HF183

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