- Introduced -

SJR 44 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, eliminates non-highway agencies from receiving highway revenues over a five-year period. The resolution also reduces the amount of appropriations the highway patrol receives from highway user revenues by ten percent over a ten-year period. By the tenth fiscal year and every fiscal year thereafter, the highway patrol will not receive any appropriation from highway user revenues. The Department of Transportation is exempt from the diversion. Costs incurred by the Office of Administration on behalf of employees of the department of transportation may be paid from highway revenues. This will begin July 1, 2005, provided that the voters approve this resolution in November 2004.

This resolution directs one-half of the proceeds from the tax on motor vehicles, trailers, boats, and outboard motors which currently goes to the General Revenue Fund to the state road fund over a ten-year period. This redirection will be phased in over a ten-year period beginning the first fiscal year following the adoption of this resolution. This will begin July 1, 2007, provided that the voters approve this resolution in November 2004.

This resolution is similar to SJR 17 (2003).

STEPHEN WITTE