HRS §46-47
How county franchise fees must be spent
This section says that money a county gets from a public utility under a franchise must go into the county's highway fund. That money can only be used for roads, highways, street lights, sidewalks, and related safety items. In Honolulu, the city council can also use it for traffic safety and vehicle testing stations.
counties
The statute, as written — Franchise fees, disposition of
All moneys received by any county from any public utility corporation under the provisions of the franchise granted to the corporation shall be kept in the highway fund created by section 249-18 and expended on the construction, maintenance, improvement, and repair of public roads and highways of the county in which the same are received, including for the purposes of this section, the installation, maintenance, and repair of street lights and power, and other charges for street lighting purposes as well as the replacement of old street lights, and footpaths or sidewalks; provided that in the city and county of Honolulu the city council may provide for the maintenance of the traffic department, for other purposes and functions connected with the prevention of automobile accidents and preservation of safety upon the highways and streets in the city and county of Honolulu, and for the establishment and maintenance, under the direction of the police department, of one or more vehicle testing stations, from the moneys.
Sections this one refers to
§249-18 How highway tax money is collected and spent
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