OPINION NO. 56-2005 (2005)

Claire C. McCaskill

Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion
March 25, 2005

Topics:

Initiative petition. Initiatives.

Summary conclusion:

Review and approval of legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning the initiative petition proposal to amend Article IV, Section 36(a) of the Constitution of Missouri regarding the imposition of an additional sales tax for the promotion and development of technology parks in southwest Missouri.

The Honorable Claire C. McCaskill Missouri State Auditor 224 State Capitol Building Jefferson City, MO 65101

JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON, Attorney General

Dear Auditor McCaskill:

This office is in receipt of your letter submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning the initiative petition proposal to amend Article IV, Section 36(a) of the Constitution of Missouri. The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows:

This proposed constitutional amendment will impose an additional sales tax of one-tenth of one percent for one year. The additional revenues of approximately $79 million will be used for the promotion and development of one or more Technology Parks in southwest Missouri.

Pursuant to Section 116.175, we approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary. Because our review of the fiscal note summary is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents.

Very truly yours,