2011 House Joint Resolution Q

Earmark some sales tax revenue to road funding

Introduced in the House

March 16, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-93)

To place before voters in the next general election a constitutional amendment to earmark 4.5 percent of sales tax revenue to state road spending; require any revenue from a Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) or other potential transportation infrastructure “public-private partnership” be used solely for state road spending; earmark certain fee revenues to a state “Transportation Economic Development Fund” that provides indirect corporate subsidies in the form of infrastructure for particular businesses or developers; and more.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation