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A transportation tax ammendment defeated

February 25, 1997
By: Elizabeth J. Zack
State Capital Bureau

The Missouri House has rejected an effort to give St. Louis area voters the opportunity to reconsider the bi-state bus tax.

Liz Zack has the story from Jefferson City.

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The issue arose when the House took up a bill to extend for another couple of years authority for bi-state to levy the tax.

That prompteed an amendment to put the issue back before the voters -- to see whether the area really supports using the tax for operation of the mass transit system.

St. Louis County Representative Carl Hendrickson:

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Contents: Representative Hendrickson said that the only way to pass the measure was to put it to a vote of the people.

Hendrickson said that when taxpayers voted the transportation tax into effect they did so thinking it would go to for expansion costs-- not operating expenses.

But the Amendment Hendrickson backed was ultimately rejected by the House.

From the state capitol, I'm Liz Zack.