Dedicated funding bill... exact wording.

[JohnWester]

I know there are other posts on this site that discuss the dedicated arts topic, just thought I'd throw out the exact wording out there.

S.F. No. 6, 2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)   Posted on Feb 28, 2007
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to natural and cultural resources; proposing an amendment to the
1.3Minnesota Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by three-eighths
1.4of one percent and dedicating the receipts for natural and cultural resource
1.5purposes; creating an arts, humanities, museum, and public broadcasting fund;
1.6creating a heritage enhancement fund; creating a parks and trails fund; creating
1.7a clean water fund; establishing a Heritage Enhancement Council; amending
1.8Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 114D.20, subdivision
1.96; 114D.30, subdivision 6; 114D.45; 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.94; 297B.02,
1.10subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85;
1.1197A; 129D.

1.13    Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
1.14An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
1.15amendment is adopted, a section will be added to article XI, to read:
1.16 Sec. 15.Beginning July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2034, the sales and use tax rate shall be
1.17increased by three-eighths of one percent on sales and uses taxable under the general state
1.18sales and use tax law. Receipts from the increase, plus penalties and interest and reduced
1.19by any refunds, are dedicated as follows: 34 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in
1.20the heritage enhancement fund and may be spent only to improve, enhance, or protect the
1.21state's fish, wildlife, habitat, and fish and wildlife tourism; 22 percent of the receipts shall
1.22be deposited in the parks and trails fund and may be spent only on parks, trails, and zoos
1.23in the state; 22 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in the clean water fund and may
1.24be spent only on protection and restoration of the state's lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands,
1.25and groundwater; and 22 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in the arts, humanities,
1.26museum, and public broadcasting fund and may be spent only on arts, humanities, history,
1.27museums, and public broadcasting. An arts, humanities, museum, and public broadcasting
2.1fund; a heritage enhancement fund; a parks and trails fund; and a clean water fund are
2.2created in the state treasury. The money dedicated under this section shall be appropriated
2.3by law. The money dedicated under this section for fish, wildlife, habitat, fish and wildlife
2.4tourism, parks, trails, zoos, protection and restoration of waters, arts, and history shall
2.5not be used as a substitute for traditional funding sources for the purposes specified, but
2.6the dedicated money shall supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes.
2.7Land acquired by fee with money deposited in the heritage enhancement fund under this
2.8section must be open to public taking of fish and game during the open season unless
2.9otherwise provided by law.

2.10    Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
2.11The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people at the 2008 general
2.12election. The question submitted shall be:
2.13"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide funding beginning July 1,
2.142009, to improve, enhance, or protect the state's fish, wildlife, habitat, and fish and wildlife
2.15tourism; its parks, trails, and zoos; its lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and groundwater;
2.16and its arts, humanities, history, museums, and public broadcasting by increasing the sales
2.17and use tax rate by three-eighths of one percent on taxable sales until the year 2034?
2.18
   Yes .......
2.19
   No ......."

2.20    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
2.21    Subd. 35. Public official. "Public official" means any:
2.22(1) member of the legislature;
2.23(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative
2.24auditor, chief clerk of the house, revisor of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, or
2.25attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House Research;
2.26(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative
2.27deputy;
2.28(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;
2.29(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state
2.30department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information
2.31officer;
2.32(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a
2.33state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under
2.34chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;
3.1(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend,
3.2or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;
3.3(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;
3.4(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);
3.5(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;
3.6(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of
3.7Administrative Hearings or referee in the Department of Employment and Economic
3.8Development;
3.9(12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations
3.10manager of the Metropolitan Council;
3.11(13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;
3.12(14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the
3.13Department of Public Safety;
3.14(15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;
3.15(16) member of the board of directors or president of Minnesota Technology, Inc.;
3.16(17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State
3.17High School League;
3.18(18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755; or
3.19(19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
3.20Resources; or
3.21(20) member of the Heritage Enhancement Council.
3.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective November 15, 2008, if the
3.23constitutional amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

