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The Need <br /> <br />What Needs To Be Done <br /> <br />· Minnesota's transportation systems have been underfunded <br /> since the late 1980s <br /> <br />· Traffic congestion dela. y time has increased from four hours <br /> per person per year in1992 to an average of 17 hom:s per <br /> <br />~":"':"' and need t6 '"' '":' :' <br /> to <br /> <br /> increase <br /> <br /> :'i' J.; .' , <br /> <br /> failure to :i'ti~)~tments " <br /> '.':"~';'3;:~' ~.,-'r:,~:; .,-7 ' . ........ <br /> systems ~n the 1990s has caused ~ncreased and ever-present ~ <br /> gndl6~;-putdated ~d aeten~at~ng ~roadwavsDnad~uate:~:~}~? <br /> 'janeH~s" to' car~ Mi~eS~ta~s goods to m~k~t ~d ~i't- <br /> ~st~' incapable of meeting'.cOnsumer demand...::' ': ~..: · <br /> <br />- ¢,;~¢Deeause oltms laCK oI,~nves~ent, M~eso~' ~s nowz:? <br /> hc~ng'.a cnsts that could d~rall ~e state s economic hture.... <br /> <br /> AINTAINPRESERVE "' ENHANCE <br /> <br /> In order to "jumpstart" investments in our state's transportation <br /> systems, the legislature must make a one-time appropriation <br /> from the estimated $1.8 billion state surplus this year. <br /> The Governor and legislature 'need to constitutionally <br /> dedicate I00 percent of the Sales Tax on Motor Vehicles Fund <br /> .'~:! . (formerly known as MVET !~ -Motor Vehicle Excise Tax) for <br /> .... :¥.,~., : .',,..~..;..~::~-. . ~ :.~... <br /> <br />- purposes.-The!".a.'p~r6p,~ation.i':would g~ii0i-ate <br />; :': '"';:,-, <br /> 1500 million per. year. <br /> :~ 'The legislature and Oo~_~pass,.'al~hlanced,".. <br /> · <br /> I and long-term t. ran~!on ~d~ng package that <br /> ?!,~i~?'! improves Minnesota's tran/~!~i~i~rfi~,zes'peSihil~, high- <br /> .-}..'. ways and public transit~ <br /> <br /> ;"i;':i: · at You Can Do <br />:';£~.~.a. ll or write yom legislators and'the Governor immediately.:':' <br />:/:?~?. ::Jeu mem you neecl to spe?..ct:~Up~.~nsp,o, rtatxon.'fundii~g:..';.tiOw! <br /> ~ [..~.-... <br /> <br />· To determine who repre~eiats <br /> Minnesota House of Repr~sefft}i~tives <br /> 651.296.2146 (Twin Cltles'metr6).... <br /> 800.657.3550 (Greater <br /> <br /> Minnesota State <br /> <br /> 651.296.3391 <br /> . ...' .~..: ?¢ · <br /> Governor Ventura's offi~e'(~:~,/~)':'.: ~ . <br /> -. ,.,;.}:t::,:.~-.-:. · . <br /> 651.296.0504 <br /> <br /> <br />