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AN ACT RELATING TO THE SALES AND USE TAX ACT; ADDRESSING WHEN
AMOUNTS PAID OR CHARGED AS ADMISSION OR USER FEES RELATING TO THE
OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES OF 2002 ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PAID OR CHARGED;
MODIFYING THE USES OF THE OLYMPICS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND; EXEMPTING
FROM SALES AND USE TAXES FOR A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD CERTAIN AMOUNTS
PAID OR CHARGED AS ADMISSION OR USER FEES RELATING TO THE OLYMPIC
WINTER GAMES OF 2002; REQUIRING THE STATE OLYMPIC OFFICER AND THE SALT
LAKE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES OF 2002 TO
MAKE CERTAIN REPORTS TO THE OLYMPIC COORDINATION COMMITTEE AND THE
REVENUE AND TAXATION INTERIM COMMITTEE; AND MAKING TECHNICAL
CHANGES.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
59-12-103, as last amended by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 1999
59-12-104, as last amended by Chapters 63, 155, 195, 306, 313 and 362, Laws of Utah
1999
59-12-902, as enacted by Chapter 264, Laws of Utah 1997
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 59-12-103 is amended to read:
59-12-103. Sales and use tax base -- Rate -- Use of sales and use tax revenues.
(1) There is levied a tax on the purchaser for the amount paid or charged for the following:
(a) retail sales of tangible personal property made within the state;
(b) amount paid to common carriers or to telephone or telegraph corporations, whether the
corporations are municipally or privately owned, for:
(i) all transportation;
(ii) intrastate telephone service; or
(iii) telegraph service;
(c) gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuels sold for commercial use;
(d) gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuels sold for residential use;
(e) meals sold;
(f) admission or user fees for theaters, movies, operas, museums, planetariums, shows of any
type or nature, exhibitions, concerts, carnivals, amusement parks, amusement rides, circuses,
menageries, fairs, races, contests, sporting events, dances, boxing and wrestling matches, closed
circuit television broadcasts, billiard or pool parlors, bowling lanes, golf and miniature golf, golf
driving ranges, batting cages, skating rinks, ski lifts, ski runs, ski trails, snowmobile trails, tennis
courts, swimming pools, water slides, river runs, jeep tours, boat tours, scenic cruises, horseback
rides, sports activities, or any other amusement, entertainment, recreation, exhibition, cultural, or
athletic activity;
(g) services for repairs or renovations of tangible personal property or services to install
tangible personal property in connection with other tangible personal property;
(h) except as provided in Subsection 59-12-104 (7), cleaning or washing of tangible personal
property;
(i) tourist home, hotel, motel, or trailer court accommodations and services for less than 30
consecutive days;
(j) laundry and dry cleaning services;
(k) leases and rentals of tangible personal property if the property situs is in this state, if the
lessee took possession in this state, or if the property is stored, used, or otherwise consumed in this
state;
(l) tangible personal property stored, used, or consumed in this state; and
(m) prepaid telephone calling cards.
(2) (a) Except for Subsection (1)(d), the rates of the tax levied under Subsection (1) shall be:
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January 1, 1990.
(3) (a) For purposes of amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees relating to the
Olympic Winter Games of 2002, the amounts are considered to be paid or charged on the day on
which the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 or a person
designated by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 sends a
purchaser confirmation of the purchase of an admission or user fee described in Subsection (1)(f).
(b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
commission shall make rules defining what constitutes sending a purchaser confirmation under
Subsection (3)(a).
(4) (a) There shall be deposited in an Olympics special revenue fund or funds as determined
by the Division of Finance under Section 51-5-4 , for the use of the Utah Sports Authority created
under Title 63A, Chapter 7, Utah Sports Authority Act:
(i) from January 1, 1990, through December 31, 1999, the amount of sales and use tax
generated by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable items and services under Subsection (1);
(ii) from January 1, 1990, through June 30, 1999, the amount of revenue generated by a
1/64% tax rate under Section 59-12-204 or Section 59-12-205 on the taxable items and services
under Subsection (1); and
(iii) interest earned on the amounts under Subsections (4)(a)(i) and (ii).