3.24    Sec. 4. [85.0195] PARKS AND TRAILS FUNDS; EXPENDITURES.
3.25    Subdivision 1. Fund. The parks and trails fund is established in the Minnesota
3.26Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by the parks and trails fund must
3.27be credited to the fund.
3.28    Subd. 2. Expenditures. Money in the parks and trails fund may be spent only on
3.29state and regional parks, trails, and zoos. Subject to the appropriation by law, receipts to
3.30the fund must be allocated in separate accounts as follows:
3.31(1) 38 percent of the receipts may be spent only for state park and recreation area
3.32purposes;
3.33(2) 11 percent of the receipts may be spent only for state trail purposes;
3.34(3) 36 percent of the receipts may be spent only for metropolitan area, as defined in
3.35section 473.121, regional park and trail grants;
4.1(4) 12 percent of the receipts may be spent only for nonmetropolitan regional parks
4.2and trails, outdoor recreation grants, natural and scenic area grants, trail connection grants,
4.3regional trail grants, and grant-in-aid trails; and
4.4(5) three percent of the receipts may be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological
4.5Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, and the Duluth Zoo.
4.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional
4.7amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

4.8    Sec. 5. [97A.056] HERITAGE ENHANCEMENT FUND; HERITAGE
4.9ENHANCEMENT COUNCIL.
4.10    Subdivision 1. Heritage enhancement fund. (a) The heritage enhancement fund is
4.11established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by
4.12the heritage enhancement fund must be credited to the fund. At least 97 percent of the
4.13money appropriated from the fund must be spent on specific fish, wildlife, habitat, and
4.14fish and wildlife tourism projects.
4.15    (b) A forest legacy and forest consolidation account is created within the heritage
4.16enhancement fund. From the receipts deposited in the heritage enhancement fund under
4.17the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15, 25 percent each fiscal year must be
4.18credited to the forest legacy and forest consolidation account. Money in the account may
4.19be spent only for the acquisition of permanent easements on private forest land or for the
4.20acquisition of land for forest consolidation.
4.21    Subd. 2. Heritage Enhancement Council. (a) A Heritage Enhancement Council of
4.2216 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
4.23    (1) three members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on
4.24Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration;
4.25    (2) three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the
4.26house;
4.27    (3) three public members representing hunting, fishing, and wildlife interests
4.28appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and
4.29Administration;
4.30    (4) three public members representing hunting, fishing, and wildlife interests
4.31appointed by the speaker of the house; and
4.32    (5) four public members representing hunting, fishing, and wildlife interests
4.33appointed by the governor.
4.34    (b) One member from the senate and one member from the house of representatives
4.35must be from the minority caucus.
5.1    (c) In making appointments to the council, appointing authorities shall consult with
5.2hunting, fishing, and wildlife groups and shall consider geographic balance. Appointments
5.3to the council shall be made by February 1, 2009.
5.4(d) Legislative members are entitled to reimbursement for per diem expenses plus
5.5travel expenses incurred in the services of the council. The removal and, beginning July 1,
5.62009, the compensation of public members is as provided in section 15.0575.
5.7    (e) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative
5.8Coordinating Commission. Members shall elect a chair, vice chair, secretary, and other
5.9officers as determined by the council. The chair may convene meetings as necessary to
5.10conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
5.11    (f) Public membership terms are coterminous with the appointing authority and
5.12legislative membership terms are at the pleasure of the appointing authority, except that
5.13members shall serve on the council until their successors are appointed.
5.14    (g) Vacancies occurring on the council do not affect the authority of the remaining
5.15members of the council to carry out their duties. Vacancies shall be filled in the same
5.16manner as under paragraph (a).
5.17    (h) The governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent
5.18of the senate.
5.19    Subd. 3. Duties of council. (a) The council, in consultation with statewide and
5.20local fishing, forestry, hunting, and wildlife groups, shall develop a biennial budget plan
5.21to recommend expenditures from the heritage enhancement fund to the legislature and
5.22the governor. The biennial budget plan shall include at least $5,000,000 in each fiscal
5.23year for a conservation partners program to provide matching grants of up to $20,000 to
5.24local sporting and conservation clubs for the improvement, enhancement, and protection
5.25of fish, game, and wildlife habitat. Approval of the biennial budget plan for the heritage
5.26enhancement fund requires an affirmative vote of at least 11 members of the council.
5.27    (b) In the biennial budget submitted to the legislature, the governor shall submit
5.28separate budget detail for planned expenditures from the heritage enhancement fund
5.29as recommended by the council.
5.30    (c) As a condition of acceptance of an appropriation from the heritage enhancement
5.31fund, an agency or entity receiving an appropriation shall submit a work program and
5.32quarterly progress reports for appropriations from the heritage enhancement fund to the
5.33members of the Heritage Enhancement Council in the form determined by the council.
5.34    Subd. 4. Council administration. (a) The council may employ personnel and
5.35contract with consultants as necessary to carry out functions and duties of the council.
5.36Permanent employees shall be in the unclassified service. The council may request staff
6.1assistance, legal opinion, and data from agencies of state government as needed for the
6.2execution of the responsibilities of the council.
6.3    (b) Beginning July 1, 2009, the administrative expenses of the council shall be paid
6.4from the heritage enhancement fund, as appropriated by law.
6.5    (c) A council member or an employee of the council may not participate in or vote
6.6on a decision of the council relating to an organization in which the member or employee
6.7has either a direct or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on or employed by
6.8the council, a person shall avoid any potential conflict of interest.
6.9    Subd. 5. Open meetings. (a) Meetings of the council and other groups the council
6.10may establish must be open to the public. Except where prohibited by law, the council
6.11shall establish additional processes to broaden public involvement in all aspects of its
6.12deliberations. For the purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is
6.13present and action is taken regarding a matter within the jurisdiction of the council.
6.14    (b) For legislative members of the council, enforcement of this subdivision shall
6.15be governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the council,
6.16enforcement of this subdivision shall be governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.
6.17    Subd. 6. Council expiration. Subdivisions 2 to 5 expire on June 30, 2013, unless
6.18extended by law.
6.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective November 15, 2008, if the
6.20constitutional amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

