DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Scheduling Of Public Hearing To Receive Comments On Eligible Projects For County Transportation Sales And Use Tax Funds
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Schedule a public hearing pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 297A.993 to receive comments on the proposed list of eligible projects for County Transportation Sales and Use Tax funds.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient multi-modal transportation system, Dakota County identifies priority transportation projects needed to improve safety and mobility. The Transportation Sales and Use Tax, authorized by Minn. Stat. ? 297A.993 (The Act), enables counties to levy up to one-half of one percent sales and use tax and an excise tax of $20 per motor vehicle to fund statutorily defined transportation and transit projects (Attachment: Stat. ? 297A.993). The transportation or transit projects or improvements must be designated by the County Board following a public hearing.
Except for taxes for operating costs of a transit project or improvement, or for transit operations, the taxes must terminate when revenues raised are sufficient to finance the project. The Act allows the taxes to be used on more than one project or improvement. The County Board may dedicate the proceeds of the Transportation Sales and Use Tax to a new project by resolution after a public hearing.
Dakota County enacted a quarter-cent sales tax and $20 excise tax on new vehicle sales starting October 1, 2017, by Resolution No.17-364 (June 20, 2017). The funds generated by the Transportation Sales and Use Tax have been identified to be used for a list of transportation projects, including transit, regional County highways, regional trails, and trunk highways. The County proposes updating the list of projects eligible for Transportation Sales and Use Tax funds to represent projected future transportation system needs identified in the 2040 Transportation Plan.
The proposed revisions generally in...
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