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RESOLUTION
CITY OF S�T,�AUL, MIN
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Support for a Constitutional Amendment Dedicating the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax to Transit and Transportation
WHEREAS, the 2005 legislature passed a Constitutional amendment to be presented to voters during the
November 2006 elections dedicating the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax (MVST) to transit and transportation
funding; and
WHEREAS, the amendment should be presented to voters in the exact language passed by the Legislature;
and the amendment reads:
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, 2001, all of the revenue is
dedicated at least 40 percent for public transit assistance and not more than 60 percent for highway
purposes;and
WHEREAS, dedication of MVST to transit and transportation would begin the process of realizing a
constant source of revenue for long-range, statewide planning of transit and transportation growth; and
WHEREAS, MVST is derived from the sale of vehicles, thus the tax should go toward transportation use
and development; now, therefore be it
I8 RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council strongly supports the Constitutional amendment language
l9 passed dedicating MVST to transit and transportation.
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Resolution in suppor[ for a constiNtional amendment dedicating the Motor Vehicle Sales Ta�c to Transit and Transpor[afion.
Recommendations: Appro�e (A) or Reject (R):
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