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HF183

Imposition and allocation of certain taxes amended, and retail delivery fee repealed.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: SF1058

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

A transportation funding bill that reorganizes how transportation-related revenues are collected and spent. It creates a dedicated Transportation Advancement Account and removes or changes certain existing fees and statutes related to transportation funding.

Main Provisions

  • Establishment of a Transportation Advancement Account in the special revenue fund.
  • The Transportation Advancement Account will receive funds from specified sources and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or provided to the account.
  • The account is described as funded by:
    • funds under Minnesota Statutes 168E.09 subdivision 2, and
    • section 297A.94,
    • plus other money provided to the account.
  • The bill is stated to amend the imposition and allocation of certain taxes and to repeal the retail delivery fee.
  • It repeals several existing statutes (168E.01, 168E.03, 168E.05, 168E.07, 168E.09) and makes related changes to other statutes (including 174.49 subdivisions 2 and 3, 270C.15, 297A.94, and 297A.9915 subdivision 4).

How it changes current law

  • Moves transportation funding into a dedicated Transportation Advancement Account rather than relying solely on the current funding structure.
  • Eliminates the Retail Delivery Fee by repealing its enabling statutes.
  • Transfers or reallocates certain funding streams into the new Transportation Advancement Account, and updates related tax and transportation statutes to reflect this shift.

Implications and considerations

  • Focuses transportation spending through a defined fund, which could affect how money for highways, transit, and related projects is appropriated and tracked.
  • Repealing the retail delivery fee removes a specific revenue source; the bill does not detail new revenue equivalents in the excerpt provided.
  • The changes rely on specific statutory sources (168E.09 subdivision 2 and 297A.94) as part of the new account’s funding.

Summary of key terms (for quick reference)

  • Transportation Advancement Account
  • Special revenue fund
  • Retail delivery fee
  • Imposition and allocation of certain taxes
  • Minnesota Statutes 174.49
  • Minnesota Statutes 168E.01, 168E.03, 168E.05, 168E.07, 168E.09
  • Minnesota Statutes 270C.15
  • Minnesota Statutes 297A.94, 297A.9915 subdivision 4

Relevant Terms

  • Transportation Advancement Account
  • Special revenue fund
  • Retail delivery fee
  • Imposition and allocation of certain taxes
  • 168E.01, 168E.03, 168E.05, 168E.07, 168E.09
  • 174.49
  • 270C.15
  • 297A.94
  • 297A.9915 subdivision 4

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Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 10, 2025HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toTransportation Finance and Policy

Bill information comes from public records published by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, the Minnesota House and the Minnesota Senate. AI summaries are written by MinneSlate and are not official. MinneSlate is independent and is not affiliated with the State of Minnesota or the Minnesota Legislature.

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