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RESOLUTION NO. 321 10
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL THE OPTION
TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF THE DISTRICT'S FUEL TAX ALLOCATION TO
BE UTILIZED FOR A GRANT -IN -AID PROGRAM FOR NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROAD MAINTENANCE FOR PRIVATE
STREETS AND ROADWAYS.
WHEREAS, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, §243 -6 in pertinent part states that fuel tax funds
"shall be expended for the following purposes, for the island for which the tax revenue is
specially indicated, or, if none, for the county for which the tax revenue is indicated "; and
WHEREAS, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, §243 -6, fuel tax dispositions, section 2, "for
acquisition, designing, construction, reconstruction, improvements, repair and maintenance of
county main and general thoroughfares, highways and other streets..."; and
WHEREAS, this section indicates that the fuel tax revenues can be expended for
improvements, repair and maintenance for roadways other than designated county roads; and
WHEREAS, private, non - dedicated, substandard streets exists in the County of Hawai'i,
and are open to the general public; and
WHEREAS, road maintenance ofprivate, non - dedicated, substandard streets will
provide a roadway accessible for authorized emergency vehicles which include fire and rescue
vehicles, police vehicles, ambulance, ocean safety vehicles, public safety law enforcement
vehicles, and conservation and resources enforcement vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council recognizes that during the 1960's, county
government approved large subdivisions particularly in the region of Puna which contain miles
of non- dedicated substandard private streets and roadways maintained by the community; and
WHEREAS, according to the Department of Finance Motor Vehicle Registration
Division, Puna being the fastest growing region, has 24,000 registered vehicles which represents
nearly 17% of the vehicles registered on the Big Island; and
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WHEREAS, having the option to designate a portion of the district fuel tax revenue to be
utilized in a grant in aid program allows for home rule in the distribution of fuel tax revenues as
well as providing thousands of residents that live in government approved private subdivisions
the benefit of their fuel tax contributions; and
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WHEREAS, this option would grant the Hawai`i County Council the choice of
designating a portion of the fuel tax allocation to help provide funding support to legitimate
non - profit organizations through a grant -in -aid program, which would serve thousands of island
residents that pay in to the fuel tax system but fail to get the intended maintenance benefit; and
WHEREAS, this authority to set aside a portion of the county fuel tax allocation would
apply to all districts in the entire County of Hawaii; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that the
approval of this resolution authorizes the option to designate a portion of fuel tax revenues to be
utilized for a grant -in -aid program for nonprofit organizations for the purpose of road
maintenance on private streets and roadways.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the council shall set forth the general criteria to qualify
for the grant -in -aid road maintenance program and sliall oversee the awarding of the grant
applications. Criteria could include: nonprofit 501(c) (2), (3) or (4) or other government
status deemed appropriate by the Hawaii County Council; roadway must serve a minimum
amount of residential lots; documentation that a specific percentage of the residents living on the
roadway agree to accepting funding for maintenance of the private roadway; priority funding to
organizations that provide community matching funds; and other criteria deemed necessary by
the Hawai`i County Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that organizations that receive funding through this
grant -in -aid program shall provide a complete financial reporting of the expenditures to the
Hawaii County Council no later then one -year after the grant has been awarded.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an ad hoc committee will be formed by the
Hawaii County Council by a separate resolution to set forth the process, general criteria, and
qualifications of the grant -in -aid program, and shall submit its recommendations to the full
Council for approval and implementation.
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi; the Director of the Department of Public
Works; the Director of the Department of Finance; the State Director of Taxation; State of
Hawai`i, Department of Taxation, P.O. Box 259 Honolulu, HI 96809; and to the State Director of
Finance, State of Hawaii, Department of Budget and Finance, P.O. Box 150, Honolulu, HI
96810.
Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 2010.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMB CO r yeF HAWAII
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COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii ENRIGUES
FORD
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by GREENWELI.
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOFFMANN
County of Hawaii on
IKEDA
NAEOLE - BEASON
ATTEST: ONISH!
YAGONG
YOSHIMOTO
Reference: C - 773/FC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 321 10
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