(b) These funds shall be used:
(i) by the Utah Sports Authority as follows:
(A) to the extent funds are available, to transfer directly to a debt service fund or to otherwise
reimburse to the state any amount expended on debt service or any other cost of any bonds issued
by the state to construct any public sports facility as defined in Section 63A-7-103 ;
(B) to pay for the actual and necessary operating, administrative, legal, and other expenses
of the Utah Sports Authority, but not including protocol expenses for seeking and obtaining the right
to host the Winter Olympic Games; [
(C) as otherwise appropriated by the Legislature; and
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Revenue Fund to the Utah Sports Authority, the Utah Sports Authority may not expend, loan, or
pledge in the aggregate more than:
(I) $59,000,000 of sales and use tax deposited into the Olympics special revenue fund under
Subsection (4)(a);
(II) the interest earned on the amount described in Subsection [
and
(III) the revenues deposited into the Olympics Special Revenue Fund that are not sales and
use taxes deposited under Subsection (4)(a) or interest on the sales and use taxes;
(ii) to pay salary, benefits, or administrative costs associated with the State Olympic Officer
under Subsection 63A-10-103 (3), except that the salary, benefits, or administrative costs may not be
paid from the sales and tax revenues generated by municipalities or counties and deposited under
Subsection (4)(a)(ii).
(c) A payment of salary, benefits, or administrative costs under Subsection 63A-10-103 (3)
is not considered an expenditure of the Utah Sports Authority.
(d) If the Legislature appropriates additional funds under Subsection [
(4)(b)(i)(D), the authority may not expend, loan, pledge, or enter into any agreement to expend, loan,
or pledge the appropriated funds unless the authority:
(i) contracts in writing for the full reimbursement of the monies to the Olympics special
revenue fund by a public sports entity or other person benefitting from the expenditure; and
(ii) obtains a security interest that secures payment or performance of the obligation to
reimburse.
(e) A contract or agreement entered into in violation of Subsection (4)(d) is void.
(5) (a) From July 1, 1997, the annual amount of sales and use tax generated by a 1/8% tax
rate on the taxable items and services under Subsection (1) shall be used as follows:
(i) 50% shall be used for water and wastewater projects as provided in Subsections (5)(b)
through (f); and
(ii) 50% shall be used for transportation projects as provided in Subsections (5)(g) through
(h).
(b) Five hundred thousand dollars each year shall be transferred to the Agriculture Resource
Development Fund created in Section 4-18-6 .
(c) Fifty percent of the remaining amount generated by 50% of the 1/8% tax rate shall be
transferred to the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24
for use by the Division of Water Resources. In addition to the uses allowed of the fund under Section
73-10-24 , the fund may also be used to:
(i) provide a portion of the local cost share, not to exceed in any fiscal year 50% of the funds
made available to the Division of Water Resources under this section, of potential project features
of the Central Utah Project;
(ii) conduct hydrologic and geotechnical investigations by the Department of Natural
Resources in a cooperative effort with other state, federal, or local entities, for the purpose of
quantifying surface and ground water resources and describing the hydrologic systems of an area in
sufficient detail so as to enable local and state resource managers to plan for and accommodate
growth in water use without jeopardizing the resource;
(iii) fund state required dam safety improvements; and
(iv) protect the state's interest in interstate water compact allocations, including the hiring
of technical and legal staff.
(d) Twenty-five percent of the remaining amount generated by 50% of the 1/8% tax rate shall
be transferred to the Utah Wastewater Loan Program subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 for use
by the Water Quality Board to fund wastewater projects as defined in Section 73-10b-2 .
(e) Twenty-five percent of the remaining amount generated by 50% of the 1/8% tax rate shall
be transferred to the Drinking Water Loan Program subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 for use
by the Division of Drinking Water to:
(i) provide for the installation and repair of collection, treatment, storage, and distribution
facilities for any public water system, as defined in Section 19-4-102 ;
(ii) develop underground sources of water, including springs and wells; and
(iii) develop surface water sources.
(f) Notwithstanding Subsections (5)(b), (c), (d), and (e), $100,000 of the remaining amount
generated by 50% of the 1/8% tax rate each year shall be transferred as dedicated credits to the
Division of Water Rights to cover the costs incurred in hiring legal and other technical staff for the
adjudication of water rights. Any remaining balance at the end of each fiscal year shall lapse back to
the contributing funds on a prorated basis.
