STATE OF MISSOURI 密蘇里州提案


Issue: 949 Date: 10/30/2008
STATE OF MISSOURI 密蘇里州提案



CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1 - English Language憲法修正第一案：獨尊英語案「獨尊英語」案本案要求修正密蘇里州憲法加以，規定英文(English)是所有政府會議、公開討論、政策、通訊、電話、視訊、網際網路通話、留言板等之唯一使用語言。如您同意，請勾YES，如您反對，請勾NO。本議案對稅率無影響 Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to add a statement that English shall be the language of all governmental meetings at which any public business is discussed, decided, or public policy is formulated whether conducted in person or by communication equipment including conference calls, video conferences, or Internet chat or message board? It is estimated this proposal will have no costs or savings to state or local governmental entities. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 4 - Stormwater Control Projects憲法修正案第四案：暴雨水控制案發行公債或舉債，以貸款或補助款方式提供大都會區各郡、各城市公共地下水道及雨水控制工程使用如您同意，請勾YES，如您反對，請勾NO。本議案對稅率無影響 Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to change provisions relating to the financing of stormwater control projects by:- limiting availability of grants and loans to public water and sewer districts only;- removing the cap on available funding and existing restrictions on disbursements;- requiring loan repayments to be used only for stormwater control projects?It is estimated the cost to state governmental entities is $0 to $236,000 annually.It is estimated state governmental entities will save approximately $7,500 for each bond issuance.It is estimated local governmental entities participating in this program may experience savings, however the amount is unknown. PROPOSITION A - Casinos & Gambling州法修正提案A ：賭場賭博案取消目前個人賭博輸錢之上限，取消輸錢限制。如有必要才查核進入賭場人士年齡須滿21歲。限制已建成或正在構建之賭場數目。賭場稅由20%增至21%。由賭場稅收中增加一個新的專門教育基金，每年稽查。州政府每年預估可由賭船稅收收到小學及中學教育基金105元至1.3億，高等教育基金5元至7百萬元，其他幼兒教育，退休軍人其他項目等約可得18.1元至1千9百萬元。如您同意，請勾YES，如您反對，請勾NO。本法案如果通過，將會提高賭場賭博稅 Shall Missouri law be amended to:- repeal the current individual maximum loss limit for gambling;- prohibit any future loss limits;- require identification to enter the gambling area only if necessary to establish that anindividual is at least 21 years old;- restrict the number of casinos to those already built or being built;- increase the casino gambling tax from 20% to 21%;- create a new specific education fund fromgambling tax proceeds generated as a result of this measure called the Schools First Elementary and Secondary Education Improvement Fund; and- require annual audits of this new fund?State governmental entities will receive an estimated $105.1 to $130.0 million annually for elementary and secondary education, and $5.0 to $7.0 million annually for higher education, early childhood development, veterans, and other programs. Local governmental entities receiving gambling boat tax and fee revenues will receive an estimated $18.1 to $19.0 millionannually. ROPOSITION B - Homecare Council州法修正案B：家庭照顧委員會案籌組密蘇里州合格家庭照顧委員會，同意耆老及殘疾人士可以繼續在自己家中獨自生活。密州合格家庭照顧委員會將以訓練、徵募、及居家照顧人力，保證提供高質量居家照顧服務，州政府所需經費目前未知，但預估每年會超過51萬元。如您同意，請勾YES，如您反對，請勾NO。本議案對稅率無影響 Shall Missouri law be amended to enable the elderly and Missourians with disabilities tocontinue living independently in their homes by creating the Missouri Quality Homecare Council to ensure the availability of quality home care services under the Medicaid program by recruiting, training, and stabilizing the home care workforce? The exact cost of this proposal to state governmental entities is unknown, but is estimated to exceed $510,560 annually. Additional costs for training are possible. Matching federal funds, if available, could reduce state costs. It is estimated there would be no costs or savings tolocal governmental entities. PROPOSITION C - Renewable Energy州法修正案C ：再生能源案要求投資之方式生產電力或購買電力，應由再生能源如太陽能、風力、生物質能及水力等產生。所要求之再生能源必須以下之比例銷售： 2011年以前2%，2014年以前5%，2018年以前10%，2021年以前15%。所有出售再生能源來源中，太陽能至少須占2%，任何對消費者比率提高不得超過本比例之1%。如您同意，請勾YES，如您反對，請勾NO。