Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that authorizes a county to collect a surcharge of 0.5 percent on state general excise tax revenue for mass transit projects.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a county to collect a 0.5 percent surcharge on state general excise taxes from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2027 (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes a county that collected a 0.5 percent surcharge on general excise taxes prior to the enactment of this bill to extend the surcharge until December 31, 2027 (Sec. 3).

• Requires a county with a population greater than 500,000 to use the funds generated from surcharge revenues only for the capital costs of locally-preferred mass transit projects (Sec. 3).

• Expands the state’s public land to include the air rights over any portion of state land upon which a county mass transit project is developed after July 11, 2005 (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that authorizes a county to collect a surcharge of 0.5 percent on state general excise tax revenue for mass transit projects.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a county to collect a 0.5 percent surcharge on state general excise taxes from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2027 (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes a county that collected a 0.5 percent surcharge on general excise taxes prior to the enactment of this bill to extend the surcharge until December 31, 2027 (Sec. 3).

• Requires a county with a population greater than 500,000 to use the funds generated from surcharge revenues only for the capital costs of locally-preferred mass transit projects (Sec. 3).

• Expands the state’s public land to include the air rights over any portion of state land upon which a county mass transit project is developed after July 11, 2005 (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text