(g) Fifty percent of the 1/8% tax rate shall be transferred to the class B and class C roads
account to be expended as provided in Title 72, Chapter 2, Transportation Finances Act, for the use
of class B and C road funds except as provided in Subsection (5)(h).
(h) (i) If H.B. 53, "Transportation Corridor Preservation," passes in the 1996 General
Session, $500,000 each year shall be transferred to the Transportation Corridor Preservation
Revolving Loan Fund, and if H.B. 121, "State Park Access Roads," passes in the 1996 General
Session, from July 1, 1997, through June 30, 2006, $500,000 shall be transferred to the Department
of Transportation for the State Park Access Highways Improvement Program. The remaining amount
generated by 50% of the 1/8% tax rate shall be transferred to the class B and class C roads account.
(ii) At least 50% of the money transferred to the Transportation Corridor Preservation
Revolving Loan Fund under Subsection (5)(h)(i) shall be used to fund loan applications made by the
Department of Transportation at the request of local governments.
(6) (a) Beginning on January 1, 2000, the Division of Finance shall deposit into the
Centennial Highway Fund created in Section 72-2-118 a portion of the state sales and use tax under
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taxable items and services under Subsection (1).
(b) Except for sales and use taxes deposited under Subsection (7), beginning on July 1, 1999,
the revenues generated by the 1/64% tax rate:
(i) retained under Subsection 59-12-204 (7)(a) shall be retained by the counties, cities, or
towns as provided in Section 59-12-204 ; and
(ii) retained under Subsection 59-12-205 (4)(a) shall be distributed to each county, city, and
town as provided in Section 59-12-205 .
(7) Beginning on July 1, 1999, the commission shall deposit into the Airport to University
of Utah Light Rail Restricted Account created in Section 17A-2-1064 the portion of the sales and use
tax under Sections 59-12-204 and 59-12-205 that is:
(a) generated by a city or town that will have constructed within its boundaries the Airport
to University of Utah Light Rail described in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Pub.
L. No. 105-178, Sec. 3030(c)(2)(B)(i)(II), 112 Stat. 107; and
(b) equal to the revenues generated by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable items and services
under Subsection (1).
Section 2. Section 59-12-104 is amended to read:
59-12-104. Exemptions.
The following sales and uses are exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter:
(1) sales of aviation fuel, motor fuel, and special fuel subject to a Utah state excise tax under
Title 59, Chapter 13, Motor and Special Fuel Tax Act;
(2) sales to the state, its institutions, and its political subdivisions; however, this exemption
does not apply to sales of construction materials except:
(a) construction materials purchased by or on behalf of institutions of the public education
system as defined in Utah Constitution Article X, Section 2, provided the construction materials are
clearly identified and segregated and installed or converted to real property which is owned by
institutions of the public education system; and
(b) construction materials purchased by the state, its institutions, or its political subdivisions
which are installed or converted to real property by employees of the state, its institutions, or its
political subdivisions;
(3) sales of food, beverage, and dairy products from vending machines in which the proceeds
of each sale do not exceed $1 if the vendor or operator of the vending machine reports an amount
equal to 150% of the cost of items as goods consumed;
(4) sales of food, beverage, dairy products, similar confections, and related services to
commercial airline carriers for in-flight consumption;
(5) sales of parts and equipment installed in aircraft operated by common carriers in interstate
or foreign commerce;
(6) sales of commercials, motion picture films, prerecorded audio program tapes or records,
and prerecorded video tapes by a producer, distributor, or studio to a motion picture exhibitor,
distributor, or commercial television or radio broadcaster;
(7) sales of cleaning or washing of tangible personal property by a coin-operated laundry or
dry cleaning machine;
(8) (a) except as provided in Subsection (8)(b), sales made to or by religious or charitable
institutions in the conduct of their regular religious or charitable functions and activities, if the
requirements of Section 59-12-104.1 are fulfilled;
(b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (8)(a) does not apply to the following sales,
uses, leases, or rentals relating to the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 made to or by an organization
exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code:
(i) retail sales of Olympic merchandise;
(ii) except as provided in Subsection (51), admissions or user fees described in Subsection
59-12-103 (1)(f);
(iii) sales of accommodations and services as provided in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i), except
for accommodations and services:
(A) paid for in full by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games
of 2002;
(B) exclusively used by:
(I) an officer, a trustee, or an employee of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the
Olympic Winter Games of 2002; or
