1993-01-22                     House Journal                      Page 0127
HJR 19                                                                       
The Governor's transmittal letter, dated January 22, 1993, appears             
below:                                                                         
                                                                               
"Dear Speaker Barnes:                                                          
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am     
transmitting a resolution to amend the Alaska Constitution to provide          
for a dedicated transportation fund.                                           
                                                                               
Section 1 of the resolution repeals and readopts art. IX, sec. 7, of the       
Alaska Constitution so that it permits the dedication of revenue under         
a new sec. 18 of art. IX, which is created by sec. 2 of the resolution.        
No other substantive change is made to sec. 7.                                 
                                                                               
Section 2 of the resolution amends art. IX of the Alaska Constitution          
by adding a new sec. 18.  New sec. 18(a) requires that certain revenue         
received after June 30, 1995 that is derived from transportation-related       
functions be placed into a transportation fund.  The revenue that is to        
be dedicated to the transportation fund is                                     
                                                                               
1)revenue from state licenses and fees for the registration,                 
operation, and use of motor vehicles, aircraft, and watercraft;                
                                                                               
2)revenue from the use of state transportation facilities,                   
including the state ferry system;                                              
                                                                               
3)revenue from state taxes on fuel used in and on watercraft and             
on fuel used by motor vehicles and aircraft.                                   
                                                                               
Refunds or credits from state fuel taxes, as provided by law, and costs        
for the collection of license, fee, and tax revenue, as provided for by        
law, would not be required to be placed in the transportation fund.            
                                                                               
New sec. 18(a) also provides that the legislature may appropriate              
revenue from the transportation fund only for                                  
                                                                               
1)the maintenance and operation of a state or local government               
transportation facility (including a highway or marine highway                 
system vessel) if the facility is related to the mode of                       
transportation from which the tax, license, or fee revenue to                  
be appropriated was originally received;