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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEJOINT
33 RESOLUTION NO.21
44 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
55 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMAYHEW.
66 0690H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
77 JOINTRESOLUTION
88 SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSections30(a)and30
99 (b)ofArticleIVoftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingtwonewsectionsin
1010 lieuthereofrelatingtothestateroadfund.
1111 BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein:
1212 ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext
1313 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2026,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe
1414 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for
1515 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleIVoftheConstitutionofthestate
1616 5ofMissouri:
1717 SectionA.Sections30(a)and30(b),ArticleIV,ConstitutionofMissouri,are
1818 2repealedandtwonewsectionsadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSections30(a)and30
1919 3(b),toreadasfollows:
2020 Section30(a).1.Ataxuponormeasuredbyfuelusedforpropellinghighwaymotor
2121 2vehiclesshallbeleviedandcollectedasprovidedbylaw.Anyamountofthetaxcollected
2222 3withrespecttofuelnotusedforpropellinghighwaymotorvehiclesshallberefundedbythe
2323 4stateinthemannerprovidedbylaw.Theremainingnetproceedsofthetax,afterdeducting
2424 5actualcostsofcollectionofthedepartmentofrevenue(butafterJune30,2005,notmorethan
2525 6threepercentoftheamountcollected)andrefundsforoverpaymentsanderroneouspayments
2626 7ofsuchtaxaspermittedbylaw,shallbeapportionedanddistributedbetweenthecounties,
2727 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2828 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 8citiesandthestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionashereinafterprovidedandshall
2929 9standappropriatedwithoutlegislativeactionforthefollowingpurposes:
3030 10 (1)Tenpercentoftheremainingnetproceedsshallbedepositedinaspecialtrustfund
3131 11knownasthe"CountyAidRoadTrustFund".Inaddition,beginningJuly1,1994,an
3232 12additionalfivepercentoftheremainingnetproceedswhichisderivedfromthedifference
3333 13betweentheamountreceivedfromataxrateequaltothetaxrateineffectonMarch31,1992,
3434 14andthetaxrateineffectonandafterJuly1,1994,shallalsobedepositedinthecountyaid
3535 15roadtrustfund,andofsuchmoneysgeneratedbythisadditionalfivepercent,fivepercent
3636 16shallbeapportionedanddistributedsolelytocitiesnotwithinanycountyinthisstate.After
3737 17suchdistributiontocitiesnotwithinanycounty,theremainingproceedsinthecountyaid
3838 18roadtrustfundshallbeapportionedanddistributedtothevariouscountiesofthestateonthe
3939 19followingbasis:One-halfontheratiothatthecountyroadmileageofeachcountybearstothe
4040 20countyroadmileageoftheentirestateasdeterminedbythelastavailablereportofthestate
4141 21highwaysandtransportationcommissionandone-halfontheratiothattheruralland
4242 22valuationofeachcountybearstotherurallandvaluationoftheentirestateasdeterminedby
4343 23thelastavailablereportofthestatetaxcommission,exceptthatcountyroadmileagein
4444 24incorporatedvillages,townsorcitiesandthelandvaluationinincorporatedvillages,townsor
4545 25citiesshallbeexcludedinsuchdetermination,exceptthat,iftheassessedvaluationofrural
4646 26landsinanycountyislessthanfivemilliondollars,thecountyshallbetreatedashavingan
4747 27assessedvaluationoffivemilliondollars.Thefundsapportionedanddistributedtoeach
4848 28countyshallbededicated,usedandexpendedbythecountysolelyfortheconstruction,
4949 29reconstruction,maintenanceandrepairsofroads,bridgesandhighways,andsubjecttosuch
5050 30otherprovisionsandrestrictionsasprovidedbylaw.Themoneysgeneratedbytheadditional
5151 31fivepercentoftheremainingnetproceedswhichisderivedfromthedifferencebetweenthe
5252 32amountreceivedfromataxrateequaltothetaxrateineffectonMarch31,1992,andthetax
5353 33rateineffectonandafterJuly1,1994,shallnotbeusedorexpendedforequipment,
5454 34machinery,salaries,fringebenefitsorcapitalimprovements,otherthanroadsandbridges.In
5555 35countieshavingthetownshipformofcountyorganization,thefundsdistributedtosuch
5656 36countiesshallbeexpendedsolelyunderthecontrolandsupervisionofthecounty
5757 37commission,andshallnotbeexpendedbythevarioustownshipslocatedwithinsuch
5858 38counties."Ruralland"asusedinthissectionshallmeanalllandlocatedwithinanycounty,
5959 39exceptlandinincorporatedvillages,towns,orcities.
