Bill Summaries: S217 DISTRIBUTION OF HIGHWAY USE TAX AND FEES.

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  • Bill S 217 (2015-2016)
    Summary date: Apr 15 2015 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

    Changes the long title. 

    Deletes Sections 1, 3, and 4 from the previous edition.

    Amends GS 105-187.9(a), deleting changes which previously provided for taxes collected pursuant to GS 105-187.5(b) to be credited to the NC Highway Trust Fund.  Subsection now provides that taxes collected under the Article at the rate of 8% are to be credited to the Highway Fund.

    Enacts new GS 105-187.9(b), providing for certain appropriations beginning in the 2015-16 fiscal year out of the taxes collected at the rate of 8% and credited to the Highway Fund, namely (1) $35 million appropriated annually to a reserve fund used by the NC State Ports Authority for capital improvements and (2) $21 million appropriated annually to the Division of Aviation for specified capital improvement projects.

    Government, Tax, Transportation
    GS 105
  • Bill S 217 (2015-2016)
    Summary date: Mar 10 2015 - View Summary

    Amends GS 105-187.5(b) to provide that the tax rate on the gross receipts from the short-term lease or rental of a motor vehicle is 9% (was, 8%).

    Amends GS 105-187.9(a) to provide that all taxes collected pursuant to GS 105-187.5(b) are to be credited to the NC Highway Trust Fund (previously, subsection provided that taxes collected under the Article at the rate of 8% were credited to the General Fund and those collected at 3% credit to the NC Highway Trust Fund).

    Amends GS 20-85(b) to provide that the fees collected pursuant to GS 20-85(a)(1) through (a)(10) are to be credited to the Highway Fund (was, (a)(1) through (a)(9)) were credited to the Highway Trust Fund).

    Appropriates $8 million for 2015-16 from the Highway Fund to the reserve fund for use by the NC State Ports Authority for prioritized capital improvements and to the Division of Aviation of the Department of Transportation for airport development. 

    Effective July 1, 2015, applying to taxes and fees collected on or after that date. 

    Government, Tax, Transportation
    GS 105