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First Substitute H.B. 6004

Representative Greg J. Curtis proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
SALES AND USE TAX AMENDMENTS

             2     
2002 SIXTH SPECIAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: Greg J. Curtis

             5      This act amends the Sales and Use Tax Act to modify the amount of state sales and use
             6      tax revenue that is allocated to certain entities. The act repeals obsolete language and
             7      makes technical changes. This act has an immediate effective date.
             8      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             9      AMENDS:
             10          59-12-103, as last amended by Chapters 77, 117, 320 and 329, Laws of Utah 2002
             11      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             12          Section 1. Section 59-12-103 is amended to read:
             13           59-12-103. Sales and use tax base -- Rate -- Use of sales and use tax revenues.
             14          (1) A tax is imposed on the purchaser as provided in this part for amounts paid or
             15      charged for the following transactions:
             16          (a) retail sales of tangible personal property made within the state;
             17          (b) amounts paid:
             18          (i) (A) to a common carrier; or
             19          (B) whether the following are municipally or privately owned, to a:
             20          (I) telephone service provider; or
             21          (II) telegraph corporation as defined in Section 54-2-1 ; and
             22          (ii) for:
             23          (A) all transportation;
             24          (B) telephone service, other than mobile telecommunications service, that originates
             25      and terminates within the boundaries of this state;


             26          (C) mobile telecommunications service that originates and terminates within the
             27      boundaries of one state only to the extent permitted by the Mobile Telecommunications
             28      Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 116 et seq.; or
             29          (D) telegraph service;
             30          (c) sales of the following for commercial use:
             31          (i) gas;
             32          (ii) electricity;
             33          (iii) heat;
             34          (iv) coal;
             35          (v) fuel oil; or
             36          (vi) other fuels;
             37          (d) sales of the following for residential use:
             38          (i) gas;
             39          (ii) electricity;
             40          (iii) heat;
             41          (iv) coal;
             42          (v) fuel oil; or
             43          (vi) other fuels;
             44          (e) sales of meals;
             45          (f) except as provided in Section 59-12-104 , amounts paid or charged as admission or
             46      user fees for theaters, movies, operas, museums, planetariums, shows of any type or nature,
             47      exhibitions, concerts, carnivals, amusement parks, amusement rides, circuses, menageries,
             48      fairs, races, contests, sporting events, dances, boxing matches, wrestling matches, closed circuit
             49      television broadcasts, billiard parlors, pool parlors, bowling lanes, golf, miniature golf, golf
             50      driving ranges, batting cages, skating rinks, ski lifts, ski runs, ski trails, snowmobile trails,
             51      tennis courts, swimming pools, water slides, river runs, jeep tours, boat tours, scenic cruises,
             52      horseback rides, sports activities, or any other amusement, entertainment, recreation,
             53      exhibition, cultural, or athletic activity;
             54          (g) amounts paid or charged for services:
             55          (i) for repairs or renovations of tangible personal property, unless Section 59-12-104
             56      provides for an exemption from sales and use tax for:


             57          (A) the tangible personal property; and
             58          (B) parts used in the repairs or renovations of the tangible personal property described
             59      in Subsection (1)(g)(i)(A), whether or not any parts are actually used in the repairs or
             60      renovations of that tangible personal property; or
             61          (ii) to install tangible personal property in connection with other tangible personal
             62      property, unless the tangible personal property being installed is exempt from sales and use tax
             63      under Section 59-12-104 ;
             64          (h) except as provided in Subsection 59-12-104 (7), amounts paid or charged for
             65      cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
             66          (i) amounts paid or charged for tourist home, hotel, motel, or trailer court
             67      accommodations and services that are regularly rented for less than 30 consecutive days;
             68          (j) amounts paid or charged for laundry or dry cleaning services;
             69          (k) amounts paid or charged for leases or rentals of tangible personal property if:
             70          (i) the tangible personal property's situs is in this state;
             71          (ii) the lessee took possession of the tangible personal property in this state; or
             72          (iii) within this state the tangible personal property is:
             73          (A) stored;
             74          (B) used; or
             75          (C) otherwise consumed;
             76          (l) amounts paid or charged for tangible personal property if within this state the
             77      tangible personal property is:
             78          (i) stored;
             79          (ii) used; or
             80          (iii) consumed; and
             81          (m) amounts paid or charged for prepaid telephone calling cards.
             82          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (c), beginning on July 1, 2001, a
             83      state tax and a local tax is imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1) equal to the
             84      sum of:
             85          (i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a rate of 4.75%; and
             86          (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
             87      transaction under this chapter other than this part.


