HB 2131 -- Transportation Funding

Co-Sponsors:  Bearden, Dempsey, Ostmann, Luetkenhaus, Holt

This bill requires that beginning July 1, 2003, through June 30,
2013, 10% of the growth in general revenue will be appropriated
for highway and transportation purposes.

The sunset on the last six-cents motor fuel tax is repealed and
an additional six-cents tax will be imposed on diesel fuel.

Certain highway bonds underwritten after January 1, 2003, must be
senior-managed by underwriting firms headquartered in Missouri as
long as the firms are qualified and competitive.

The bill prohibits appropriating any revenue from the Highways
and Transportation Fund to other state agencies except the
Missouri Highway Patrol beginning July 1, 2003.

The Highways and Transportation Commission is allowed to enter
into design-build highway project contracts.  The first of the
contracts will be a pilot project located on the interstate
system.  Future projects will be selected from the interstate
system or emergency projects.  When using a design-build
contract, the commission must pre-qualify persons based on
recommendations submitted by the design-build, pre-qualification
review team before a person will be allowed to build.  The bill
spells out how pre-qualification is conducted.

The commission is authorized to pay a fee to all responsive
bidders that do not win the award.  Anyone who receives a fee is
prohibited from receiving a fee on subsequent design-build
projects.

The bill also imposes an additional $2.00 per person admission
fee to be charged on excursion gambling boats.  The fee will be
credited to the Transportation Department Fund and distributed as
follows:

(1)  $45.7 million to mass transportation projects with 10% of
that amount to be used for transportation of the disabled; and

(2)  the remainder for highway and transportation purposes.

The bill is subject to a referendum.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:03 am