HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2013-47 Draft 3COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUAI Rem:Itution No. 2013 -47, Draft 3 RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE COUNTY OF KAUAI FUEL TAX RATE AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -06, DRAFT 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII:WHEREAS, the purpose of this resolution is to ensure the long term viability of both the county road system and the public bus system, to reduce auto maintenance costs to the driving public by providing better roads, and to meet the growing demand for bus services that will help to reduce vehicular traffic on the roads as well as fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gases, and household transportation costs; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that county gas taxes have not been raised for 14 years; yet road repair costs, which are partly oil- based, have risen astronomically. Therefore, an increase is justified and will help to ensure a regular roadway resurfacing and maintenance program based on a preventive maintenance approach. In Honolulu poorly maintained roads are estimated to cost drivers an average of $600.00 — $700.00 each year in repairs, new tires, and added fuel annually; and WHEREAS, the Council also finds that demand for bus services has also grown tremendously to the point where both passengers and bicyclists are being turned away because the buses are sometimes too full to safely accommodate all the passengers who are waiting at a bus stop. If the County is to expand bus services as called for in the Multimodal Land Transportation Plan, it will need a source of financing to do so; and WHEREAS, the Council also finds that it is important to have users of the county's road system pay their fair share since it is primarily the user that is causing the need for road maintenance and getting the benefit from use of the road system. Among the users are visitors to Kauai who make up about twenty percent 20 %) of the county's de facto population; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAI`I:SECTION 1. The County of Kaua`i fuel tax per gallon of liquid fuel,authorized by Chapter 243, Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS), as amended, is thirteen cents (13¢) per gallon of liquid fuel and zero cents (0¢) per gallon of biodiesel, and shall be increased as follows:and Effective July 1, 2013, an additional two cents (2¢) per gallon of liquid fuel;Effective July 1, 2014, an additional two cents (2¢) per gallon of liquid fuel;SECTION 2. Chapter 243, HRS, as amended, requires that the County of Kaua`i fuel tax be set by resolution.SECTION 3. Resolution No. 2004 -06, Draft 2 is hereby repealed.SECTION 4. Copies of this Resolution shall be transmitted to the Mayor, Director of Finance, and the Director of Taxation of the State of Hawai`i.SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect on July 1, 2013.Introduced by: /s/ JOANN A. YUKIMURA By Request)V: \RESOLUTIONS \2012 -2014 term \Resolution No 2013 -47 Draft 3 SS_cy.docx Leh, ce4 tLit gle601.ti ' ,a. 201 3-47, 04 3 aao,p,a 1 ..e amm. if o ti.e l.aA.11. 4 &ale 4 5C cvo ai, ' e, JLativa 5C.0.ai an IL I" 8, 2013.fDarea Ditay 9 ` 3 d Ota t g.ce ER.a O tafccvnwita 9C G buttnvwva 9C g 4 8 0 0 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAI`I:SECTION 1. The County of Kaua`i fuel tax per gallon of liquid fuel,authorized by Chapter 243, Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS), as amended, is thirteen cents (13¢) per gallon of liquid fuel and zero cents (0¢) per gallon of biodiesel, and shall be increased as follows:and Effective July 1, 2013, an additional two cents (2¢) per gallon of liquid fuel;Effective July 1, 2014, an additional two cents (2¢) per gallon of liquid fuel;SECTION 2. Chapter 243, HRS, as amended, requires that the County of Kaua`i fuel tax be set by resolution.SECTION 3. Resolution No. 2004 -06, Draft 2 is hereby repealed.SECTION 4. Copies of this Resolution shall be transmitted to the Mayor, Director of Finance, and the Director of Taxation of the State of Hawai`i.SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect on July 1, 2013.Introduced by: /s/ JOANN A. YUKIMURA By Request)V: \RESOLUTIONS \2012 -2014 term \Resolution No 2013 -47 Draft 3 SS_cy.docx Leh, ce4 tLit gle601.ti ' ,a. 201 3-47, 04 3 aao,p,a 1 ..e amm. if o ti.e l.aA.11. 4 &ale 4 5C cvo ai, ' e, JLativa 5C.0.ai an IL I" 8, 2013.fDarea Ditay 9 ` 3