2012 Minnesota Statutes

297A.993 GREATER MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION SALES AND USE TAX.

Subdivision 1.Authorization; rates.

Notwithstanding section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 13, or 477A.016, or any other law, the board of a county outside the metropolitan transportation area, as defined under section 297A.992, subdivision 1, or more than one county outside the metropolitan transportation area acting under a joint powers agreement, may impose (1) a transportation sales tax at a rate of up to one-half of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under this chapter, and (2) an excise tax of $20 per motor vehicle, as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 11, purchased or acquired from any person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail, occurring within the jurisdiction of the taxing authority. The taxes imposed under this section are subject to approval by a majority of the voters in each of the counties affected at a general election who vote on the question to impose the taxes.

Subd. 2.Allocation; termination.

The proceeds of the taxes must be dedicated exclusively to payment of the cost of a specific transportation project or improvement. The transportation project or improvement must be designated by the board of the county, or more than one county acting under a joint powers agreement. The taxes must terminate after the project or improvement has been completed.

Subd. 3.Administration, collection, enforcement.

The administration, collection, and enforcement provisions in section 297A.99, subdivisions 4 and 6 to 12, apply to all taxes imposed under this section.

History:

2008 c 152 art 4 s 3; 2009 c 88 art 8 s 4