§49-1  Definitions.  Whenever used inthis chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

"Board" means any department or boardof a county authorized to issue revenue bonds under this chapter.

"County" means the city and county of Honolulu and the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, the board of water supply ofthe city and county of Honolulu and the boards of water supply of the countiesof Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui.

"Director of finance" means thedirector of finance of the various counties.

"Governing body" means council ofeach county, or any other body exercising the legislative powers of the county.

"Loan program" means the activitiesand policies undertaken by any county to provide:

(1)  Assistance to members of the general public whoare residents of the county by making loans or causing loans to be madeavailable to them for purposes as may be authorized by law; or

(2)  Loans to private nonprofit organizations orpublic instrumentalities, or to wholly owned affiliates thereof, for thedevelopment of low and moderate income housing pursuant to section 46-15.1(a).

"Revenue" means the moneys collected,including any moneys collected from the county or any department thereof, fromthe rates, rentals, fees and charges prescribed for the use and services of,and the facilities and commodities furnished by, an undertaking or the use andservices and benefits of a loan program.

"Revenue bonds" means all bondspayable solely from and secured by the revenue, or user taxes, or any combinationof both, of an undertaking or loan program or any loan made thereunder forwhich such bonds are issued and as otherwise provided in this chapter.

"Undertaking" means any public worksand properties, improvement, or system owned or operated by the county, andfrom which the county may derive revenue, or with respect to which the countymay derive user taxes, including but not limited to one or a combination of twoor more of the following:  water, sewerage, gas or electric, heat, light orpower works, solid waste processing and disposal, public off-street parkingfacilities, plants, systems, and low and moderate income housing projectsprovided pursuant to section 46-15.1, together with all parts thereof andappurtenances thereto.

"User taxes" means taxes on goods orservices or on the consumption thereof, the receipts of which are substantiallyderived from the consumption, use or sale of goods and services in theutilization of the functions or services furnished by the undertaking. [L 1989,c 80, pt of §3; am L 2002, c 207, §§1, 3; am L 2007, c 37, §3]

 

Cross References

 

"Undertaking":

  Mass transit system, see §51-4.

  Off-street parking, see chapter 56.