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IMPORTANT: Testimony needed now - FTR
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Fuel Tax Revenue
(grant in aid program for private subdivision roads)


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Friends of Puna’s Future (FoPF) spent last year working with Dominic Yagong on a proposal to make a portion of the transportation fund available to private subdivisions.

The proposal to county council (Reso 321-10) was approved by council last year. It now goes to the state legislature.

Representative Faye Hanohano has submitted House Bill 1626 to amend the state fuel tax statutes to allow a fuel tax grant in aid program for the Big island.

You may read the bill here:

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session201...illtype=HB&billnumber=1626

This is IMPORTANT stuff. If successful this may be the first real structural change in the way Puna has been treated in fifty years.

Everyone who reads this should email support for HB 1626 right now! Email to:

reps@capitol.hawaii.gov

Subject line: Support for HB 1626

Possible statements:

A. 750 miles of private Big Island roads generate fuel tax and desperately need assistance. Ambulances are often unable to reach people in need. Please support HB 1626

B. The Big Island has a unique problem and needs your vote in favor of HB 1626 to help solve it. Taxes are paid. 750 miles of private roads are in need of maintenance.

C. Please support HB 1626. The Big Island really needs this solution to a Big ISland problem.


Talk to your friends and neighbors. Our roads need and deserve access to our tax money to maintain and improve them. It is your money. These are your roads.

Mahalo to Faaye Hanohano, Dominic Yagong and our council for moving this forward.

This is long over due!

[Moderator: I know this is political but it will be kept front and center for a week on Punatalk to encourage testimony]


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The proposed new language is shown below in red.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 H . B. NC).~
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FUEL TAXES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 243-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

“5243-6 Fuel taxes, dispositions. The “city and county of Honolulu fuel tax” shall be paid by the department of taxation into the state treasury, and shall, by the state director of finance, be paid over to the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu for deposit into the fund known as the “highway fund” created by section 249-18.

The “county of Kauai fuel tax” shall be paid by the department into the state treasury, and shall, by the state director of finance, be paid over to the director of finance of the county of Kauai for deposit into the fund known as the “highway fund” created by section 249-18. The “county of Hawaii fuel tax” shall be paid by the department into the state treasury, and shall, by the state director of finance, be paid over to the director of finance of the county of Hawaii for deposit into the fund known as the “highway fund” created by section 249-18.

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The ‘county of Maui fuel tax” collected on account of liquid fuel sold or used on the island of Lanai or sold elsewhere for ultimate use on the island of Lanai, shall be paid by the department into the state treasury, and shall, by the state director of finance, be paid over to the director of finance of the county of Maui for deposit into the fund known as the “highway fund~ created by section 249-18, for expenditure on the island of Lanai. The “county of Maui fuel tax” collected on account of liquid fuel sold or used on the island of Molokai or sold elsewhere for ultimate use on the island of Molokai, shall be paid by the department into the state treasury, and shall, by the state director of finance, be paid over to the director of finance of the county of Maui for deposit into the fund known as the “highway fund” created by section 249-18, for expenditure on the island of Molokai. The remainder of the “county of Maui fuel tax” shall be paid by the department into the state treasury, and shall, by the state director of finance, be paid over to the director of finance of the county of Maui for deposit into the fund known as the “highway fund” created by section 249—18.

Each of the foregoing taxes shall be expended for the following purposes, for the island for which the tax revenue is
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specially indicated, or, if none, for the county for which the tax revenue is indicated:

(1) For payment of interest on and redemption of any bonds duly issued or sold on or after July 1, 1951, under chapter 47 for the financing or aiding in financing the construction of county highway tunnels, approach roads thereto, and highways. Such payments of interest and principal on the bonds when due, shall be first charges on such moneys so deposited in the fund.

(2) For acquisition, designing, construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of county main and general thoroughfares, highways, and other streets, street lights, storm drains, and bridges, including costs of new land therefor, when expenditures for the foregoing purposes cannot be financed under state-federal aid projects.

(3) In the case of the city and county of Honolulu, for payment of the city and county’s share in an improvement district initiated by the city and county for an improvement listed in (2) above which is
permitted to be constructed in the city and county.

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(4) For the construction of county highway tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, and bridges, where such improvement cannot be made under state-federal aid projects.

(5) For purposes and functions connected with county traffic control and preservation of safety upon the public highways and streets.

(6) For purposes and functions in connection with mass transit

(7) For acquisition, design, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of bikeways.

(8) In the case of the county of Hawaii, funds may be appropriated for a grant-in-aid program as established by the council of the county of Hawaii, for use by private nonprofit maintenance corporations for the maintenance of private roads maintained by such corporations in a manner consistent with paragraph (2).


[+8+] (9) No expenditure shall be made, out of the revenues paid into any such fund, which will jeopardize federal aid for highway construction. IT
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SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.


SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.
INTRODUCED BY:
JAN 2 62011
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Report Title:
County Fuel Tax

Description:
Permits the County of Hawaii to appropriate the County’s share of fuel tax revenue for a grant-in-aid program for the maintenance of private roads maintained by nonprofit maintenance corporations.


The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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My email sent today
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Thanks Daniel, People, please follow Daniel's lead and send testimony. It only takes a minute and can help Puna in a big way.
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I cut & pasted 3 separate emails, took me 2 minutes. Do It!
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Sent yesterday Rob-
Maybe some good?
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I did mine! Thanks Rob for giving us the gentle nudge.
Peace and long life
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Yes, I needed the nudge too. Email sent.

The Punaweb community serves many purposes. Every one of our forums gives us an opportunity to participate in our community at some level or another. It is wonderful to see it used purposefully.

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Pam


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Thank you everyone. Still some miles to go. Please, if you have not done so send in testimony. It only takes a minute.
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Sent mine off- took only a minute. Way less time than slowly crawling along rutted roads!


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