FORTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2005

February 22, 2005

Mr. Speaker:

    Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 874

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. On page 1, line 12, after the semicolon insert "PROVIDING FOR VOTER APPROVAL;".

     2. On page 5, line 7, after "impose" insert "by resolution".

     3. On page 6, line 10, strike the closing quotation mark. 

     4. On page 6, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following new subsection to read:

          "C. A resolution by a board to impose the water and sanitation district gross receipts tax shall not go into effect until after an election is held on the question of imposing the tax for the purpose for which the revenue is dedicated and the majority of the voters in the board's district vote in favor of imposing the tax. The board shall adopt a resolution calling for an election within seventy-five days of the date the resolution to impose the tax is adopted. The question shall be submitted to the voters of the board's district as a separate question at a general election or at a special election called for that purpose by the board. A special election shall be called, conducted and canvassed in substantially the same manner as provided by law for general elections. If the majority of the voters voting on the question approve the question of imposing the water and sanitation district gross receipts tax, the board's resolution to impose the tax shall become effective. If the question of imposing the water and sanitation district gross receipts tax fails, the governing body shall not again propose the imposition of the tax for a period of one year from the date of the election."".

     5. On page 6, line 24, strike "October" and insert in lieu thereof "July".,

and thence referred to the TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE.                             

                             Respectfully submitted,

Mimi Stewart, Chair

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 6 For 1 Against

Yes:      6

No:       Larranaga

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

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