HF 1688

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, 
  1.3             by adding a section to article XIV, to dedicate motor 
  1.4             vehicle sales tax revenue attributable to sale of new 
  1.5             motor vehicles exclusively to public transit purposes 
  1.6             and all other motor vehicle sales tax revenue 
  1.7             exclusively to highway purposes. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.] 
  1.10     The following amendment is proposed to the Minnesota 
  1.11  Constitution, article XIV.  If the amendment is adopted article 
  1.12  XIV will be amended by adding a section to read: 
  1.13     Sec. 12.  Beginning in fiscal year 2008, all revenue from a 
  1.14  sales tax imposed by the state on the purchase price of new and 
  1.15  used motor vehicles must be allocated as follows: 
  1.16     (1) all revenue attributable to the sale of motor vehicles 
  1.17  not previously registered in Minnesota or another jurisdiction 
  1.18  must be deposited in a fund dedicated solely to assistance to 
  1.19  public transit systems in the state; and 
  1.20     (2) all other revenue must be deposited in the highway user 
  1.21  tax distribution fund. 
  1.22     Sec. 2.  [SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.] 
  1.23     The amendment proposed in section 1 must be submitted to 
  1.24  the people at the 2004 general election.  The question submitted 
  1.25  must be: 
  1.26     "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate, 
  2.1   beginning in fiscal year 2008, all revenue from the state sales 
  2.2   tax on motor vehicles to transportation, with revenue from the 
  2.3   sales tax on new motor vehicles dedicated exclusively to public 
  2.4   transit purposes and all other revenue dedicated exclusively to 
  2.5   highway purposes? 
  2.6                                      Yes .......
  2.7                                      No ........"