Attorney General's Opinion Letter 141-2002
Topics:
Initiative and referendum.
Referendum.
Summary conclusion
Review and approval of legal content and form of the fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.170, RSMo, regarding a referendum to be held on Senate Bill Nos. 915, 710, and 907.
Contents of letter
May 28, 2002
Honorable Claire C. McCaskill
Missouri State Auditor
224 State Capitol Building
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Dear Auditor McCaskill:
By letter dated May 28, 2002, you submitted a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.170, RSMo, concerning the referendum to be held on Senate Bill Nos. 915, 710, and 907. The fiscal note summary which you submitted is as follows:
An additional one-half cent sales/use tax on tangible personal property and four cent per gallon motor fuel tax for highways, roads, bridges and public transportation generate total annual tax revenues of approximately:
| State | $431,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Local | $52,000,000 |
Pursuant to Section 116.175, we approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary. Since our review of the fiscal note summary is mandated by statute, no action we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents.
Sincerely,
JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON
Attorney General