6.21    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 114D.20, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
6.22    Subd. 6. Priorities for restoration of impaired waters. In implementing
6.23restoration of impaired waters, in addition to the priority considerations in subdivision 5,
6.24the Clean Water Council shall give priority in its recommendations for restoration funding
6.25from the clean water legacy account fund to restoration projects that:
6.26(1) coordinate with and utilize existing local authorities and infrastructure for
6.27implementation;
6.28(2) can be implemented in whole or in part by providing support for existing or
6.29ongoing restoration efforts;
6.30(3) most effectively leverage other sources of restoration funding, including federal,
6.31state, local, and private sources of funds;
6.32(4) show a high potential for early restoration and delisting based upon scientific
6.33data developed through public agency or citizen monitoring or other means; and
6.34(5) show a high potential for long-term water quality and related conservation
6.35benefits.
7.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional
7.2amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

7.3    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 114D.30, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
7.4    Subd. 6. Recommendations on appropriation of funds. The Clean Water
7.5Council shall recommend to the governor the manner in which money from the clean
7.6water legacy account fund should be appropriated for the purposes identified in section
7.7114D.45 , subdivision 3. The council's recommendations must be consistent with the
7.8purposes, policies, goals, and priorities in sections 114D.05 to 114D.35, and shall allocate
7.9adequate support and resources to identify impaired waters, develop TMDL's, implement
7.10restoration of impaired waters, and provide assistance and incentives to prevent waters
7.11from becoming impaired and improve the quality of waters which are listed as impaired
7.12but have no approved TMDL. The council must recommend methods of ensuring that
7.13awards of grants, loans, or other funds from the clean water legacy account fund specify
7.14the outcomes to be achieved as a result of the funding and specify standards to hold the
7.15recipient accountable for achieving the desired outcomes. Expenditures from the account
7.16must be appropriated by law.
7.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional
7.18amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

7.19    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 114D.45, is amended to read:
7.20114D.45 CLEAN WATER LEGACY ACCOUNT FUND.
7.21    Subdivision 1. Creation. The clean water legacy account fund is created as an
7.22account in the environmental fund established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
7.23section 15. Money in the account fund must be made available for the implementation
7.24of this chapter and sections 446A.073, 446A.074, and 446A.075, without supplanting or
7.25taking the place of any other funds which are currently available or may become available
7.26from any other source, whether federal, state, local, or private, for implementation of
7.27those sections.
7.28    Subd. 2. Sources of revenue. The following revenues must be deposited in the
7.29clean water legacy account fund:
7.30(1) money deposited in the fund as provided in the Minnesota Constitution, article
7.31XI, section 16;
7.32    (1) (2) money transferred to the account fund; and
7.33    (2) (3) interest accrued on the account fund.
8.1    Subd. 3. Purposes. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the clean water
8.2legacy account fund may be spent for the following purposes:
8.3    (1) to provide grants, loans, and technical assistance to public agencies and others
8.4who are participating in the process of identifying impaired waters, developing TMDL's,
8.5implementing restoration plans for impaired waters, and monitoring the effectiveness
8.6of restoration;
8.7    (2) to support measures to prevent waters from becoming impaired and to improve
8.8the quality of waters that are listed as impaired but do not have an approved TMDL
8.9addressing the impairment;
8.10    (3) to provide grants and loans for wastewater and storm water treatment projects
8.11through the Public Facilities Authority;
8.12    (4) to support the efforts of public agencies associated with individual sewage
8.13treatment systems and financial assistance for upgrading and replacing the systems; and
8.14    (5) to provide funds to state agencies to carry out their responsibilities under this
8.15chapter.
8.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional
8.17amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