             88          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), beginning on July 1, 2001, a state tax and a
             89      local tax is imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1)(d) equal to the sum of:
             90          (i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a rate of 2%; and
             91          (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
             92      transaction under this chapter other than this part.
             93          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (2)(a) and (b), beginning on July 1, 2001, if a vendor
             94      collects a tax under Subsection 59-12-107 (1)(b) on a transaction described in Subsection (1), a
             95      state tax and a local tax is imposed on the transaction equal to the sum of:
             96          (i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a rate of:
             97          (A) 4.75% for a transaction other than a transaction described in Subsection (1)(d); or
             98          (B) 2% for a transaction described in Subsection (1)(d); and
             99          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (2)(d), a local tax imposed on the transaction at a
             100      rate equal to the sum of the following tax rates:
             101          (A) (I) the lowest tax rate imposed by a county, city, or town under Section 59-12-204 ,
             102      but only if all of the counties, cities, and towns in the state impose the tax under Section
             103      59-12-204 ; or
             104          (II) the lowest tax rate imposed by a county, city, or town under Section 59-12-205 , but
             105      only if all of the counties, cities, and towns in the state impose the tax under Section
             106      59-12-205 ; and
             107          (B) the tax rate authorized by Section 59-12-1102 , but only if all of the counties in the
             108      state impose the tax under Section 59-12-1102 .
             109          (d) Tax rates authorized under the following do not apply to Subsection (2)(c)(ii):
             110          (i) Subsection (2)(a)(i);
             111          (ii) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
             112          (iii) Subsection (2)(c)(i);
             113          (iv) Section 59-12-301 ;
             114          (v) Section 59-12-352 ;
             115          (vi) Section 59-12-353 ;
             116          (vii) Section 59-12-401 ;
             117          (viii) Section 59-12-402 ;
             118          (ix) Section 59-12-501 ;


             119          (x) Section 59-12-502 ;
             120          (xi) Section 59-12-603 ;
             121          (xii) Section 59-12-703 ;
             122          (xiii) Section 59-12-802 ;
             123          (xiv) Section 59-12-804 ;
             124          (xv) Section 59-12-1001 ;
             125          (xvi) Section 59-12-1201 ; or
             126          (xvii) Section 59-12-1302 .
             127          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (4) through (9), the following state taxes
             128      [described in Subsections (2)(a)(i), (2)(b)(i), and (2)(c)(i)] shall be deposited into the General
             129      Fund[.]:
             130          (i) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i);
             131          (ii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
             132          (iii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(c)(i).
             133          (b) The local taxes described in Subsections (2)(a)(ii) and (2)(b)(ii) shall be distributed
             134      to a county, city, or town as provided in this chapter.
             135          (c) (i) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, each county, city, or town in the
             136      state shall receive the county's, city's, or town's proportionate share of the revenues generated
             137      by the local tax described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii) as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(ii).
             138          (ii) The commission shall determine a county's, city's, or town's proportionate share of
             139      the revenues under Subsection (3)(c)(i) by:
             140          (A) calculating an amount equal to:
             141          (I) the population of the county, city, or town; divided by
             142          (II) the total population of the state; and
             143          (B) multiplying the amount determined under Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A) by the total
             144      amount of revenues generated by the local tax under Subsection (2)(c)(ii) for all counties,
             145      cities, and towns.
             146          (iii) (A) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(iii)(B), population figures for
             147      purposes of this section shall be derived from the most recent official census or census estimate
             148      of the United States Census Bureau.
             149          (B) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(c)(iii)(A), if a needed population estimate is not


