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under this Article that bas been expended for a public school capital outlay purpqses (including retirement of indebtedness incurred and sondes reserved for these pur[oses), and any other /actors it deems relevant to carrying out the intent stated in subsection (a) of this section. (c} Any local board of education may petition the Local Government Connission to sake a iiutlng that the funds provided by a county for public school capital outlay purposes are, a/thin the financial resources available and consistent ~ith the fiscal policies of the Board of County Coamissioners, inadequate to seer the public school capital outlay needs within that county and that t~e Board of County Commissioners has not complied with the requirements or intent of this Article. ~he petition shall be ia the form prescribed by the Commission. In makinq its finding, the Commission shall consider the facts it is required to report under G.$. 105-503, as well as any other informatios it deems necessary. ~he Commission shall report its findings on such petition, to§ether uith any reconneudations it deems appropriate, to the Joint Legislative Conaission on Governmental Cperations. -§ 105-50q. Use of additicnal tax revenue by municipalit~eSo-- (a) Except as provided in subsection (b} or (e), forty percent iq0~) of the revenue received by a municipality from additional ose-half percent (1/2~} sales and use taxes levied under this Article during the first five fiscal years in which the additional taxes are in effect in the aanicipality and thirty percent (30~) of the revenue received by a municipality from these taxes in the second five fiscal years is which the taxes are in effect in the municipality nay be used by the municipality only for Hater and sewage capital outlay p~rposes or to retire any indebtedness imcurrei by the municipality for th~se purposes. (b) The Local Government Commission may, upon petition by a ~unici~ality, authorize a municipality to use'part or all its tax revenue, otburwise required by subsection {a) to be used for water amd sewage capital needs~ for any lawful purpose. ~h~ petition ~shall be in the form prescribed by the Local Government Commission and shall demonstrate that the ~unicipa]ity can provide for its water and sewaqe capital needs without ~strictinq the use of part or all of thf designated amoumt of the additional one-half percent (1/2~) sales and use tax revesn~ for these purposes. Xn making its decision, the Local Government Comsisslon mav consider information from sources other than the petition. The Cowmission shall issue a written decisicn on each petition statiaq the findinqs of the Commission concerninq th~ water and sewage capital needs of the petitiomisg ~unicipalit¥ and the percentaqe of revenue otherwise restricted by subsection (a) that say be used by the ~etitioninq musicipalit¥ for any lawful purpose. Decisions of the Commission allowing ~umicipalities to use a percentage of their tax revenue that uould otheruise be restricted un,er subsection {a} for any lawful purpose are final and shal! continue in effect until the restriction imposed by that subsection expires. ~ musicipality whose petition is denisd, io wl~ole or in part, by the Connission =ay subsequently submit a new petition to the Commission. touse ~ill 1542