(II) a volunteer supervised by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter
Games of 2002; and
(C) for which the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002
does not receive reimbursement; or
(iv) a lease or rental of a vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102 , except for a lease or rental
of a vehicle:
(A) paid for in full by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games
of 2002;
(B) exclusively used by:
(I) an officer, a trustee, or an employee of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the
Olympic Winter Games of 2002; or
(II) a volunteer supervised by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter
Games of 2002; and
(C) for which the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002
does not receive reimbursement;
(9) sales of vehicles of a type required to be registered under the motor vehicle laws of this
state which are made to bona fide nonresidents of this state and are not afterwards registered or used
in this state except as necessary to transport them to the borders of this state;
(10) sales of medicine;
(11) sales or use of property, materials, or services used in the construction of or
incorporated in pollution control facilities allowed by Sections 19-2-123 through 19-2-127 ;
(12) sales of meals served by:
(a) churches, charitable institutions, and institutions of higher education, if the meals are not
available to the general public; and
(b) inpatient meals provided at medical or nursing facilities;
(13) isolated or occasional sales by persons not regularly engaged in business, except the sale
of vehicles or vessels required to be titled or registered under the laws of this state in which case the
tax is based upon:
(a) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle or vessel being sold; or
(b) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing fair
market value of the vehicle or vessel being sold as determined by the commission;
(14) (a) the following purchases or leases by a manufacturer on or after July 1, 1995:
(i) machinery and equipment:
(A) used in the manufacturing process;
(B) having an economic life of three or more years; and
(C) used:
(I) to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal property; and
(II) in new or expanding operations in a manufacturing facility in the state; and
(ii) subject to the provisions of Subsection (14)(b), normal operating replacements that:
(A) have an economic life of three or more years;
(B) are used in the manufacturing process in a manufacturing facility in the state;
(C) are used to replace or adapt an existing machine to extend the normal estimated useful
life of the machine; and
(D) do not include repairs and maintenance;
(b) the rates for the exemption under Subsection (14)(a)(ii) are as follows:
(i) beginning July 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997, 30% of the sale or lease described in
Subsection (14)(a)(ii) is exempt;
(ii) beginning July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998, 60% of the sale or lease described in
Subsection (14)(a)(ii) is exempt; and
(iii) beginning July 1, 1998, 100% of the sale or lease described in Subsection (14)(a)(ii) is
exempt;
(c) for purposes of this Subsection (14), the commission shall by rule define the terms "new
or expanding operations" and "establishment"; and
(d) on or before October 1, 1991, and every five years after October 1, 1991, the commission
shall:
(i) review the exemptions described in Subsection (14)(a) and make recommendations to the
Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee concerning whether the exemptions should be continued,
modified, or repealed; and
(ii) include in its report:
(A) the cost of the exemptions;
(B) the purpose and effectiveness of the exemptions; and
(C) the benefits of the exemptions to the state;
(15) sales of tooling, special tooling, support equipment, and special test equipment used or
consumed exclusively in the performance of any aerospace or electronics industry contract with the
United States government or any subcontract under that contract, but only if, under the terms of that
contract or subcontract, title to the tooling and equipment is vested in the United States government
as evidenced by a government identification tag placed on the tooling and equipment or by listing on
a government-approved property record if a tag is impractical;
(16) intrastate movements of:
(a) freight by common carriers; and
(b) passengers:
(i) by taxicabs as described in SIC Code 4121 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification
Manual of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; or
(ii) transported by an establishment described in SIC Code 4111 of the 1987 Standard
Industrial Classification Manual of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
Management and Budget, if the transportation originates and terminates within a county of the first,
second, or third class;
(17) sales of newspapers or newspaper subscriptions;
(18) tangible personal property, other than money, traded in as full or part payment of the
purchase price, except that for purposes of calculating sales or use tax upon vehicles not sold by a
vehicle dealer, trade-ins are limited to other vehicles only, and the tax is based upon:
(a) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle being sold and the vehicle
being traded in; or
