HAR §19-109-5. Expenditure of funds

(a) Moneys in the safe routes to school program special fund shall be available for use by the department to administer a state safe routes to school program including, without limitation, the cost of equipment and general administrative overhead. (b) Moneys distributed from the safe routes to school program special fund shall be used by the counties to administer a county-level safe routes to school program, including, without limitation, the cost of equipment and general administrative overhead. (c) Projects funded in part or whole by moneys from the safe routes to school program special fund shall: (1) Primarily benefit elementary or middle school children; and (2) Achieve at least one of the following of the following goals: 109-3 3098 §19-109-5 (A) Enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk or bicycle to school; (B) Make walking and bicycling to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and (C) Facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. [Eff MAR 10 2014 ] (Auth: HRS §291C-4) (Imp: HRS §§291C- 3, 291C-4) §19-109-6 County safe routes to school program coordinators. (a) Each county shall: (1) Designate a safe routes to school program coordinator; and (2) Develop a county-level safe routes to school program which includes a process to identify and implement safe routes to school infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects. (b) The county safe routes to school coordinator shall either manage or oversee projects funded in whole or in part by moneys received from the safe routes to school program special fund to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state requirements. [Eff MAR 10 2014 ] (Auth: HRS §291C-4) (Imp: HRS §§291C-3, 291C-4)