6060 40 (2)Fifteenpercentoftheremainingnetproceedsshallbeapportionedanddistributed
6161 41tothevariousincorporatedcities,townsandvillageswithinthestatesolelyforconstruction,
6262 42reconstruction,maintenance,repair,policing,signing,lightingandcleaningroadsandstreets
6363 43andforthepaymentofprincipalandinterestonindebtednessonaccountofroadandstreet
6464 44purposes,andtheusethereofbeingsubjecttosuchotherprovisionsandrestrictionsas
6565 HJR21 2 45providedbylaw.Theamountapportionedanddistributedtoeachcity,townorvillageshall
6666 46bebasedontheratiothatthepopulationofthecity,townorvillagebearstothepopulationof
6767 47allincorporatedcities,townsorvillagesinthestatehavingalikepopulation,asshownbythe
6868 48lastfederaldecennialcensus,providedthatanycity,townorvillagewhichhadamotorfuel
6969 49taxpriortotheadoptionofthissectionshallannuallyreceivenotlessthananamountequalto
7070 50thenetrevenuederivedtherefromintheyear1960;[and]
7171 51 (3)Onepercentoftheremainingnetproceedsshallbeapportionedand
7272 52distributedtothecountiesbasedontheratioofthenumberofacresofpropertyassessed
7373 53asagriculturalinacountytothenumberofacresofpropertyassessedasagriculturalin
7474 54thestate;and
7575 55 (4)Alltheremainingnetproceedsinexcessofthedistributionstocounties,andto
7676 56cities,townsandvillagesunderthissectionshallbeapportioned,distributedanddepositedin
7777 57thestateroadfundandshallbeexpendedandusedsolelyasprovidedinsubsection1of
7878 58section30(b)ofArticleIVofthisConstitution.
7979 59 2.Thedirectorofrevenueofthestateshallmaketheapportionment,distributionand
8080 60depositofthefundsmonthlyinthemannerrequiredhereby.
8181 61 3.Exceptfortaxesorlicenseswhichmaybeimposeduniformlyonallmerchantsor
8282 62manufacturersbaseduponsales,orwhichuniformlyapplyadvaloremtothestocksof
8383 63merchantsormanufacturers,nopoliticalsubdivisioninthisstateshallcollectanytax,excise,
8484 64licenseorfeeupon,measuredbyorwithrespecttotheimportation,receipt,manufacture,
8585 65storage,transportation,saleoruse,onorafterthefirstdayofthemonthnextfollowingthe
8686 66adoptionofthissectionoffuelusedforpropellingmotorvehicles,unlessthetax,excise,
8787 67licenseorfeeisapprovedbyavoteofthepeopleofanycity,townorvillagesubsequenttothe
8888 68adoptionofthissection,byatwo-thirdsmajority.Allfundscollectedshallbeusedsolelyfor
8989 69construction,reconstruction,maintenance,repair,policing,signing,lighting,andcleaning
9090 70roadsandstreetsandforthepaymentandinterestonindebtednessincurredonaccountof
9191 71roadandstreetpurposes.
9292 72 4.Thenetproceedsoffueltaxesapportioned,distributedanddepositedunderthis
9393 73sectiontothestateroadfund,counties,cities,townsandvillagesshallnotbeincludedwithin
9494 74thedefinitionof"totalstaterevenues"insection17ofarticleXofthisconstitutionnorbe
9595 75consideredasan"expenseofstategovernment"asthattermisusedinsection20ofarticleX
9696 76ofthisconstitution.
