Bill HF1972, SF2446

1.1          A bill for an act
1.2          relating to transportation; allocating a portion of motor vehicle registration taxes 
1.3          to small cities and townships;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.013, 
1.4          subdivision 8.
1.5          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6          Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.7                          Subd. 8.Tax proceeds to highway user fund; fee proceeds to vehicle services 
1.8          account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the net proceeds of the registration 
1.9          tax imposed under this chapter must be collected by the commissioner, paid into the state 
1.10       treasury, and credited as follows:
1.11       (1) 90 percent to the highway user tax distribution fund.;
1.12       (2) five percent to the small cities assistance account under section 162.145; and
1.13       (3) five percent to the town road account under section 162.081.
1.14       (b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise specified, must be deposited 
1.15       in the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

1.16       EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to registration 
1.17       taxes paid on or after that date.