
$2.5 million in highway fund revenues annually; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Council that expenditures of all revenues generated by
the fuel tax be based upon the apportionment formula developed by the Department of Public
Works and be used in accordance with highway improvement projects as appropriated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII:
1. That it does hereby fix, determine and set the amount of the County of Hawaii
fuel tax to be levied and collected by the Department of Taxation ofthe State of Hawaii, in
accordance with law, at 8.8 cents for diesel on-highway, gasoline on-highway and others and
6.8 cents for LPG on-highway until June 30, 2001.
2. That any and all increase in highway fund revenues generated by the fuel tax
increase shall be expended for highway improvements as appropriated.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect in accordance with
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provisions incorporated in Section 243-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and for the purposes of that
Section, the adoption date shall be March 15, 1998 and shall continue in effect until
June 30, 2001.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provisions of this resolution or the application
thereofto any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications ofthis 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.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk be and he is hereby instructed and
directed to send a copy of this resolution to the State Director of Taxation and State Director of
Finance.
DATED: Hilo, Hawaii,
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COli~TY OF HAW All
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COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
ROLL CALL VOTE
COUNTY CLERK
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CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OmCER RESOLUTION NO.
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ARAKAKI
CHUNG
LEITBEAD- TODD
RAY
REYNOLDS
SANTANGEW
SMITH
TYLER
YAGONG
I he~by ~rtify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the
vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on
ATTEST:
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