Senate Bill No. 628

(By Senators Helmick and Minard)

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[Introduced February 17, 2006; referred to the Committee

on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-10-11b, relating to creation of a fund in the State Treasury; designating the fund as the Special District Excise Tax Administration Fund; and authorizing expenditure of the fund for designated purposes.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-10-11b, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. WEST VIRGINIA TAX PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION ACT.
§11-10-11b. Fund creation; authorization for expenditure.

Amounts deducted and retained by the Tax Commissioner under subsection (e), section eleven-a of this article shall be deposited by the Tax Commissioner in the special revolving fund which is hereby created and established in the State Treasury and designated as the "special district excise tax administration fund." Amounts deposited in the special district excise tax administration fund may be expended by the Tax Commissioner for the general administration of the taxes administered under the authority of this article.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a fund in the State Treasury into which the Tax Commissioner deposits amounts retained out of special district excise tax collections pursuant to the authorization of West Virginia Code §11-10-11a(e), for the general administration of taxes administered under the Tax Procedure and Administration Act.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.