Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes Act, Amendment 2 (2006)

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Louisiana Amendment 2 (General), also known as the Natural Resource Severance Taxes Act, was on the November 7, 2006, election ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. This measure proposed to increase the amount of revenue that a parish could receive on a yearly basis from the state severance tax.

Election results

Amendment 2, General
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		496,880	59%
No		347,198	41%

Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

To increase the maximum amount of the severance tax imposed and collected by the state on natural resources, other than sulphur, lignite, and timber, which is remitted to the parish governing authority where the severance occurs from seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to eight hundred fifty thousand dollars effective July 1, 2007, and provides that this maximum amount be increased to reflect the increase in the Consumer Price Index beginning July 1, 2008.

(Amends Article VII, Section 4(D))

See also

• Louisiana 2006 ballot measures
• List of Louisiana ballot measures
• 2006 ballot measures
• Louisiana State Senate
• Louisiana House of Representatives

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External links

• 2006 Louisiana Ballot Measure Election Results
• 2006 Louisiana Ballot Measure Details