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<br /> October 2018 <br />Motor Vehicle Lease Sales Tax <br />Hennepin and Ramsey counties deliberately <br />excluded from metro-wide transportation funding <br />Minnesota’s general sales tax applies to long-term motor vehicle leases — the motor vehicle lease sales tax (MVLST). Hennepin County residents <br />contribute substantially to the MVLST but the county is excluded by state law <br />from receiving funding from this transportation source. If included, Hennepin County would receive $10.7 million annually for roads, bridges, and <br />pedestrian and bikeway projects. <br />Transportation funds critical to all counties including Hennepin <br />The economic strength and competitiveness of our state and region depend <br />on an effective, efficient and well-maintained transportation system. County <br />roads and bridges are a critical component of the state and regional <br />transportation system, and no county should be excluded from a key revenue <br />source for keeping pace with the escalating costs of maintaining our <br />transportation infrastructure. <br />Previous rationale for Hennepin exclusion has ceased to exist <br />In 2006, voters overwhelmingly supported a constitutional amendment to dedicate the MVLST to transportation. Subsequent legislative action directed <br />the MVLST to transportation but excluded Hennepin and Ramsey counties. <br />The rationale to exclude Hennepin and Ramsey counties from receiving MVLST formula funds was based on enabling of new taxing authority through <br />the creation of the Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB). With CTIB’s <br />dissolution in 2017, this rationale for excluding Hennepin and Ramsey <br />counties from receiving MVLST formula funds has ceased to exist. <br />MVLST funds should be distributed to all seven metro counties <br />In FY2018, MVLST revenues are being distributed according to the following <br />formula: <br />• 11% Highway User Tax Distribution Fund (HUTDF) <br />• 13% MN Transportation Fund (Local Bridges) <br />• 38% Greater MN Transit <br />• 38% County State Aid Highway (CSAH) to five metro counties: <br />Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott, Washington <br />Contacts <br />Hennepin County Intergovernmental Relations <br />Kareem Murphy Director <br />Office: 612-596-9711 Cell: 612-559-5279 <br />kareem.murphy@hennepin.us <br />Transportation Planning <br />John Doan Assistant Director <br />Office: 612-543-1468 Cell: 763-355-8746 <br />john.doan@hennepin.us <br />Website <br />hennepin.us <br /> <br />