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H. B. 4705


(By Delegate Shook)
[Introduced February 18, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]




A BILL to amend and reenact §11-15-18b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the distribution of the State Treasurer's "Road Fund."

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §11-15-18b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 15. CONSUMERS SALES AND SERVICE TAX.
§11-15-18b. Tax on motor fuel effective the first day of January, two thousand four.

(a) General. -- Effective the first day of January, two thousand four, all sales of motor fuel subject to the flat rate of the tax imposed by section five, article fourteen-c of this chapter are subject to the tax imposed by this article which shall comprise the variable component of the tax imposed by said section and be collected and remitted at the time the tax imposed by said section is remitted. Sales of motor fuel upon which the tax imposed by this article has been paid shall not thereafter be again taxed under the provisions of this article. This section is construed so that all gallons of motor fuel sold and delivered, or delivered, in this state are taxed one time.
(b) Measure of tax. -- The measure of tax imposed by this article on sales of motor fuel is the average wholesale price as defined and determined in section five, article fourteen-c of this chapter. For purposes of maintaining revenue for highways, and recognizing that the tax imposed by this article is generally imposed on gross proceeds from sales to ultimate consumers, whereas the tax on motor fuel herein is imposed on the average wholesale price of the motor fuel; in no case, for the purposes of taxation under this article, shall the average wholesale price be determined to be less than ninety-seven cents per gallon of motor fuel for all gallons of motor fuel sold during the reporting period, notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary.
(c) Definitions. -- For purposes of this article, the terms "gasoline" and "special fuel" are defined as provided in section two, article fourteen-c of this chapter. Other terms used in this section have the same meaning as when used in a similar context in said article.
(d) Tax return and tax due. -- The tax imposed by this article on sales of motor fuel shall be paid by each taxpayer on or before the last day of the calendar month by check, bank draft, certified check or money order payable to the Tax Commissioner for the amount of tax due for the preceding month, notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary: Provided, That the commissioner may require all or certain taxpayers to file tax returns and payments electronically. The return required by the commissioner shall accompany the payment of tax: Provided, however, That if no tax is due, the return required by the commissioner shall be completed and filed on or before the last day of the month.
(e) Compliance. -- To facilitate ease of administration and compliance by taxpayers, the Tax Commissioner shall require persons liable for the tax imposed by this article on sales of motor fuel to file a combined return and make a combined payment of the tax due under this article on sales of motor fuel and the tax due under article fourteen-c of this chapter on motor fuel. In order to encourage use of a combined return each month and the making of a single payment each month for both taxes, the due date of the return and tax due under said article is the last day of each month, notwithstanding any provision in said article to the contrary.
(f) Dedication of tax. -- All tax collected under the provisions of this section, after deducting the amount of any refunds lawfully paid, shall be deposited in the Road Fund in the State Treasurer's office and used only for payment of principal and interest on state bonds issued for highway purposes. Following the payment on the state bonds, the remaining tax collected shall be expended proportionally in each county according to the gas tax revenue generated within each particular county for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of highways: and payment of principal and interest on state bonds issued for highway purposes: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any tax collected on the sale of aviation fuel after deducting the amount of any refunds lawfully paid shall be deposited in the State Treasurer's office and transferred to the State Aeronautical Commission to be used for the purpose of matching federal funds available for the reconstruction, maintenance and repair of public airports and airport runways.
(g) Construction. -- This section is not construed as taxing any sale of motor fuel which this state is prohibited from taxing under the Constitution of this state or the Constitution or laws of the United States.
(h) Effective date. -- The provisions of this section take effect on the first day of January, two thousand four. The provisions of this section enacted during the two thousand seven Legislative session take effect on the first day of January, two thousand eight.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to distribute the State Treasurer's "Road Fund" proportionally in each county according to the tax revenue generated from that county.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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