本議案對稅率無影響 Shall Missouri law be amended to require investor-owned electric utilities to generate or purchase electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass and hydropower with the renewable energy sources equaling at least 2% of retail sales by 2011 increasing incrementally to at least 15% by 2021, including at least 2% from solar energy; and restricting to no more than 1% any rate increase to consumers for this renewable energy?The estimated direct cost to state governmental entities is $395,183. It is estimated there are no direct costs or savings to local governmental entities. However, indirect costs may beincurred by state and local governmental entities if the proposal results in increased electricityretail rates. ST. LOUIS COUNTY 聖路易郡提案 PROPOSITION C - Charter Commission提案 C：Charter委員會聖路易郡是否應該有一個Charter委員會以修訂和修改 Shall there be a Charter Commission to revise and amend the Charter? PROPOSITION 1 - Community Children's Service Fund提案一：聖路易郡兒童心智健康基金案聖路易郡是否應成立一個專為郡內兒童、青少年心智健康之基金，以保障兒童及19歲以下青少年福利及安全，並授權聖路易郡銷售稅增加1/4 分。這項基金將針對虐待兒童、青少年；兒童、青少年心智殘障等嚴重問題提供協助。 Shall St. Louis County, solely for the purpose of establishing a communitychildren’s services fund for the purpose of providing services to protect the wellbeingand safety of children and youth nineteen years of age or less and to strengthen families, be authorized to levy a sales tax of one-quarter of a cent in the County of St. Louis?PROPOSITION I - Improvements to County Buildings & Facilities提案 I ：改善郡建築及設施案聖路易郡是否該舉債至一億二千萬，用以改善郡建築物及公共設施，並確保郡交通設施之安全可靠。 Shall St. Louis County, Missouri, issue general obligation bonds up to the amount of One Hundred Twenty Million Dollars for the purposes of constructing various capital improvements to County buildings and facilities, and making improvements to County safety/security and communication facilities? PROPOSITION M - Public Transportation提案M：大眾運輸案聖路易郡是否應加稅(銷售稅增加0.50%，期限20年)提供基金，擴充大眾捷運系統及維修現有大眾運輸設備。 Shall St. Louis County, Missouri impose, in addition to an existing County-wide sales tax of one-quarter of one percent for the same purpose, a county-wide sales tax of one-half of one percent (0.50%) which shall have a sunset date twenty years from the date on which the tax is first imposed, for the purpose of providing a source of funds for public transportation purposes, with the revenues from onequarter of one percent (0.25%) to be used for expansion of a light rail system and revenues from the remaining one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) to be used for the maintenance and operation of existing public transit facilities? PROPOSITION H - Use Tax提案H：使用稅案為加強和維護聖路易郡公共安全，公園及創造就業機會，強化政府服務功能，聖路易郡是否要在現有銷售稅外額外徵收使用稅1.85%。 For the purposes of enhancing county and municipal public safety, parks, and job creation and enhancing local government services, shall the county be authorized to collect a local use tax equal to the total of the existing county sales tax rate of one and eighty-five hundredths percent (1.85%), provided that if the county sales tax is repealed, reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate shall also be repealed, reduced or raised by the same voter action? Fifty percent of the revenue shall be used by the county throughout the county for improving and enhancing public safety, park improvements, and job creation, and fifty percent shall be used for enhancing local government services. The county shall be required to make available to the public an audited comprehensive financial report detailing the management and use of the countywide portion of the funds each year. A use tax is the equivalent of a sales tax on purchases from out-of-state sellers by in-state buyers and on certain taxable business transactions. A use tax return shall not be required to be filed by persons whose purchases from out-of-state vendors do not in total exceed two thousand dollars in any calendar year.

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