夏威夷"绿色税"资金去向征求民意：11月1日截止，公众创意将纳入2027年建议
夏威夷州绿色税咨询委员会（Green Fee Advisory Council）已开放线上创意门户，向公众征集绿色税收入的使用项目建议，提交截止时间为11月1日。按期收到的意见将被纳入委员会2027年向州议会提交的资金分配建议；逾期提交的可留待下一轮拨款周期考虑。
绿色税是州长乔希·格林2025年签署立法的项目，自今年1月1日起生效，形式是上调州住宿税税率，增收部分专项用于环境保护、气候韧性与可持续旅游三大类项目。委员会主席杰夫·米库利纳表示，提交创意不保证获得拨款：去年委员会收到来自公众和州各部门的数百份提案，累计预算超过20亿美元，而绿色税实际年收入预计仅约1亿美元，只能优中选优，"开工就绪"、获州议会拨款后可快速落地的项目更可能被推荐。截至本周三，委员会已批准约62个项目，并继续在未来一周征集更多公众建议。建议可详可略，门户还允许公众为他人的创意投票。委员会将在11月1日后评估全部提交，形成优先清单交州长，再由州长转交州议会作最终拨款决定。
Hawaii Seeks Public Ideas for Spending 'Green Fee' Revenue: Submissions Due November 1 Will Inform 2027 Recommendations
Hawaii's Green Fee Advisory Council has opened an online ideas portal inviting the public to propose projects for spending the state's green fee revenue. Submissions are due by November 1; ideas received on time will be incorporated into the council's 2027 funding recommendations to the state legislature, while late submissions may be held for the next funding cycle.
The green fee, signed into law by Governor Josh Green in 2025 and in effect since January 1 this year, raised the state's transient accommodations tax rate, with the additional revenue dedicated to three categories of projects: environmental protection, climate resilience and sustainable tourism. Council chair Jeff Mikulina said submitting an idea does not guarantee funding: last year the council received hundreds of proposals from the public and state agencies with combined budgets exceeding $2 billion, while the green fee's actual annual revenue is expected to be only about $100 million, so only the best can be chosen, and 'shovel-ready' projects that can move quickly once the legislature appropriates funds are more likely to be recommended. As of Wednesday, the council had approved about 62 projects and will continue collecting public suggestions over the coming week. Ideas may be detailed or brief, and the portal also lets the public vote on others' ideas. After November 1 the council will evaluate all submissions, form a priority list for the governor, and the governor will forward it to the legislature for final appropriation decisions.
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