FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                       May 31, 2006   Release M-56-06

MAYOR SIGNS THREE BILLS INTO LAW

            Mayor Mufi Hannemann today (Wednesday, May 31, 2006) signed into law:

·   Bill 23 (2006), CD1, relating to motor vehicles parking in metered stalls in City parks. The bill was requested by the Honolulu Police Department to correct potential legal issues and to specify exactly what constitutes a citable parking violation.

·  Bill 35 (2006), which allows the City’s one-time tax credit to be granted to additional property owners who replace their cesspools with septic tank systems. The existing tax credit is meant to encourage property owners to voluntarily convert from cesspools to septic tanks. The credit has not been available to property owners who make the conversion in order to comply with federal requirements. The bill makes those property owners eligible for the credit, but they must apply for it within 90 days.

·   Bill 36 (2006), CD1, which clarifies the existing ordinance relating to the monthly rental rate for telecommunications facilities on City property.

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Contact:

Bill Brennan, 527-6928

Mark Matsunaga, 527-5767