HCS HJR 24 -- TRANSPORTATION REVENUES

SPONSOR:  Crawford (Schlottach)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on
Transportation and Motor Vehicles by a vote of 16 to 4.

This proposed constitutional amendment revises transportation
funding with respect to various state agencies.

Non-highway agencies, except the Highway Patrol, will no longer
receive highway revenues beginning the first fiscal following
adoption of the amendment.

Half of the proceeds from the tax on motor vehicles, trailers,
boats, and outboard motors, which currently goes to the General
Revenue Fund, are redirected to the State Road Fund.  This
redirection will be phased in over a five-year period.

The amendment also requires that the Commissioner of
Administration review any project funded from new transportation
revenue approved after January 1, 2005.  The commissioner must
report to the General Assembly and notify the Director of the
Department of Revenue of any project which is not more than 80%
completed within five years of the project's initial approval.
The director must cease collections of the new transportation
revenue attributable to that project within 60 calendar days of
notification.

FISCAL NOTE:  Not available at time of printing.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say the amendment will stop the diversion
of transportation funds to non-transportation agencies and direct
certain related revenue to transportation.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Crawford; Missouri
State Troopers Association; Heavy Constructors Association of
Greater Kansas City; Associated General Contractors; Missouri
Motor Carriers Association; and Missouri Transportation
Development Council.

OPPONENTS:  Those who oppose the bill say that they are concerned
that no replacement funding is provided.

Testifying against the bill was Department of Revenue.

Robert Triplett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:12 am