as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 08/14/1998 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to transportation; providing for the 1.3 allocation of revenues from the sales tax on motor 1.4 vehicles; proposing a constitutional amendment to 1.5 dedicate revenues from the sales tax on motor vehicles 1.6 to highways and transit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.7 1994, section 297B.09, subdivision 1. 1.8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 297B.09, 1.10 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.11 Subdivision 1. [GENERAL FUND SHARE.] (a) Money collected 1.12 and received under this chapter must be depositedin the state1.13treasury and credited to the general fund. The amounts1.14collected and received shall be credited as provided in this1.15subdivision, and transferred from the general fund on July 151.16and February 15 of each fiscal year. The commissioner of1.17finance must make each transfer based upon the actual receipts1.18of the preceding six calendar months and include the interest1.19earned during that six-month period. The commissioner of1.20finance may establish a quarterly or other schedule providing1.21for more frequent payments to the transit assistance fund if the1.22commissioner determines it is necessary or desirable to provide1.23for the cash flow needs of the recipients of money from the1.24transit assistance fund.1.25(b) Twenty-five percent of the money collected and received1.26under this chapter after June 30, 1990, and before July 1, 1991,2.1must be transferred to the highway user tax distribution fund2.2and the transit assistance fund for apportionment as follows:2.375 percent must be transferred to the highway user tax2.4distribution fund for apportionment in the same manner and for2.5the same purposes as other money in that fund, and the remaining2.625 percent of the money must be transferred to the transit2.7assistance fund to be appropriated to the commissioner of2.8transportation for transit assistance within the state and to2.9the metropolitan council.2.10(c) The distributions under this subdivision to the highway2.11user tax distribution fund until June 30, 1991, and to the trunk2.12highway fund thereafter, must be reduced by the amount necessary2.13to fund the appropriation under section 41A.09, subdivision 1.2.14For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1988, and June 30, 1989,2.15the commissioner of finance, before making the transfers2.16required on July 15 and January 15 of each year, shall estimate2.17the amount required to fund the appropriation under section2.1841A.09, subdivision 1, for the six-month period for which the2.19transfer is being made. The commissioner shall then reduce the2.20amount transferred to the highway user tax distribution fund by2.21the amount of that estimate. The commissioner shall reduce the2.22estimate for any six-month period by the amount by which the2.23estimate for the previous six-month period exceeded the amount2.24needed to fund the appropriation under section 41A.09,2.25subdivision 1, for that previous six-month period. If at any2.26time during a six-month period in those fiscal years the amount2.27of reduction in the transfer to the highway user tax2.28distribution fund is insufficient to fund the appropriation2.29under section 41A.09, subdivision 1, for that period, the2.30commissioner shall transfer to the general fund from the highway2.31user tax distribution fund an additional amount sufficient to2.32fund the appropriation for that period, but the additional2.33amount so transferred to the general fund in a six-month period2.34may not exceed the amount transferred to the highway user tax2.35distribution fund for that six-month period.as follows: 2.36 (1) in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, 15 percent to 3.1 the highway user tax distribution fund, five percent to the 3.2 transit assistance fund, and the remainder to the general fund; 3.3 (2) in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, 26.25 percent 3.4 to the highway user tax distribution fund, 8.75 percent to the 3.5 transit assistance fund, and the remainder to the general fund; 3.6 (3) in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, 37.5 percent 3.7 to the highway user tax distribution fund, 12.5 percent to the 3.8 transit assistance fund, and the remainder to the general fund; 3.9 (4) in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, 56.25 percent 3.10 to the highway user tax distribution fund, 18.75 percent to the 3.11 transit assistance fund, and the remainder to the general fund; 3.12 and 3.13 (5) in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, and all 3.14 subsequent years, 75 percent to the highway user tax 3.15 distribution fund and 25 percent to the transit assistance fund. 3.16 Sec. 2. [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.] 3.17 An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, is 3.18 proposed to the people. If the amendment is adopted, article 3.19 XIV will be amended by adding a section to read: 3.20 Sec. 12. [SALES TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLES.] The proceeds of 3.21 any sales tax levied by law on the sale of new and used motor 3.22 vehicles must be deposited as follows: 3.23 In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, 15 percent must be 3.24 deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund and five 3.25 percent must be deposited in a fund created by law for public 3.26 transit assistance. 3.27 In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, 26.25 percent must 3.28 be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund and 8.75 3.29 percent must be deposited in a fund created by law for public 3.30 transit assistance. 3.31 In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, 37.5 percent must 3.32 be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund and 12.5 3.33 percent must be deposited in a fund created by law for public 3.34 transit assistance. 3.35 In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, 56.25 percent must 3.36 be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund and 18.75 4.1 percent must be deposited in a fund created by law for public 4.2 transit assistance. 4.3 In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, and all subsequent 4.4 years, 75 percent must be deposited in the highway user tax 4.5 distribution fund and 25 percent must be deposited in a fund 4.6 created by law for public transit assistance. 4.7 Sec. 3. [SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.] 4.8 The constitutional amendment must be submitted to the 4.9 voters at the 1996 general election. The question submitted 4.10 must be: 4.11 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide 4.12 that an increasing percentage of the proceeds from a sales tax 4.13 on motor vehicles, reaching 100 percent in fiscal year 2002 and 4.14 subsequent years, be dedicated solely to the highway user tax 4.15 distribution fund and a fund for public transit assistance? 4.16 Yes...... 4.17 No........"