9797 Section30(b).1.Forthepurposeofconstructingandmaintaininganadequatesystem
9898 2ofconnectedstatehighwaysallstaterevenuederivedfromhighwayusersasanincidentto
9999 3theiruseorrighttousethehighwaysofthestate,includingallstatelicensefeesandtaxes
100100 4uponmotorvehicles,trailersandmotorvehiclefuels,andupon,withrespectto,oronthe
101101 5privilegeofthemanufacture,receipt,storage,distribution,saleorusethereof(excepting
102102 HJR21 3 6thoseportionsofthesalestaxonmotorvehiclesandtrailerswhicharenotdistributedtothe
103103 7stateroadfundpursuanttosubsection2ofthissection30(b)andfurtherexceptingall
104104 8propertytaxes),lessthe(1)actualcostofcollectionofthedepartmentofrevenue(butnotto
105105 9exceedthreepercentoftheparticulartaxorfeecollected),(2)actualcostofrefundsfor
106106 10overpaymentsanderroneouspaymentsofsuchtaxesandfeesandmaintainingretirement
107107 11programsaspermittedbylawand(3)actualcostofthestatehighwaypatrolinadministering
108108 12andenforcinganystatemotorvehiclelawsandtrafficregulations,shallbedepositedinthe
109109 13stateroadfundwhichisherebycreatedwithinthestatetreasury[andstandappropriated
110110 14withoutlegislativeaction] tobeusedandexpendedbythehighwaysandtransportation
111111 15commission, pursuanttoanappropriationbythegeneralassembly,forthefollowing
112112 16purposes,andnoother:
113113 17 First,tothepaymentoftheprincipalandinterestonanyoutstandingstateroadbonds.
114114 18Thetermstateroadbondsinthissection30(b)meansanybondsorrefundingbondsissuedby
115115 19thehighwaysandtransportationcommissiontofinanceorrefinancetheconstructionor
116116 20reconstructionofthestatehighwaysystem.
117117 21 Second,tomaintainabalanceinthestateroadfundintheamountdeemednecessary
118118 22tomeetthepaymentoftheprincipalandinterestofanystateroadbondsforthenext
119119 23succeedingtwelvemonths.
120120 24 Theremainingbalanceinthestateroadfundshallbeusedandexpended[inthesole
121121 25discretionofandunderthesupervisionanddirectionofthehighwaysandtransportation
122122 26commission] forthefollowingstatehighwaysystemusesandpurposesandnoother:
123123 27 (1)Tocompleteandwidenorotherwiseimproveandmaintainthestatehighway
124124 28systemheretoforedesignatedandlaidoutunderexistinglaws;
125125 29 (2)Toreimbursethevariouscountiesandotherpoliticalsubdivisionsofthestate,
126126 30exceptincorporatedcitiesandtowns,formoneyexpendedbythemintheconstructionor
127127 31acquisitionofroadsandbridgesnoworhereaftertakenoverbythehighwaysand
128128 32transportationcommissionaspermanentpartsofthestatehighwaysystem,totheextentof
129129 33thevaluetothestateofsuchroadsandbridgesatthetimetakenover,notexceedinginany
130130 34casetheamountexpendedbysuchcountiesandsubdivisionsintheconstructionor
131131 35acquisitionofsuchroadsandbridges,exceptthatthehighwaysandtransportation
132132 36commissionmay,initsdiscretion,repay,oragreetorepay,anycashadvancedbyacounty
133133 37orsubdivisiontoexpeditestateroadconstructionorimprovement;
134134 38 (3)Inthediscretionofthecommissiontoplan,locate,relocate,establish,acquire,
135135 39constructandmaintainthefollowing:
136136 40 (a)interstateandprimaryhighwayswithinthestate;
137137 41 (b)supplementarystatehighwaysandbridgesineachcountyofthestate;
138138 HJR21 4 42 (c)statehighwaysandbridgesin,toandthroughstateparks,publicareasand
139139 43reservations,andstateinstitutionsnoworhereafterestablishedtoconnectthesamewiththe
140140 44statehighways,andalsonational,stateorlocalparkways,travelways,tourways,with
141141 45coordinatedfacilities;
142142 46 (d)anytunnelorinterstatebridgeorpartthereof,wherenecessarytoconnectthestate
143143 47highwaysofthisstatewiththoseofotherstates;
144144 48 (e)anyhighwaywithinthestatewhennecessarytocomplywithanyfederallawor
145145 49requirementwhichisorshallbecomeaconditiontothereceiptoffederalfunds;
146146 50 (f)anyhighwayinanycityortownwhichisfoundnecessaryasacontinuationofany
147147 51stateorfederalhighway,oranyconnectiontherewith,intoandthroughsuchcityortown;and
148148 52 (g)additionalstatehighways,bridgesandtunnels,eitherincongestedtrafficareasof
149149 53thestateorwhereneededtofacilitateandexpeditethemovementofthroughtraffic.
