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Figure 6 <br /> <br />Highway Funding in Minnesota <br /> Final FY 2001 <br /> <br />License Tab Fees <br /> <br />General Fund Approp. <br />$161.5M <br /> <br />Gas Tax Revenue <br /> $608.4M <br /> <br />Federal Aid I <br /> $391M <br /> <br />Driver's License <br />Revenue <br />$22.1M <br /> <br />Other I <br />$73.4M <br /> <br />Trunk H/g/may <br />Fund <br />$1,236.5M <br /> <br />62% 290/0 9% <br /> <br />County State Aid <br />Highway Fund- <br />Regular <br />$327.6M <br /> <br /> Highway User Tax <br />Distribution Fund (HUTDF) <br /> $1,214M <br /> <br />g&nicipal State <br />Aid I-lighntty Fund <br />$117.6M <br /> <br />5% <br /> <br />5% Special Fund <br /> $60M <br /> <br />Flexible <br />Highway <br />Account <br />$32.5M <br /> <br />Township <br />Roads and <br /> <br />$28.2M <br /> <br /> Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation <br /> <br />Distribution of the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund is determined by the State Constitution <br />Funding for Minnesota's Highway System comes mainly from the Highway User Tax Distribution <br />Fund established in Article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution. The State Constitution provides that <br />revenues from the state's motor fuel tax (gas tax) and motor vehicle registration tax (license tab fees) <br />are dedicated to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund and must be used "solely for highway <br />purposes". <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br /> <br />