HB207 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Demetrius C. Newton

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Mary MooreMerika ColemanPatricia Todd

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Motor vehicles, taxes and fees, portion authorized for use for public transportation, Amendment 93, as amended by Amendment 354, (Section 111.06, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.

Description

Under existing law, funds derived from fees and taxes levied by the state relating to the use and operation of motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels may only be used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of public highways and bridges and for costs related to traffic regulation and enforcement.

This bill would propose an amendment to Amendment 93, as amended by Amendment 354, to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.06 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to authorize a minimum of 10 percent of these funds to be used for public transportation.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments