as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/02/2015 01:29pm
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; proposing a constitutional amendment to allocate motor
vehicle sales tax revenue exclusively to fund roads; proposing amendments to
Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, sections 5, 12, and 13; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2014, sections 16A.88, subdivision 1; 297B.09.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
amendment is adopted, article XIV, section 5, will read:
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There is hereby created a highway user tax distribution fund to be used solely
for highway purposes as specified in this article. The fund consists of the proceeds of
any taxes authorized by sections 9 deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 10new text begin , and 12new text end of this article. The net proceeds of
the taxes shall be apportioned: 62 percent to the trunk highway fund; 29 percent to the
county state-aid highway fund; nine percent to the municipal state-aid street fund. Five
percent of the net proceeds of the highway user tax distribution fund may be set aside
and apportioned by law to one or more of the three foregoing funds. The balance of the
highway user tax distribution fund shall be transferred to the trunk highway fund, the
county state-aid highway fund, and the municipal state-aid street fund in accordance
with the percentages set forth in this section. No change in the apportionment of the five
percent may be made within six years of the last previous change.
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article XIV, section 12, will read:
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deleted text begin Beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2007, 63.75 percent ofdeleted text end The
revenue from a tax imposed by the state on the sale of a new or used motor vehicle
must be deleted text begin 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, 2011deleted text end new text begin deposited in the highway
user tax distribution fundnew text end .
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article XIV, section 13, will be repealed.
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The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2016 general
election. The question submitted must be:
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"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate revenue from the existing
tax on the sale of new and used motor vehicles exclusively to fund roads, effective July
1, 2017?
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Yes
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No
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If the constitutional amendments in this article are adopted, section 1 is effective
July 1, 2017.
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Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.88, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
A transit assistance fund is
established within the state treasury. The fund receives money deleted text begin distributed under section
297B.09, subdivision 1, and other moneydeleted text end as specified by law. Money in the fund must
be allocated to the greater Minnesota transit account under subdivision 1a deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end the
metropolitan area transit account under subdivision 2 deleted text begin in the manner specified in section
297B.09, subdivision 1deleted text end , and must be used solely for transit purposes deleted text begin under the Minnesota
Constitution, article XIV, section 13deleted text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297B.09, is amended to read:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end Money collected and received under this
chapter must be deposited deleted text begin as provided in this subdivision.
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deleted text begin (b) 60 percent of the money collected and received must be depositeddeleted text end in the highway
user tax distribution funddeleted text begin , 36 percent must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit
account under section 16A.88, and four percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota
transit account under section 16A.88deleted text end .
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(c) It is the intent of the legislature that the allocations under paragraph (b) remain
unchanged for fiscal year 2012 and all subsequent fiscal years.
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If the constitutional amendments in article 1 are adopted, this article is effective
July 1, 2017.
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