OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-6688
AN ACT CONCERNING A HIGHWAY USE FEE.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 10534
Primary Analyst: EW 6/8/21
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Revenue Serv., Dept. TF - Revenue
Gain
320 million 320 million
Revenue Serv., Dept. GF - Revenue
Loss
320 million 320 million
Note: TF=Transportation Fund; GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment results in a (1) revenue gain to the Special
Transportation Fund (STF) of approximately $320 million annually and
(2) a revenue loss of the same amount per fiscal year to the General Fund
by transferring the following revenue to the GF from the STF:
• sales tax collections associated with the 6.35% general sales tax
on motor vehicle repair services, any motor vehicle part and
transportation services. This transfer provides $245 million
annually to the STF.
• 32.1% (or 3 percentage points) of the 9.35% rental car sales tax
collections. This transfer provides $75 million to the STF
annually.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General 2021HB-06688-R00LCO10534-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.