             150      available from the United States Census Bureau, population figures shall be derived from the
             151      estimate from the Utah Population Estimates Committee created by executive order of the
             152      governor.
             153          (C) For purposes of this section, the population of a county may only include the
             154      population of the unincorporated areas of the county.
             155          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), there shall be deposited in an Olympics
             156      special revenue fund or funds as determined by the Division of Finance under Section 51-5-4 ,
             157      for the use of the Utah Sports Authority created under Title 63A, Chapter 7, Utah Sports
             158      Authority Act:
             159          (i) from January 1, 1990, through December 31, 1999, the amount of sales and use tax
             160      generated by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable transactions under Subsection (1);
             161          (ii) from January 1, 1990, through June 30, 1999, the amount of revenue generated by a
             162      1/64% tax rate under Section 59-12-204 or Section 59-12-205 on the taxable transactions under
             163      Subsection (1); and
             164          (iii) interest earned on the amounts under Subsections (4)(a)(i) and (ii).
             165          (b) These funds shall be used:
             166          (i) by the Utah Sports Authority as follows:
             167          (A) to the extent funds are available, to transfer directly to a debt service fund or to
             168      otherwise reimburse to the state any amount expended on debt service or any other cost of any
             169      bonds issued by the state to construct any public sports facility as defined in Section
             170      63A-7-103 ;
             171          (B) to pay for the actual and necessary operating, administrative, legal, and other
             172      expenses of the Utah Sports Authority, but not including protocol expenses for seeking and
             173      obtaining the right to host the Winter Olympic Games;
             174          (C) as otherwise appropriated by the Legislature; and
             175          (D) unless the Legislature appropriates additional funds from the Olympics Special
             176      Revenue Fund to the Utah Sports Authority, the Utah Sports Authority may not expend, loan,
             177      or pledge in the aggregate more than:
             178          (I) $59,000,000 of sales and use tax deposited into the Olympics Special Revenue Fund
             179      under Subsection (4)(a);
             180          (II) the interest earned on the amount described in Subsection (4)(b)(i)(D)(I); and


             181          (III) the revenues deposited into the Olympics Special Revenue Fund that are not sales
             182      and use taxes deposited under Subsection (4)(a) or interest on the sales and use taxes;
             183          (ii) to pay salary, benefits, or administrative costs associated with the State Olympic
             184      Officer under Subsection 63A-10-103 (3), except that the salary, benefits, or administrative
             185      costs may not be paid from the sales and use tax revenues generated by municipalities or
             186      counties and deposited under Subsection (4)(a)(ii).
             187          (c) A payment of salary, benefits, or administrative costs under Subsection
             188      63A-10-103 (3) is not considered an expenditure of the Utah Sports Authority.
             189          (d) If the Legislature appropriates additional funds under Subsection (4)(b)(i)(D), the
             190      authority may not expend, loan, pledge, or enter into any agreement to expend, loan, or pledge
             191      the appropriated funds unless the authority:
             192          (i) contracts in writing for the full reimbursement of the monies to the Olympics
             193      Special Revenue Fund by a public sports entity or other person benefitting from the
             194      expenditure; and
             195          (ii) obtains a security interest that secures payment or performance of the obligation to
             196      reimburse.
             197          (e) A contract or agreement entered into in violation of Subsection (4)(d) is void.
             198          (5) (a) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and except as provided in Subsection
             199      (11), [beginning on July 1, 2001, the amount of sales and use tax generated annually by a
             200      1/16% tax rate on the taxable transactions under Subsection (1)] for fiscal year 2002-03 only,
             201      the lesser of the following amounts shall be [used] transferred or deposited as provided in
             202      Subsections (5)[(b)] (a)(ii) through [(g).] (vii):
             203          (A) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
             204          (I) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             205          (II) for fiscal year 2002-03; or
             206          (B) $18,743,000.
             207          [(b) (i)] (ii) (A) [Beginning on July 1, 2001] For fiscal year 2002-03 only, $2,300,000
             208      [each year] of the amount described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) shall be transferred as dedicated
             209      credits to the Department of Natural Resources to:
             210          [(A)] (I) implement the measures described in Subsections 63-34-14 (4)(a) through (d)
             211      to protect sensitive plant and animal species; or