(b) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing fair
market value of the vehicle being sold and the vehicle being traded in, as determined by the
commission;
(19) sprays and insecticides used to control insects, diseases, and weeds for commercial
production of fruits, vegetables, feeds, seeds, and animal products, but not those sprays and
insecticides used in the processing of the products;
(20) (a) sales of tangible personal property used or consumed primarily and directly in
farming operations, including sales of irrigation equipment and supplies used for agricultural
production purposes, whether or not they become part of real estate and whether or not installed by
farmer, contractor, or subcontractor, but not sales of:
(i) machinery, equipment, materials, and supplies used in a manner that is incidental to
farming, such as hand tools with a unit purchase price not in excess of $250, and maintenance and
janitorial equipment and supplies;
(ii) tangible personal property used in any activities other than farming, such as office
equipment and supplies, equipment and supplies used in sales or distribution of farm products, in
research, or in transportation; or
(iii) any vehicle required to be registered by the laws of this state, without regard to the use
to which the vehicle is put;
(b) sales of hay;
(21) exclusive sale of locally grown seasonal crops, seedling plants, or garden, farm, or other
agricultural produce if sold by a producer during the harvest season;
(22) purchases of food as defined in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2012(g) under the Food Stamp Program,
7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.;
(23) sales of nonreturnable containers, nonreturnable labels, nonreturnable bags,
nonreturnable shipping cases, and nonreturnable casings to a manufacturer, processor, wholesaler,
or retailer for use in packaging tangible personal property to be sold by that manufacturer, processor,
wholesaler, or retailer;
(24) property stored in the state for resale;
(25) property brought into the state by a nonresident for his or her own personal use or
enjoyment while within the state, except property purchased for use in Utah by a nonresident living
and working in Utah at the time of purchase;
(26) property purchased for resale in this state, in the regular course of business, either in its
original form or as an ingredient or component part of a manufactured or compounded product;
(27) property upon which a sales or use tax was paid to some other state, or one of its
subdivisions, except that the state shall be paid any difference between the tax paid and the tax
imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act, and no adjustment is allowed if the tax
paid was greater than the tax imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act;
(28) any sale of a service described in Subsections 59-12-103 (1)(b), (c), and (d) to a person
for use in compounding a service taxable under the subsections;
(29) purchases of supplemental foods as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786(b)(14) under the
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established in 42 U.S.C. Sec.
1786;
(30) beginning on July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2004, sales or leases of rolls, rollers,
refractory brick, electric motors, or other replacement parts used in the furnaces, mills, or ovens of
a steel mill described in SIC Code 3312 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of the
federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
(31) sales of boats of a type required to be registered under Title 73, Chapter 18, State
Boating Act, boat trailers, and outboard motors which are made to bona fide nonresidents of this state
and are not thereafter registered or used in this state except as necessary to transport them to the
borders of this state;
(32) sales of tangible personal property to persons within this state that is subsequently
shipped outside the state and incorporated pursuant to contract into and becomes a part of real
property located outside of this state, except to the extent that the other state or political entity
imposes a sales, use, gross receipts, or other similar transaction excise tax on it against which the
other state or political entity allows a credit for taxes imposed by this chapter;
(33) sales of aircraft manufactured in Utah if sold for delivery and use outside Utah where
a sales or use tax is not imposed, even if the title is passed in Utah;
(34) amounts paid for the purchase of telephone service for purposes of providing telephone
service;
(35) fares charged to persons transported directly by a public transit district created under
the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 10, Utah Public Transit District Act;
(36) sales or leases of vehicles to, or use of vehicles by an authorized carrier;
(37) (a) 45% of the sales price of any new manufactured home; and
(b) 100% of the sales price of any used manufactured home;
(38) sales relating to schools and fundraising sales;
(39) sales or rentals of home medical equipment and supplies;
(40) (a) sales to a ski resort of electricity to operate a passenger ropeway as defined in
Section 72-11-102 ; and
(b) the commission shall by rule determine the method for calculating sales exempt under
Subsection (40)(a) that are not separately metered and accounted for in utility billings;
