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FILE NUMBER: H. F. 30, First Special Session

 

DATE: June 26, 2001

Version: As Introduced

 

STATUS: Rules Committee

Authors: Molnau and Others

Subject: Constitutional Amendment to Dedicate 75% of MVET for Transportation

Analyst: John Williams, 651-296-5045

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Proposes a constitutional amendment to dedicate 75 percent of the revenue from the motor vehicle sales tax (MVET) beginning in fiscal 2004, as follows:

50.5 percent to the highway user tax distribution fund (for allocation by constitutional formula toto the state trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, and municipal state-aid street fund)

7.5 percent to the state trunk highway fundfund

17 percent to a fund for operating assistance to public transit systemssystems