             212          [(B)] (II) award grants, up to the amount authorized by the Legislature in an
             213      appropriations act, to political subdivisions of the state to implement the measures described in
             214      Subsections 63-34-14 (4)(a) through (d) to protect sensitive plant and animal species.
             215          [(ii)] (B) Money transferred to the Department of Natural Resources under Subsection
             216      (5)[(b)(i)] (a)(ii)(A) may not be used to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or
             217      any other person to list or attempt to have listed a species as threatened or endangered under
             218      the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.
             219          [(iii)] (C) At the end of [each] fiscal year 2002-03:
             220          [(A)] (I) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
             221      Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 ;
             222          [(B)] (II) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater
             223      Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 ; and
             224          [(C)] (III) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water
             225      Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 .
             226          [(c)] (iii) [Five hundred thousand dollars each year] For fiscal year 2002-03 only,
             227      $500,000 of the amount described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) shall be deposited in the Agriculture
             228      Resource Development Fund created in Section 4-18-6 .
             229          [(d) (i)] (iv) (A) [One hundred thousand dollars each year] For fiscal year 2002-03
             230      only, $100,000 of the amount described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) shall be transferred as dedicated
             231      credits to the Division of Water Rights to cover the costs incurred in hiring legal and technical
             232      staff for the adjudication of water rights.
             233          [(ii)] (B) At the end of [each] fiscal year 2002-03:
             234          [(A)] (I) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
             235      Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 ;
             236          [(B)] (II) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater
             237      Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 ; and
             238          [(C)] (III) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water
             239      Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 .
             240          [(e)] (v) (A) [Fifty percent] For fiscal year 2002-03 only, 50% of the [remaining]
             241      amount [generated by the 1/16% tax rate] described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) that remains after
             242      making the transfers and deposits required by Subsections (5)(a)(ii) through (iv) shall be


             243      deposited in the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section
             244      73-10-24 for use by the Division of Water Resources.
             245          (B) In addition to the uses allowed of the [fund] Water Resources Conservation and
             246      Development Fund under Section 73-10-24 , the [fund] Water Resources Conservation and
             247      Development Fund may also be used to:
             248          [(i)] (I) provide a portion of the local cost share, not to exceed in [any] fiscal year
             249      2002-03 50% of the funds made available to the Division of Water Resources under this
             250      section, of potential project features of the Central Utah Project;
             251          [(ii)] (II) conduct hydrologic and geotechnical investigations by the Department of
             252      Natural Resources in a cooperative effort with other state, federal, or local entities, for the
             253      purpose of quantifying surface and ground water resources and describing the hydrologic
             254      systems of an area in sufficient detail so as to enable local and state resource managers to plan
             255      for and accommodate growth in water use without jeopardizing the resource;
             256          [(iii)] (III) fund state required dam safety improvements; and
             257          [(iv)] (IV) protect the state's interest in interstate water compact allocations, including
             258      the hiring of technical and legal staff.
             259          [(f)] (vi) [Twenty-five percent] For fiscal year 2002-03 only, 25% of the [remaining]
             260      amount [generated by the 1/16% tax rate] described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) that remains after
             261      making the transfers and deposits required by Subsections (5)(a)(ii) through (iv) shall be
             262      deposited in the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 for
             263      use by the Water Quality Board to fund wastewater projects.
             264          [(g)] (vii) [Twenty-five percent] For fiscal year 2002-03 only, 25% of the [remaining]
             265      amount [generated by the 1/16% tax rate] described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) that remains after
             266      making the transfers and deposits required by Subsections (5)(a)(ii) through (iv) shall be
             267      deposited in the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 for use
             268      by the Division of Drinking Water to:
             269          [(i)] (A) provide for the installation and repair of collection, treatment, storage, and
             270      distribution facilities for any public water system, as defined in Section 19-4-102 ;
             271          [(ii)] (B) develop underground sources of water, including springs and wells; and
             272          [(iii)] (C) develop surface water sources.
             273          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,


