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HF 3048

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 amending a proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV,
sections 12 and 13; dedicating motor vehicle sales tax revenues to transportation
and allocating them between public transit assistance and highway user tax
distribution fund; amending Laws 2005, chapter 88, sections 9, 10.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2005, chapter 88, section 9, is amended to read:


Sec. 9. [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.]

An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
amendment is adopted, two sections will be added to article XIV to read:

Sec. 12. Beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2007, 63.75 percent of
the revenue from a tax imposed by the state on the sale of a new or used motor vehicle
must be apportioned for the transportation purposes described in section 13, then the
revenue apportioned for transportation purposes must be increased by ten percent for each
subsequent fiscal year through June 30, 2011, and then the revenue must be apportioned
100 percent for transportation purposes after June 30, 2011.

Sec. 13. The revenue apportioned in section 12 must be allocated for the following
transportation purposes: deleted text begin not more thandeleted text end 60 percent must be deposited in the highway user
tax distribution fund, and deleted text begin not less thandeleted text end 40 percent must be deposited in a fund dedicated
solely to public transit assistance as defined by law.


Sec. 2.

Laws 2005, chapter 88, section 10, is amended to read:


Sec. 10. [SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.]

The constitutional amendment proposed in section deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin 9 new text end must be presented to the
people at the 2006 general election. The question submitted must be:

"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate revenue from a tax on
the sale of new and used motor vehicles over a five-year period, so that after June 30,
2011, all of the revenue is dedicated deleted text begin at leastdeleted text end 40 percent for public transit assistance and
deleted text begin not more thandeleted text end 60 percent for highway purposes?

Yes .......
No ........"