Cuts to statutory revenue sharing first began again in FY 1991 and\u2014with the exception of FY 1998 when the base was revised, and FY 2001 when statutory revenue sharing was fully funded\u2014actual statutory revenue sharing payments have been below full funding each year since.<\/p>\n
The League has continuously highlighted these cuts and the devastating impact this reduction of revenue has had on services local government provides. This week, two bills will be introduced in the House that would create a \u201cRevenue Sharing Trust Fund\u201d and dedicate a portion of non-constitutionally dedicated sales tax revenue to the fund annually. These bills will be sponsored by two former municipal officials, Representative Jim Ellison (D-Royal Oak) and Representative Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills).<\/p>\n
HB 6133<\/a> (Rep Ellison) and HB 6134<\/a> (Rep Tisdel) were turned in with nearly 30 sponsors and roughly a 50\/50 mix of republicans and democrats. We thank each of them for their support.<\/p>\n Sponsors on the bill include: Mark Tisdel, Jim Ellison, Ben Frederick, Padma Kuppa, Kevin Hertel, John Damoose, John Cherry, Tim Sneller, Ken Borton, Amos O’Neal, Samantha\u00a0 Steckloff, John Roth, Steve Marino, Gary Howell, Jack O’Malley, Gregory Markkanen, Jeff Yaroch, Rachel Hood, Kelly Breen, Kara Hope, Julie Brixie, Tommy Brann, Regina Weiss, Alex Garza, Terry Sabo, Julie Alexander, David LaGrand, Sue Allor, Ronnie Peterson<\/p>\n We have long desired to fully fund and protect revenue sharing under the law. These two bills would go a long way to preserving resources that are currently being used to fund revenue sharing.<\/p>\n Highlights of the Legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n Amend the Michigan Trust Fund Act: (Rep. Ellison)<\/p>\n Amend the General Sales Tax Act: (Rep. Tisdel)<\/p>\n Ultimately, these bills would require a statutory change by the legislature to reduce funding below current levels. It is this statutory protection, in the form of the trust fund, that creates the distinction from how we fund revenue sharing today and it being subject only to the annual appropriations process.<\/p>\n Should these bills pass, it would be a significant step forward in preserving resources for local units of government that can be used to provide services, invest in infrastructure, improve quality of life, and attract talent and business.<\/p>\n John LaMacchia is the League\u2019s director of state & federal affairs. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cuts to statutory revenue sharing first began again in FY 1991 and\u2014with the exception of FY 1998 when the base was revised, and FY 2001 when statutory revenue sharing was fully funded\u2014actual statutory revenue sharing payments have been below full funding each year since. The League has continuously highlighted these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":455,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","mml-onemagnify-plugin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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