             274      2003, the lesser of the following amounts shall be used as provided in Subsections (5)(b)(ii)
             275      through (vii):
             276          (A) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
             277          (I) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             278          (II) for the fiscal year; or
             279          (B) $17,500,000.
             280          (ii) (A) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 14% of the amount
             281      described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the
             282      Department of Natural Resources to:
             283          (I) implement the measures described in Subsections 63-34-14 (4)(a) through (d) to
             284      protect sensitive plant and animal species; or
             285          (II) award grants, up to the amount authorized by the Legislature in an appropriations
             286      act, to political subdivisions of the state to implement the measures described in Subsections
             287      63-34-14 (4)(a) through (d) to protect sensitive plant and animal species.
             288          (B) Money transferred to the Department of Natural Resources under Subsection
             289      (5)(b)(ii)(A) may not be used to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other
             290      person to list or attempt to have listed a species as threatened or endangered under the
             291      Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.
             292          (C) At the end of each fiscal year:
             293          (I) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
             294      Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 ;
             295          (II) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater Loan
             296      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 ; and
             297          (III) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water Loan
             298      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 .
             299          (iii) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described in
             300      Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall be deposited each year in the Agriculture Resource Development
             301      Fund created in Section 4-18-6 .
             302          (iv) (A) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 1% of the amount
             303      described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the
             304      Division of Water Rights to cover the costs incurred in hiring legal and technical staff for the


             305      adjudication of water rights.
             306          (B) At the end of each fiscal year:
             307          (I) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
             308      Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 ;
             309          (II) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater Loan
             310      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 ; and
             311          (III) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water Loan
             312      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 .
             313          (v) (A) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 41% of the amount
             314      described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall be deposited in the Water Resources Conservation and
             315      Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 for use by the Division of Water Resources.
             316          (B) In addition to the uses allowed of the Water Resources Conservation and
             317      Development Fund under Section 73-10-24 , the Water Resources Conservation and
             318      Development Fund may also be used to:
             319          (I) provide a portion of the local cost share, not to exceed in any fiscal year 50% of the
             320      funds made available to the Division of Water Resources under this section, of potential project
             321      features of the Central Utah Project;
             322          (II) conduct hydrologic and geotechnical investigations by the Department of Natural
             323      Resources in a cooperative effort with other state, federal, or local entities, for the purpose of
             324      quantifying surface and ground water resources and describing the hydrologic systems of an
             325      area in sufficient detail so as to enable local and state resource managers to plan for and
             326      accommodate growth in water use without jeopardizing the resource;
             327          (III) fund state required dam safety improvements; and
             328          (IV) protect the state's interest in interstate water compact allocations, including the
             329      hiring of technical and legal staff.
             330          (vi) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 20.5% of the amount described
             331      in Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall be deposited in the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount
             332      created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Water Quality Board to fund wastewater projects.
             333          (vii) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 20.5% of the amount
             334      described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall be deposited in the Drinking Water Loan Program
             335      Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Division of Drinking Water to:


