I've already voted but I think the powers in charge are being a bit deceptive with the voters in the upcoming election. Although I believe in the basis of this idea I am disappointed that the voters are being played. In recent ads they have people stating there will be no tax increases to cover this but if you read the bill there WILL be an increase in sales TAX. That means anything and everything you pay a sales tax on, gas, electric, etc., will go up. Yet another deceptive Democrat tax increase and they wonder why I voted Republican this time around. This is just like Culver saying he never raised income tax yet he fails to mention he raised property taxes.
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/ballotquestions.pdf
November 2, 2010 Iowa Statewide Ballot Questions
Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted?
Yes
No
Summary: Adopts Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy Amendment which creates a dedicated trust fund for the purposes of protecting and enhancing water quality and natural areas in the State including parks, trails, and fish and wildlife habitat, and conserving agricultural soils in this State.
Full Text: Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section:
NATURAL RESOURCES. SEC. 10. A natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund is created within the treasury for the purposes of protecting and enhancing water quality and natural areas in this State including parks, trails, and fish and wildlife habitat, and conserving agricultural soils in this State. Moneys in the fund shall be exclusively appropriated by law for these purposes.
The general assembly shall provide by law for the implementation of this section, including by providing for the administration of the fund and at least annual audits of the fund.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fund shall be annually credited with an amount equal to the amount generated by a sales tax rate of three-eighths of one percent as may be imposed upon the retail sales price of tangible personal property and the furnishing of enumerated services sold in this State.
No revenue shall be credited to the fund until the tax rate for the sales tax imposed upon the retail sales price of tangible personal property and the furnishing of enumerated services sold in this State in effect on the effective date of this section is increased. After such an increased tax rate becomes effective, an amount equal to the amount generated by the increase in the tax rate shall be annually credited to the fund, not to exceed an amount equal to the amount generated by a tax rate of three-eighths of one percent imposed upon the retail sales price of tangible personal property and the furnishing of enumerated services sold in this State.
