Panel rejects outdoor funding measure

04/24/2007

By Mark Brunswick,
Star Tribune
Last update: April 24, 2007


A bill that would dedicate a portion of the state's sales tax to the environment and culture suffered a serious but not fatal defeat in a key Senate committee today.

The bill would let voters decide whether to dedicate 3/8ths of one percent of the state's sales tax to natural and cultural resources, generating about $291 million a year to preserving fish and wildlife, restoring lakes and streams, and providing funding for arts education and access to the arts.

By a 5-7 vote, the Senate Tax Committee today voted down the bill, with concerns raised about the wisdom of restricting funds to those areas.

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