             336          (A) provide for the installation and repair of collection, treatment, storage, and
             337      distribution facilities for any public water system, as defined in Section 19-4-102 ;
             338          (B) develop underground sources of water, including springs and wells; and
             339          (C) develop surface water sources.
             340          (6) (a) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), [beginning on July 1, 2001, the amount
             341      of sales and use tax generated annually by a 1/16% tax rate on the taxable transactions under
             342      Subsection (1)] for fiscal year 2002-03 only, the lesser of the following amounts shall be [used]
             343      transferred or deposited as provided in Subsections (6)[(b)] (a)(ii) through [(d).] (iv):
             344          (A) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
             345          (I) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             346          (II) for the fiscal year; or
             347          (B) $18,743,000.
             348          [(b) (i)] (ii) (A) [Five hundred thousand dollars each year] For fiscal year 2002-03
             349      only, $500,000 of the amount described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) shall be deposited in the
             350      Transportation Corridor Preservation Revolving Loan Fund created in Section 72-2-117 .
             351          [(ii)] (B) At least 50% of the money deposited in the Transportation Corridor
             352      Preservation Revolving Loan Fund under Subsection (6)[(b)(i)] (a)(ii)(A) shall be used to fund
             353      loan applications made by the Department of Transportation at the request of local
             354      governments.
             355          [(c)] (iii) [From July 1, 1997, through June 30, 2006, $500,000 each year] For fiscal
             356      year 2002-03 only, $500,000 of the amount described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) shall be
             357      transferred as nonlapsing dedicated credits to the Department of Transportation for the State
             358      Park Access Highways Improvement Program created in Section 72-3-207 .
             359          [(d)] (iv) [The remaining] For fiscal year 2002-03 only, the amount [generated by the
             360      1/16% tax rate] described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) that remains after making the transfers and
             361      deposits required by Subsections (6)(a)(ii) and (iii) shall be deposited in the class B and class C
             362      roads account to be expended as provided in Title 72, Chapter 2, Transportation Finances Act,
             363      for the use of class B and C roads.
             364          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
             365      2003, the lesser of the following amounts shall be used as provided in Subsections (6)(b)(ii)
             366      through (iv):


             367          (A) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
             368          (I) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             369          (II) for the fiscal year; or
             370          (B) $18,743,000.
             371          (ii) (A) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount
             372      described in Subsection (6)(b)(i) shall be deposited each year in the Transportation Corridor
             373      Preservation Revolving Loan Fund created in Section 72-2-117 .
             374          (B) At least 50% of the money deposited in the Transportation Corridor Preservation
             375      Revolving Loan Fund under Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(A) shall be used to fund loan applications
             376      made by the Department of Transportation at the request of local governments.
             377          (iii) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described in
             378      Subsection (6)(b)(i) shall be transferred each year as nonlapsing dedicated credits to the
             379      Department of Transportation for the State Park Access Highways Improvement Program
             380      created in Section 72-3-207 .
             381          (iv) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 94% of the amount described
             382      in Subsection (6)(b)(i) shall be deposited in the class B and class C roads account to be
             383      expended as provided in Title 72, Chapter 2, Transportation Finances Act, for the use of class
             384      B and C roads.
             385          (7) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), beginning on January 1, 2000, the Division
             386      of Finance shall deposit into the Centennial Highway Fund created in Section 72-2-118 a
             387      portion of the [state sales and use tax] taxes listed under Subsection [(2)] (3)(a) equal to the
             388      revenues generated by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable transactions under Subsection (1).
             389          (b) Except for sales and use taxes deposited under Subsection (8), beginning on July 1,
             390      1999, the revenues generated by the 1/64% tax rate:
             391          (i) retained under Subsection 59-12-204 (7)(a) shall be retained by the counties, cities,
             392      or towns as provided in Section 59-12-204 ; and
             393          (ii) retained under Subsection 59-12-205 (4)(a) shall be distributed to each county, city,
             394      and town as provided in Section 59-12-205 .
             395          (8) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), beginning on July 1, 1999, the commission
             396      shall deposit into the Airport to University of Utah Light Rail Restricted Account created in
             397      Section 17A-2-1064 the portion of the sales and use tax under Sections 59-12-204 and


