Bill Text: VA SB631 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Motor fuels tax; required to be indexed starting January 1 of year preceeding affected year.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-02-14 - Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (38-Y 0-N) [SB631 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-SB631-Introduced.html
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12104065D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§58.1-2217, 58.1-2249, 58.1-2289, as it may become effective, 58.1-2701, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, and 58.1-2706 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §58.1-2217. Taxes levied; rate. A. There is hereby levied a tax at the rate of Beginning July 1, 2012, the rate shall be adjusted each year on July 1 by a percentage, as determined by the Commissioner and rounded up to the closest one-tenth of one percent, equal to the percentage change in the U.S. Department of Labor's Producer Price Index for Other Nonresidential Construction from January 1 through December 31 of the year immediately preceding the affected year. B. (Contingent expiration date - see Editor's notes) There is
hereby levied a tax on each gallon of diesel fuel at the same
rate B. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's notes) There is
hereby levied a tax on each gallon of
diesel fuel at the rate of C. Blended fuel that contains gasoline shall be taxed at the rate levied on gasoline. Blended fuel that contains diesel fuel shall be taxed at the rate levied on diesel fuel. D. There is hereby levied a tax at the rate of five cents ($0.05) per gallon on aviation
gasoline. Any person, whether or not licensed under this chapter, who uses,
acquires for use, sells or delivers for use in highway vehicles any aviation
gasoline shall be liable for the tax at the rate of E. (Contingent expiration date - see Editor's notes) There is
hereby levied a tax at the rate of five cents ($0.05)
per gallon on aviation jet fuel purchased or acquired for
use by a user of aviation fuel other than an aviation consumer. There is hereby
levied a tax at the rate of five cents ($0.05) per
gallon upon the first 100,000 gallons of aviation jet fuel, excluding bonded
aviation jet fuel, purchased or acquired for use by any aviation consumer in
any fiscal year. There is hereby levied a tax at the rate of one-half cent ($0.005)
per gallon on all aviation jet fuel, excluding bonded
aviation jet fuel, purchased or acquired for use by an aviation consumer in
excess of 100,000 gallons in any fiscal year. Any person, whether or not
licensed under this chapter, who uses, acquires for use, sells or delivers for
use in highway vehicles any aviation jet fuel taxable under this chapter shall
be liable for the tax imposed at the rate of E. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's notes) There is
hereby levied a tax at the rate of five cents ($0.05)
per gallon on aviation jet fuel purchased or acquired for
use by a user of aviation fuel other than an aviation consumer. There is hereby
levied a tax at the rate of five cents ($0.05) per
gallon upon the first 100,000 gallons of aviation jet fuel, excluding bonded
aviation jet fuel, purchased or acquired for use by any aviation consumer in
any fiscal year. There is hereby levied a tax at the rate of one-half cent ($0.005) per gallon on all
aviation jet fuel, excluding bonded aviation jet fuel, purchased or acquired
for use by an aviation consumer in excess of 100,000 gallons in any fiscal
year. Any person, whether or not licensed under this chapter, who uses,
acquires for use, sells or delivers for use in highway vehicles any aviation
jet fuel taxable under this chapter shall be liable for the tax imposed at the
rate of F. In accordance with §62.1-44.34:13, a storage tank fee is imposed on each gallon of gasoline, aviation gasoline, diesel fuel (including dyed diesel fuel), blended fuel, and heating oil sold and delivered or used in the Commonwealth. §58.1-2249. Tax on alternative fuel. A. (Contingent expiration date - see Editor's notes) There is
hereby levied a tax at the rate A. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's notes) There is
hereby levied a tax at the rate of B. In addition to any tax imposed by this article, there is
hereby levied an annual license tax of §58.1-2289. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's notes) Disposition of tax revenue generally. A. Unless otherwise provided in this section, all taxes and fees, including civil penalties, collected by the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter, less a reasonable amount to be allocated for refunds, shall be promptly paid into the state treasury and shall constitute special funds within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. Any balances remaining in these funds at the end of the year shall be available for use in subsequent years for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and any interest income on such funds shall accrue to these funds. Except as provided in §33.1-23.03:1, no portion of the revenue derived from taxes collected pursuant to §§58.1-2217, 58.1-2249 or § 58.1-2701, and remaining after authorized refunds for nonhighway use of fuel, shall be used for any purpose other than the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of the roads and projects comprising the State Highway System, the Interstate System and the secondary system of state highways and expenditures directly and necessarily required for such purposes, including the retirement of revenue bonds. Revenues collected under this chapter may be also used for (i) contributions toward the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of streets in cities and towns of such sums as may be provided by law and (ii) expenditures for the operation and maintenance of the Department of Transportation, the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, the Department of Aviation, the Virginia Port Authority, and the Department of Motor Vehicles as may be provided by law. The Governor is hereby authorized to transfer out of such fund an amount necessary for the inspection of gasoline and motor grease measuring and distributing equipment, and for the inspection and analysis of gasoline for purity. B. The tax collected on each gallon of aviation fuel sold and delivered or used in this Commonwealth, less refunds, shall be paid into a special fund of the state treasury. Proceeds of this special fund within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund shall be disbursed upon order of the Department of Aviation, on warrants of the Comptroller, to defray the cost of the administration of the laws of this Commonwealth relating to aviation, for the construction, maintenance and improvement of airports and landing fields to which the public now has or which it is proposed shall have access, and for the promotion of aviation in the interest of operators and the public generally. C. One-half cent ($0.005)
of the tax collected on each gallon of fuel on which the
refund has been paid at the rate D. One and one-half cents ($0.015)
of the tax collected on each gallon of fuel used to propel
a commercial watercraft upon which a refund has been paid shall be paid to the
credit of the Game Protection Fund of the state treasury to be made available
to the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries until expended for the purposes
provided generally in subsection C of §29.1-701, including acquisition,
construction, improvement and maintenance of public boating access areas on the
public waters of this Commonwealth and for other activities and purposes of
direct benefit and interest to the boating public and for no other purpose.
