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Amend the bill in section 1 in the 15th line from the end (page 1, line 27 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "15%" and inserting the following: '12%'
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Multimodal Transportation Fund Z017
 
Initiative: Provides an allocation of additional revenue coming from increasing the short-term automobile rental tax rate from 10% to 12%.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$839,429	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$839,429	
 
’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the proposed rate of sales tax on short-term rentals of automobiles, small trucks and vans to 12%. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
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