Nov 8th Vote: Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax - background & history | MODNR

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In the 1930s, as the Dust Bowl swept across the nation. Americans realized the devastating effects of soil erosion. Legislation began to take shape to better manage and conserve the nation’s soil. Despite these actions, Missouri was still plagued with high erosion rates.

In 1982, Missouri was losing soil at a rate of 10.75 tons per acre* each year on cultivated cropland. A one-tenth-of-one-percent parks, soils and water sales tax was passed by Missouri voters in 1984 to fund state parks and soil and water conservation efforts. Prior to the passage of the sales tax, Missouri had the second highest rate of erosion in the nation. Almost two-thirds of Missouri voters renewed the tax in 1988 and 1996. In 2006, the tax passed by its highest percentage to date (70.8).

Over the past 30 years, soil and water conservation programs have helped Missouri landowners keep more than 177 million tons of soil from eroding into our waterways.

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Nov 8th Vote: Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax - background & history | MODNR

MoBikeFed comment: The Parks, Soils, and Water tax comes up to voters for renewal every 10 years. It will be on the November 8th, 2016, ballot in Missouri as Amendment 1.

Half of the tax goes to support Missouri State Parks and the other half goes to support soil and water conservation, as outlined above.

The tax gives vital support to all state parks, including the Katy Trail State Park and the forthcoming Rock Island Trail State Park.

Visit this web site for more information: https://soilwaterparks.com/