Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that raises the state motor fuel tax from 25 to 27 cents a gallon to generate revenue for the Idaho Transportation Department and local government units.

Highlights:

-Adds a motor fuel tax exceeding 25 cents per gallon to be deposited in the Highway Maintenance, Preservation and Restoration Fund (Sec. 1). -Establishes a Highway Maintenance Preservation and Restoration Fund, with the money to be apportioned as follows: -40% to local units of government -60% to stay in the highway, maintenance, preservation, and restoration fund (Sec. 2). -Imposes a tax of 27 cents per gallon upon the distributor who receives motor fuel (Sec. 3).

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