             398      59-12-205 that is:
             399          (a) generated by a city or town that will have constructed within its boundaries the
             400      Airport to University of Utah Light Rail described in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
             401      Century, Pub. L. No. 105-178, Sec. 3030(c)(2)(B)(i)(II), 112 Stat. 107; and
             402          (b) equal to the revenues generated by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable items and
             403      services under Subsection (1).
             404          (9) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for fiscal years beginning on or after fiscal
             405      year 2002-03, the commission shall on or before September 30 of each year deposit the
             406      difference described in Subsection (9)(b) into the Remote Sales Restricted Account created in
             407      Section 59-12-103.2 if that difference is greater than $0.
             408          (b) The difference described in Subsection (9)(a) is equal to the difference between:
             409          (i) the total amount of revenues under Subsection (2)(c)(i) the commission received
             410      from vendors collecting a tax under Subsection 59-12-107 (1)(b) for the fiscal year immediately
             411      preceding the September 30 described in Subsection (9)(a); and
             412          (ii) the total amount of revenues under Subsection (2)(c)(i) the commission estimates
             413      that the commission received from vendors described in Subsection 59-12-107 (1)(b) for fiscal
             414      year 2000-01.
             415          (10) (a) For purposes of amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees relating to
             416      the Olympic Winter Games of 2002, the amounts are considered to be paid or charged on the
             417      day on which the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 or a
             418      person designated by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of
             419      2002 sends a purchaser confirmation of the purchase of an admission or user fee described in
             420      Subsection (1)(f).
             421          (b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             422      commission shall make rules defining what constitutes sending a purchaser confirmation under
             423      Subsection (10)(a).
             424          [(11) (a) For fiscal year 2001-02 only, the commission shall subtract the following
             425      amounts from the total amount required to be deposited in accordance with Subsection (5):]
             426          [(i) $250,000 shall be subtracted from the total amount required to be deposited into
             427      the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount in accordance with Subsection (5)(g); and]
             428          [(ii) $250,000 shall be subtracted from the total amount required to be deposited into


             429      the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount in accordance with Subsection (5)(f).]
             430          [(b)] (11) (a) For fiscal year 2002-03 only, the following amounts shall be subtracted
             431      from the total amount required to be deposited or transferred in accordance with Subsection
             432      (5):
             433          (i) $25,000 shall be subtracted from the total amount required to be transferred to the
             434      Division of Water Rights in accordance with Subsection (5)(a)(iv);
             435          [(i)] (ii) [$310,000] $385,000 shall be subtracted from the total amount required to be
             436      deposited into the Agriculture Resource Development Fund in accordance with Subsection
             437      (5)[(c)] (a)(iii);
             438          (iii) $350,000 shall be subtracted from the total amount required to be transferred to the
             439      Department of Natural Resources in accordance with Subsection (5)(a)(ii);
             440          [(ii)] (iv) [$2,500,000] $3,012,500 shall be subtracted from the total amount required
             441      to be deposited into the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount in accordance with
             442      Subsection (5)[(g)] (a)(vii);
             443          [(iii)] (v) [$2,500,000] $3,012,500 shall be subtracted from the total amount required
             444      to be deposited into the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount in accordance with
             445      Subsection (5)[(f)] (a)(vi); and
             446          [(iv)] (vi) [$4,690,000] $5,715,000 shall be subtracted from the total amount required
             447      to be deposited into the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund in accordance
             448      with Subsection (5)[(e)] (a)(v).
             449          [(c)] (b) The amounts subtracted under Subsection (11)(a) [or (b)] shall be deposited
             450      into the General Fund.
             451          Section 2. Effective date.
             452          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this act takes effect
             453      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             454      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             455      the date of veto override.


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