§342I-28  Tire inventory records and
payment.  (a)  Payment of the motor vehicle tire surcharge shall be made
quarterly based on inventory records of the importers except for those
importers subject to subsection (c) or (d).  The dates September 30, December
31, March 31, and June 30 represent the end of each quarter period.  All
importers shall submit to the department documentation in sufficient detail
that identifies the number of tires imported into the State during the previous
quarter.



(b)  The amount due from the importers for the
quarter shall be equal to the number of tires provided in subsection (a)
multiplied by the motor vehicle tire surcharge of $1.  Payment shall be made by
check or money order payable to the Department of Health, State of Hawaii and
shall be deposited into the environmental management special fund as provided
in section 342I-29.  All subsequent inventory reports and payments shall be
made no later than the last day of the month following the end of the previous
calendar quarter, except for those importers subject to subsection (c) or (d).



(c)  An importer who imports fewer than fifty
tires within a one-year period shall be exempt from payment of the surcharge.



(d)  An importer who imports fifty or more
tires, but fewer than or equal to two hundred tires, or a motor vehicle rental
company shall be permitted to provide a report and payment of the surcharge
annually, with year ending December 31. [L 2000, c 173, pt of §1; am L 2002, c
191, §5]