150150 54 (4)Toacquirematerials,equipmentandbuildingsandtoemploysuchpersonnelas
151151 55necessaryforthepurposesdescribedinthissubsection1;[and]
152152 56 (5)Forsuchotherpurposesandcontingenciesrelatingandappertainingtothe
153153 57constructionandmaintenanceofsuchstatehighwaysystemasthehighwaysand
154154 58transportationcommissionmaydeemnecessaryandproper; and
155155 59 (6)Thestatewidetransportationimprovementprogram,oranysuccessor
156156 60document,shallbeusedtoestablishprioritiesforprojectandprogramfundingforthe
157157 61departmentoftransportation.
158158 62 2.(1)Thestatesalestaxuponthesaleofmotorvehicles,trailers,motorcycles,
159159 63mopedsandmotortricyclesattherateprovidedbylawonNovember2,2004,isleviedand
160160 64imposedbythissectionuntiltherateischangedbylaworconstitutionalamendment.
161161 65 (2)One-halfoftheproceedsfromthestatesalestaxonallmotorvehicles,trailers,
162162 66motorcycles,mopedsandmotortricyclesshallbededicatedforhighwayandtransportation
163163 67useandshallbeapportionedanddistributedasfollows:tenpercenttothecounties,fifteen
164164 68percenttothecities,twopercenttobedepositedinthestatetransportationfund,whichis
165165 69herebycreatedwithinthestatetreasurytobeusedinamannerprovidedbylawandseventy-
166166 70threepercenttobedepositedinthestateroadfund.Theamountsapportionedanddistributed
167167 71tothecountiesandcitiesshallbefurtherallocatedandusedasprovidedinsection30(a)of
168168 72thisarticle.Theamountsallocatedanddistributedtothehighwaysandtransportation
169169 73commissionforthestateroadfundshallbeusedasprovidedinsubsection1ofthissection30
170170 74(b).Thesalestaxeswhichareapportionedanddistributedpursuanttothissubdivision(2)
171171 75shallnotincludethosetaxesleviedandimposedpursuanttosections43(a)or47(a)ofthis
172172 76article.Theterm"proceedsfromthestatesalestax"asusedinthissubdivision(2)shallmean
173173 77andincludeallrevenuesreceivedbythedepartmentofrevenuefromthesaidsalestax,
174174 78reducedonlybyrefundsforoverpaymentsanderroneouspaymentsofsuchtaxaspermitted
175175 HJR21 5 79bylawandactualcostsofcollectionbythedepartmentofrevenue(butnottoexceedthree
176176 80percentoftheamountcollected).
