MEASURE NO. 24-94Marion CountyBallot Title:Submitted to the Voters by the Board of Commissioners Marion County Motor Vehicle Diesel Fuel License Tax Ordinance QUESTION: Shall Marion County enact a tax of up to 3 cents per gallon for road repair, maintenance and safety improvements? SUMMARY: This measure would enact a tax of up to three cents per gallon on diesel fuel sold in the county. The tax would be paid mainly by wholesalers, who would be licensed. Refunds would be given for fuel used in some farm and forestry work. Proceeds could only be used for repair, maintenance and safety improvments of roads and would be shared with cities. The tax could not exceed three cents per gallon without voter approval. The tax would be reduced within a local jurisdiction that imposed its own tax. The tax would be reduced by any increase in the state fuel tax earmarked for counties and cities. Revenue would be distributed as follows: 40% to the county; 40% to the cities (divided according to population); 10% for projects in the SKATS boundary area of Salem-Keizer; and 10% for projects in areas immediately surrounding the other cities in Marion County.
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