However, From the tax collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter from the sales of gasoline used for the propelling of watercraft, after deduction for lawful refunds, there shall be paid into the state treasury for use by the Marine Resources Commission, the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board, the State Water Control Board, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board to (i) improve the public docks as specified in this section, (ii) improve commercial and sports fisheries in Virginia's tidal waters, (iii) make environmental improvements including, without limitation, fisheries management and habitat enhancement in the Chesapeake and its tributaries, and (iv) further the purposes set forth in §33.1-223, a sum as established by the General Assembly. E. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, there shall be transferred from moneys collected pursuant to this section to a special fund within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund in the state treasury, to be used to meet the necessary expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles, an amount equal to one percent of a sum to be calculated as follows: the tax revenues collected pursuant to this chapter, at the tax rates in effect on December 31, 1986, less refunds authorized by this chapter and less taxes collected for aviation fuels. §58.1-2701. (Contingent expiration date - see Editor's notes) Amount of tax. A. Except as provided in subsection B, every motor carrier
shall pay a road tax equivalent to The tax imposed by this chapter shall be in addition to all other taxes of whatever character imposed on a motor carrier by any other provision of law. B. In lieu of the tax imposed in subsection A, motor carriers registering qualified highway vehicles that are not registered under the International Registration Plan shall pay a fee of $150 per year for each qualified highway vehicle regardless of whether such vehicle will be included on the motor carrier's IFTA return. Beginning July 1, 2012, and each July 1 thereafter, the amount of the fee under this subsection shall be adjusted by the same percentage of the tax rate adjustment pursuant to subsection A of § 58.1-2217. The fee is due and payable when the vehicle registration fees are paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 (§46.2-685 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2. If a vehicle becomes a qualified highway vehicle before the end of its registration period, the fee due at the time the vehicle becomes a qualified highway vehicle shall be prorated monthly to the registration expiration month. Fees paid under this subsection shall not be refunded unless a full refund of the registration fee paid is authorized by law. C. All taxes and fees paid under the provisions of this chapter shall be credited to the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, a special fund within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. §58.1-2701. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's notes) Amount of tax. A. Except as provided in subsection B, every motor carrier
shall pay a road tax equivalent to The tax imposed by this chapter shall be in addition to all other taxes of whatever character imposed on a motor carrier by any other provision of law. B. In lieu of the tax imposed in subsection A, motor carriers registering qualified highway vehicles that are not registered under the International Registration Plan shall pay a fee of $100 per year for each qualified highway vehicle, regardless of whether such vehicle will be included on the motor carrier's IFTA return. The fee is due and payable when the vehicle registration fees are paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 (§46.2-685 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2. Beginning July 1, 2012, and each July 1 thereafter, the amount of the fee under this subsection shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment to the tax rate pursuant to subsection A of §58.1-2217. If a vehicle becomes a qualified highway vehicle before the end of its registration period, the fee due at the time the vehicle becomes a qualified highway vehicle shall be prorated monthly to the registration expiration month. Fees paid under this subsection shall not be refunded unless a full refund of the registration fee paid is authorized by law. C. All taxes and fees paid under the provisions of this chapter shall be credited to the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, a special fund within the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. §58.1-2706. Credit for payment of motor fuel, diesel fuel or liquefied gases tax. A. Every motor carrier subject to the road tax shall be entitled
to a credit on such tax equivalent to B. When the amount of the credit to which any motor carrier is entitled for any quarter exceeds the amount of the tax for which such carrier is liable for the same quarter, the excess may: (i) be allowed as a credit on the tax for which such carrier would be otherwise liable for any of the eight succeeding quarters or (ii) be refunded, upon application, duly verified and presented and supported by such evidence as may be satisfactory to the Department. C. The Department may allow a refund upon receipt of proper application and review. It shall be at the discretion of the Department to determine whether an audit is required. D. The refund may be allowed without a formal hearing if the
amount of refund is agreed to by the applicant. Otherwise, a formal hearing on
the application shall be held by the Department after notice of not less than E. Whenever any refund is ordered it shall be paid out of the Highway Maintenance and Construction Fund. F. Whenever a person operating under lease to a motor carrier to perform transport services on behalf of the carrier purchases motor fuel, diesel fuel or liquefied gases relating to such services, such payments or purchases may, at the discretion of the Department, be considered payment or purchases by the carrier.
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