SPONSOR: Harbison
Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment requires the conservation sales and use tax of .125% to be approved by voters in 2026, 2036, and then every 10 years thereafter. If a majority of the voters fail to approve the continuance of the tax, the tax will terminate at the end of the second fiscal year after the last election was held.
In addition, the amendment would require any state department that receives a profit from it's management of the state's natural resources to remit 25% of the profit to the county in which the resources are located. The General Assembly may enact laws to provide for a method and proportion of any money provided to the county.
This bill is similar to HCS HJR 97 (2024).