(41) sales to a ski resort of:
(a) snowmaking equipment;
(b) ski slope grooming equipment; and
(c) passenger ropeways as defined in Section 72-11-102 ;
(42) sales of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuels for industrial use;
(43) sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for amusement, entertainment, or recreation
a coin-operated amusement device as defined in Section 59-12-102 ;
(44) sales of cleaning or washing of tangible personal property by a coin-operated car wash
machine;
(45) sales by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except state institutions of higher
education as defined in Section 53B-3-102 , of:
(a) photocopies; or
(b) other copies of records held or maintained by the state or a political subdivision of the
state; and
(46) (a) amounts paid:
(i) to a person providing intrastate transportation to an employer's employee to or from the
employee's primary place of employment;
(ii) by an:
(A) employee; or
(B) employer; and
(iii) pursuant to a written contract between:
(A) the employer; and
(B) (I) the employee; or
(II) a person providing transportation to the employer's employee; and
(b) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
commission may for purposes of Subsection (46)(a) make rules defining what constitutes an
employee's primary place of employment;
(47) amounts paid for admission to an athletic event at an institution of higher education that
is subject to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681
et seq.;
(48) sales of telephone service charged to a prepaid telephone calling card;
(49) (a) sales of hearing aids; and
(b) sales of hearing aid accessories; [
(50) (a) sales made to or by:
(i) an area agency on aging; or
(ii) a senior citizen center owned by a county, city, or town; or
(b) sales made by a senior citizen center that contracts with an area agency on aging[
(51) (a) beginning on July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2002, amounts paid or charged as
admission or user fees described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f) relating to the Olympic Winter Games
of 2002 if the amounts paid or charged are established by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for
the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 in accordance with requirements of the International Olympic
Committee; and
(b) the State Olympic Officer and the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic
Winter Games of 2002 shall make at least two reports during the 2000 interim:
(i) to the:
(A) Olympic Coordination Committee; and
(B) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; and
(ii) regarding the status of:
(A) agreements relating to the funding of public safety services for the Olympic Winter
Games of 2002;
(B) agreements relating to the funding of services, other than public safety services, for the
Olympic Winter Games of 2002;
(C) other agreements relating to the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 as requested by the
Olympic Coordination Committee or the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee;
(D) other issues as requested by the Olympic Coordination Committee or the Revenue and
Taxation Interim Committee; or
(E) a combination of Subsections (51)(b)(ii)(A) through (D).
Section 3. Section 59-12-902 is amended to read:
59-12-902. Sales tax refund for qualified emergency food agencies -- Administration
-- Rulemaking authority.
(1) Beginning on January 1, 1998, a qualified emergency food agency may claim a sales tax
refund as provided in this section on the pounds of food donated to the qualified emergency food
agency.
(2) (a) Subject to the adjustments provided for in Subsection (2)(b), a qualified emergency
food agency may claim a refund in an amount equal to the pounds of food donated to the qualified
emergency food agency multiplied by:
(i) $1.70; and
(ii) the lowest percentage of combined state and local sales and use taxes collected by a
municipality in the state under this chapter, except that the lowest percentage of combined state and
local sales and use taxes does not include the levy under Subsection 59-12-103 [
(b) Beginning on January 1, 1999, the commission shall annually adjust on or before the
second Monday of February the $1.70 provided in Subsection (2)(a)(i) by a percentage equal to the
percentage difference between the food at home category of the Consumer Price Index for:
(i) the preceding calendar year; and
(ii) calendar year 1997.
(3) To claim a sales tax refund under this section, a qualified emergency food agency shall
file an application with the commission.
(4) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
commission may make rules providing procedures for implementing the sales tax refund under this
section, including:
(a) procedures for an organization to apply for recognition as a qualified emergency food
agency;
(b) standards for determining and verifying the amount of the sales tax refund; and
(c) procedures for a qualified emergency food agency to apply for a sales tax refund,
including the frequency with which a qualified emergency food agency may apply for a sales tax
refund.
(5) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
Division of Community Development may establish rules providing for the certification of emergency
food agencies to claim a refund under this part.
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