[JohnWester]

part two... it was too big to be all in one post.

8.18    Sec. 9. [129D.17] ARTS, HUMANITIES, MUSEUM, AND PUBLIC
8.19BROADCASTING FUND; EXPENDITURES.
8.20    Subdivision 1. Fund. The arts, humanities, museum, and public broadcasting fund
8.21is established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned
8.22by the fund must be credited to the fund.
8.23    Subd. 2. Expenditures. Subject to appropriation, receipts in the fund must be
8.24allocated by the commissioner of finance as follows:
8.25(1) 43 percent to the Minnesota State Arts Board;
8.26(2) 23 percent to the Minnesota Historical Society;
8.27(3) 23 percent to public broadcasting;
8.28(4) four percent to the Science Museum of Minnesota;
8.29(5) 3.5 percent to the Humanities Commission;
8.30(6) 2.5 percent to the Minnesota Film Board; and
8.31(7) one percent to the Minnesota Children's Museum and the Duluth Children's
8.32Museum.
8.33Money allocated to the Minnesota State Arts Board may not be used for
8.34administrative purposes. If one of the above entities ceases to exist, then the appropriated
8.35money must be allocated proportionally among the remaining entities.
9.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional
9.2amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

9.3    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.62, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.4    Subdivision 1. Generally. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2 or 3
9.5or in this chapter, a sales tax of 6.5 percent is imposed on the gross receipts from retail
9.6sales as defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 4, made in this state or to a destination
9.7in this state by a person who is required to have or voluntarily obtains a permit under
9.8section 297A.83, subdivision 1.
9.9(b) The increased rate required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section
9.1015, shall be added to the rate imposed under paragraph (a).
9.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional
9.12amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

9.13    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.94, is amended to read:
9.14297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
9.15(a) Except as provided in this section and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
9.16section 15, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties,
9.17derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state treasury and credit them to the
9.18general fund.
9.19(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic
9.20account in the special revenue fund if:
9.21(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for
9.22the construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
9.23(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment
9.24was made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
9.25The commissioner of finance shall certify to the commissioner the date on which the
9.26project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan guaranty
9.27account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department of
9.28Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
9.29(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties,
9.30derived from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61,
9.31subdivision 3 , paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them
9.32as follows:
10.1(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal
10.2year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
10.3(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general
10.4fund.
10.5(d) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties,
10.6collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the
10.7general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user
10.8tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64,
10.9subdivision 5 , for the previous calendar year.
10.10(e) For fiscal year 2001, 97 percent; for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, 87 percent; and
10.11for fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, 72.43 percent of the revenues, including interest and
10.12penalties, transmitted to the commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by
10.13the commissioner in the state treasury as follows:
10.14(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account
10.15in the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or
10.16protect fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement
10.17of land, water, and other natural resources of the state;
10.18(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and
10.19may be spent only for state parks and trails;
10.20(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and
10.21may be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
10.22(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and
10.23may be spent only on local trail grants; and
10.24(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund,
10.25and may be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and
10.26Conservatory, and the Duluth Zoo.
10.27(f) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (e) may not be used as a substitute
10.28for traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue
10.29shall supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with
10.30money deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (e) must be open to public
10.31hunting and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or
10.32on lands where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during
10.33certain times of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money
10.34deposited in the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish
10.35and wildlife resources under paragraph (e) must be allocated for field operations.
11.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional
11.2amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

11.3    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.4    Subdivision 1. Rate. There is imposed an excise tax at the rate provided in chapter
11.5297A section 297A.62, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), on the purchase price of any motor
11.6vehicle purchased or acquired, either in or outside of the state of Minnesota, which is
11.7required to be registered under the laws of this state.
11.8The excise tax is also imposed on the purchase price of motor vehicles purchased
11.9or acquired on Indian reservations when the tribal council has entered into a sales tax on
11.10motor vehicles refund agreement with the state of Minnesota.
11.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009, if the constitutional
11.12amendment proposed in section 1 is adopted by the voters.

