Relating to transportation

ARTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Appropriating money to the department of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems and state and local roads; removing a balance transfer requirement from the flexible highway account to the county turnback account

ARTICLE 2 - TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDING

Appropriating money to the departments of transportation (DOT) and management and budget for corridors of commerce, the transportation economic development program, state road construction, and bond sale expenses; authorizing and providing for the sale of state bonds

ARTICLE 3 - TAX ON PETROLEUM AND OTHER FUELS

Increasing the gasoline and special fuel excise tax rates

ARTICLE 4 - DEDICATION OF SALES TAX REVENUES

Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XIV, section V for dedicated sales tax revenues from imposed on motor vehicle repair and replacement parts; requiring deposit in the highway user tax distribution fund to be used solely for highway purposes

ARTICLE 5 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX

Increasing the motor vehicle registration tax

ARTICLE 6 - OTHER TAXES, FEES, AND TRANSFERS

Imposing a surcharge on motor vehicle initial registration and transfer fees and requiring deposit in the small and larger city streets and bridges accounts; changing the five percent distribution of the net highway user tax distribution fund; creating the county and municipal turnback accounts from trunk highway fund money; imposing a surcharge on vehicle registration renewals and requiring deposit in the small and larger city streets and bridges accounts; creating and providing for the small and larger city streets and bridges accounts; modifying the motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue calculation and distribution and the motor vehicle sales tax deposit requirements; repealing highway user tax flexible highway and turnback accounts

ARTICLE 7 - METROPOLITAN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA SALES TAX

Allowing the joint powers board to make reasonable efforts to award grants to achieve geographic balance; establishing the metropolitan transit improvement area transit sales and use tax, providing for rate, imposition, uses, and priorities; repealing light rail transit (LRT) operating costs requirements

ARTICLE 8 - EFFICIENCY MEASURES AND RELATED POLICY

Authorizing appropriations transfers; establishing active transportation programs; establishing a greater Minnesota funding requirement; creating the major local bridges account; providing a railroad company assessment, account, and appropriation; requiring identification of implemented recommendations from the transportation strategic management and operations advisory task force report; establishing a public-private partnership pilot programs; providing a transportation project selection process and active transportation program development
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