177177 81 (3)(i)FromandafterJuly1,2005,throughJune30,2006,twenty-fivepercentofthe
178178 82remainingone-halfoftheproceedsofthestatesalestaxonallmotorvehicles,trailers,
179179 83motorcycles,mopedsandmotortricycleswhichisnotdistributedbysubdivision(2)of
180180 84subsection2ofthissection30(b)shallbedepositedinthestateroadbondfundwhichis
181181 85herebycreatedwithinthestatetreasury;(ii)fromandafterJuly1,2006,throughJune30,
182182 862007,fiftypercentoftheaforesaidone-halfoftheproceedsofthestatesalestaxonallmotor
183183 87vehicles,trailers,motorcycles,mopedsandmotortricycleswhichisnotdistributedby
184184 88subdivision(2)ofsubsection2ofthissection30(b)shallbedepositedinthestateroadbond
185185 89fund;(iii)fromandafterJuly1,2007,throughJune30,2008,seventy-fivepercentofthe
186186 90aforesaidone-halfoftheproceedsofthestatesalestaxonallmotorvehicles,trailers,
187187 91motorcycles,mopedsandmotortricycleswhichisnotdistributedbysubdivision(2)of
188188 92subsection2ofthissection30(b)shallbedepositedinthestateroadbondfund;and(iv)from
189189 93andafterJuly1,2008,onehundredpercentoftheaforesaidone-halfoftheproceedsofthe
190190 94statesalestaxonallmotorvehicles,trailers,motorcycles,mopedsandmotortricycleswhich
191191 95isnotdistributedbysubdivision(2)ofsubsection2ofthissection30(b)shallbedepositedin
192192 96thestateroadbondfund.Moneysdepositedinthestateroadbondfundareherebydedicated
193193 97toandshallonlybeusedtofundtherepaymentofbondsissuedbythehighwaysand
194194 98transportationcommissiontofundtheconstructionandreconstructionofthestatehighway
195195 99systemortofundrefundingbonds,exceptthatafterJanuary1,2009,thatportionofthe
196196 100moneysinthestateroadbondfundwhichthecommissionerofadministrationandthe
197197 101highwaysandtransportationcommissioneachcertifyisnotneededtomakepaymentsupon
198198 102saidbondsortomaintainanadequatereserveformakingfuturepaymentsuponsaidbonds
199199 103maybeappropriatedtothestateroadfund.Thehighwaysandtransportationcommission
200200 104shallhaveauthoritytoissuestateroadbondsfortheusessetforthinthissubdivision(3).The
201201 105netproceedsreceivedfromtheissuanceofsuchbondsshallbepaidintothestateroadfund
202202 106andshallonlybeusedtofundconstructionorreconstructionofspecificprojectsforpartsof
203203 107thestatehighwaysystemasdeterminedbythehighwaysandtransportationcommission.The
204204 108moneysdepositedinthestateroadbondfundshallonlybewithdrawnbyappropriation
205205 109pursuanttothisconstitution.Noobligationforthepaymentofmoneyssoappropriatedshall
206206 110bepaidunlessthecommissionerofadministrationcertifiesitforpaymentandfurthercertifies
207207 111thattheexpenditureisforausewhichisspecificallyauthorizedbytheprovisionsofthis
208208 112subdivision(3).Theproceedsofthesalestaxwhicharesubjecttoallocationanddepositinto
209209 113thestateroadbondfundpursuanttothissubdivision(3)shallnotincludetheproceedsofthe
210210 114salestaxleviedandimposedpursuanttosections43(a)or47(a)ofthisarticlenorshallthey
211211 115includetheproceedsofthatportionofthesalestaxapportioned,distributedanddedicatedto
212212 HJR21 6 116theschooldistricttrustfundonNovember2,2004.Theterm"proceedsfromthestatesales
213213 117tax"asusedinthissubdivision(3)shallmeanandincludeallrevenuesreceivedbythe
214214 118departmentofrevenuefromthesaidsalestax,reducedonlybyrefundsforoverpaymentsand
215215 119erroneouspaymentsofsuchtaxaspermittedbylawandactualcostsofcollectionbythe
216216 120departmentofrevenue(butnottoexceedthreepercentoftheamountcollected).
217217 121 3.AfterJanuary1,1980,anyincreaseinstatelicensefeesandtaxesonmotor
218218 122vehicles,trailers,motorcycles,mopedsandmotortricyclesotherthanthosetaxesdistributed
219219 123pursuanttosubsection2ofthissection30(b)shallbedistributedasfollows:tenpercenttothe
220220 124counties,fifteenpercenttothecitiesandseventy-fivepercenttobedepositedinthestateroad
221221 125fund.Theamountsdistributedshallbeapportionedanddistributedtothecountiesandcities
222222 126asprovidedinsection30(a)ofthisarticle,tobeusedforhighwaypurposes.
223223 127 4.Themoneysapportionedordistributedunderthissectiontothestateroadfund,the
224224 128statetransportationfund,thestateroadbondfund,counties,cities,townsorvillagesshallnot
225225 129beincludedwithinthedefinitionof"totalstaterevenues"asthattermisusedinsection17of
226226 130ArticleXofthisconstitutionnorbeconsideredasan"expenseofstategovernment"asthat
227227 131termisusedinsection20ofarticleXofthisconstitution.
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229229 HJR21 7