[JohnWester]

this si the part I have a major problem with.

and 22 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in the arts, humanities,
1.26museum, and public broadcasting fund and may be spent only on arts, humanities, history,
1.27museums, and public broadcasting.

[JohnWester]

now, here is another bill introduced by the same people... with out the arts in it.  what are they trying to pull here?

S.F. No. 20,  as introduced - 85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)   Posted on Jan 03, 2007
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to natural resources; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota
1.3Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by one-fourth of one percent
1.4and dedicating the receipts for natural resource purposes; creating a heritage
1.5enhancement fund; creating a parks and trails fund; creating a clean water legacy
1.6fund; establishing a Heritage Enhancement Council;amending Minnesota
1.7Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 297A.62, subdivision 1;
1.8297A.94; 297B.02, subdivision 1; Laws 2006, chapter 251, section 9; proposing
1.9coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 97A.
1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

[JohnWester]

here is the second part of it... looks like they made two more bills and split arts out.  I hope the send the two seperate and the voters get to vote on them as seperate things.
 I vote yes for natural resources and no for arts

S.F. No. 37,  as introduced - 85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)   Posted on Jan 05, 2007
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to natural and cultural resources; proposing an amendment to the
1.3Minnesota Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by one-fourth of
1.4one percent and dedicating the receipts for natural and cultural resource purposes;
1.5creating an arts, humanities, museum, and public broadcasting fund; creating a
1.6heritage enhancement fund; creating a parks and trails fund; creating a clean
1.7water fund; establishing a Heritage Enhancement Council; establishing a Clean
1.8Water Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivision
1.935; 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.94; 297B.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding
1.10for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 97A; 103F; 129D.
1.11BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12    Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
1.13An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
1.14amendment is adopted, a section will be added to article XI, to read:
1.15Sec. 15.Beginning July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2034, the sales and use tax rate shall be
1.16increased by one-fourth of one percent on sales and uses taxable under the general state
1.17sales and use tax law, plus penalties and interest and reduced by any refunds. Receipts
1.18from the increase are dedicated as follows: 34 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in
1.19the heritage enhancement fund and may be spent only to improve, enhance, and protect
1.20the state's fish, wildlife, habitat, and fish and wildlife tourism; 22 percent of the receipts
1.21shall be deposited in the parks and trails fund and may be spent only on parks, trails, and
1.22zoos in the state; 22 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in the clean water fund
1.23and may be spent only on protection and restoration of the state's lakes, rivers, streams,
1.24wetlands, and groundwater; and 22 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in the
1.25arts, humanities, museum, and public broadcasting fund and may be spent only on arts,
1.26humanities, history, museums, and public broadcasting. An arts, humanities, museum,
2.1and public broadcasting fund; a heritage enhancement fund; a parks and trails fund; and a
2.2clean water fund are created in the state treasury. The money dedicated under this section
2.3shall be appropriated by law. The money dedicated under this section for fish, wildlife,
2.4habitat, fish and wildlife tourism, parks, trails, zoos, protection and restoration of waters,
2.5and history shall not be used as a substitute for traditional funding sources for the purposes
2.6specified, but the dedicated money shall supplement traditional sources of funding for
2.7those purposes. Land acquired in fee with money deposited in the heritage enhancement
2.8fund under this section must be open to public taking of fish and game during the open
2.9season unless otherwise provided by law.

2.10    Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
2.11The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people at the 2008 general
2.12election. The question submitted shall be:
2.13"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide funding beginning July
2.141, 2009, to improve, enhance, and protect the state's fish, wildlife, habitat, and fish and
2.15wildlife tourism; its parks, trails, and zoos; its lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and
2.16groundwater; and its arts, humanities, history, museums, and public broadcasting by
2.17increasing the sales and use tax rate by one-fourth of one percent on taxable sales until
2.18the year 2034?
2.19
   Yes .......
2.20
   No ......."