City of Madison - File #: 58223

• File #: 58223
• Version: 1
• Name: Repeal the Motor Vehicle Registration Fee if funding provided by a Regional Transit Authority
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Filed
• File created: 11/12/2019
• In control: Attorney's Office/Approval Group
• On agenda: 1/21/2020
• Final action: 1/21/2020
• Title: Creating Section 12.177(5) of the Madison General Ordinances to conditionally repeal the Motor Vehicle Registration Fee if funding is provided by a Regional Transit Authority.
• Sponsors: Michael J. Tierney, Donna V. Moreland, Paul E. Skidmore

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/21/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Place On File	Pass
1/13/2020	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO PLACE ON FILE - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
12/2/2019	1	TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND PLANNING BOARD - ended 3/2023	Return to Lead with the Recommendation to Place on File
11/19/2019	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
11/19/2019	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
11/12/2019	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
In October 2019 the Common Council authorized the creation of a vehicle registration fee. This proposal includes language in the resolution that the fee will be eliminated in the event a regional transit authority is established. The annual estimated revenue from the fee is $7.9 million.
Title
Creating Section 12.177(5) of the Madison General Ordinances to conditionally repeal the Motor Vehicle Registration Fee if funding is provided by a Regional Transit Authority.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance would amend the newly created Motor Vehicle Registration Fee (effective 2-1-2020) ordinance by adding in a conditional repeal provision which would eliminate the City’s Motor Vehicle Registration Fee (MVRF) if a regional transit authority (RTA) was created that would provide adequate replacement funding for transit needs that are to be supported by the City’s MVRF. A Dane County RTA was initially authorized during the 2009 State budget process (2009 Act 28) and subsequently established. The Dane County RTA was a separate governing body that was able to impose up to a .5 percent sales tax to support transportation needs, including the establishment of bus rapid transit, of the region. However, in the 2011 budget process (2011 Act 32), the State eliminated the ability to create a RTA and dissolved the Dane County RTA over the City’s formal opposition (RES-11-00148). Subsequent efforts to revive the ability create a Dane County RTA at the State level have been unsuccessful, although the City has established goals for any future RTA that may be authorized (RES-17-00170). Legislative efforts remain ongoing. If adopted, this ordinance would automatically repeal the City’s MVRF if a Dane County RTA was again established and was able to provide adequate replacement funding to the City’s transit services and the shift in funding sources would not jeopardize any grant or other revenue sources.
This ordinance shall be effective February 1, 2020.

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