Bill > HJR97

This Joint Resolution proposes a constitutional amendment for Missouri voters to consider, which would repeal and replace the current section of the state constitution governing motor fuel taxes. The key provision is to establish a new motor fuel tax rate of twenty-nine cents per gallon for diesel fuel and twenty-seven cents per gallon for all other motor fuels, with the possibility of additional taxes being imposed by law. The resolution also outlines how the collected tax revenue would be distributed: ten percent to a "County Aid Road Trust Fund" for county road maintenance and repairs, fifteen percent to incorporated cities, towns, and villages for their road and street purposes, and the remainder to the state road fund for highway and transportation projects. Importantly, this amendment would also restrict other political subdivisions from collecting their own motor fuel taxes unless approved by a vote of the people, and it specifies that these fuel tax proceeds would not count towards certain state revenue and expense limitations. The proposed amendment would take effect on January 1, 2019, if approved by voters.