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Second Substitute H.B. 123

Representative John Dougall proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
TAX REVISIONS

             2     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: John Dougall

             5     
Senate Sponsor: ____________

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the Individual Income Tax Act, the Single Rate Individual Income Tax
             10      Act, and the Sales and Use Tax Act.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides and modifies definitions;
             14          .    reduces a tax rate for purposes of the Individual Income Tax Act from 6.98% to
             15      6.7%;
             16          .    reduces the tax rate from 5.35% to 5% for purposes of the Single Rate Individual
             17      Income Tax Act;
             18          .    reduces the state sales and use tax rate imposed on food and food ingredients,
             19      except with respect to certain bundled transactions; and
             20          .    makes technical changes.
             21      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          This bill provides an effective date.
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             26      AMENDS:
             27          59-10-104, as last amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2006, Fourth Special Session
             28          59-10-1202, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2006, Fourth Special Session
             29          59-10-1203, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2006, Fourth Special Session
             30          59-12-103, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2006, Third Special Session
             31     
             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 59-10-104 is amended to read:
             34           59-10-104. Tax basis -- Rates -- Adjustment for changes in the consumer price
             35      index -- Exemption.
             36          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (5) or Part 12, Single Rate Individual Income Tax
             37      Act, [for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2006,] a tax is imposed on the state
             38      taxable income of every resident individual as provided in this section.
             39          (2) For an individual, other than a husband and wife or head of household required to
             40      use the tax table under Subsection (3), the tax under this section is imposed in accordance with
             41      the following income brackets:
             42      If the state taxable income is:                The tax is:
             43      Less than or equal to $1,000            2.3% of the state taxable income
             44      Greater than $1,000 but less than        $23, plus 3.3% of state taxable
             45          or equal to $2,000             income greater than $1,000
             46      Greater than $2,000 but less than        $56, plus 4.2% of state taxable
             47          or equal to $3,000             income greater than $2,000
             48      Greater than $3,000 but less than        $98, plus 5.2% of state taxable
             49          or equal to $4,000             income greater than $3,000
             50      Greater than $4,000 but less than        $150, plus 6% of state taxable
             51          or equal to $5,500             income greater than $4,000
             52      Greater than $5,500                $240, plus [6.98] 6.7% of state taxable
             53                               income greater than $5,500
             54          (3) For a husband and wife filing a single return jointly, or a head of household as
             55      defined in Section 2(b), Internal Revenue Code, filing a single return, the tax under this section
             56      is imposed in accordance with the following income brackets:


             57      If the state taxable income is:                The tax is:
             58      Less than or equal to $2,000            2.3% of the state taxable income
             59      Greater than $2,000 but less than        $46, plus 3.3% of state taxable
             60          or equal to $4,000             income greater than $2,000
             61      Greater than $4,000 but less than        $112, plus 4.2% of state taxable
             62          or equal to $6,000             income greater than $4,000
             63      Greater than $6,000 but less than        $196, plus 5.2% of state taxable
             64          or equal to $8,000             income greater than $6,000
             65      Greater than $8,000 but less than        $300, plus 6% of state taxable
             66          or equal to $11,000             income greater than $8,000
             67      Greater than $11,000                $480, plus [6.98] 6.7% of state taxable
             68                               income greater than $11,000
             69          (4) (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, the commission shall:
             70          (i) make the following adjustments to the income brackets under Subsection (2):
             71          (A) increase or decrease the income brackets under Subsection (2) by a percentage
             72      equal to the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the preceding calendar
             73      year and the consumer price index for the calendar year 2007; and
             74          (B) after making an increase or decrease under Subsection (4)(a)(i)(A), round the
             75      income brackets under Subsection (2) to the nearest whole dollar;
             76          (ii) after making the adjustments described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) to the income
             77      brackets under Subsection (2), adjust the income brackets under Subsection (3) so that for each
             78      income bracket under Subsection (2) there is a corresponding income bracket under Subsection
             79      (3) that is equal to the product of:
             80          (A) each income bracket under Subsection (2); and
             81          (B) two; and
             82          (iii) to the extent necessary to reflect an adjustment under Subsection (4)(a)(i) or (ii):
             83          (A) increase or decrease the amount of tax under Subsection (2) or (3) prior to adding
             84      in the portion of the tax calculated as a percentage of state taxable income; and
             85          (B) after making an increase or decrease under Subsection (4)(a)(iii)(A), round the
             86      amount of tax under Subsection (2) or (3) to the nearest whole dollar.
             87          (b) The commission may not increase or decrease the tax rate percentages provided in


             88      Subsection (2) or (3).
             89          (c) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(i), the commission shall calculate the consumer
             90      price index as provided in Sections 1(f)(4) and 1(f)(5), Internal Revenue Code.
             91          (5) This section does not apply to a resident individual exempt from taxation under
             92      Section 59-10-104.1 .
             93          Section 2. Section 59-10-1202 is amended to read:
             94           59-10-1202. Definitions.
             95          As used in this part:
             96          (1) "Military service" is as defined in Pub. L. No. 108-189, Sec. 101.
             97          (2) "Servicemember" is as defined in Pub. L. No. 108-189, Sec. 101.
             98          (3) "State income tax percentage for a nonresident individual" means a percentage
             99      equal to a nonresident individual's adjusted gross income for the taxable year received from
             100      Utah sources, as determined under Section 59-10-117 , divided by the difference between:
             101          (a) the nonresident individual's total adjusted gross income for that taxable year; and
             102          (b) if the nonresident individual described in Subsection (3)(a) is a servicemember, the
             103      compensation the servicemember receives for military service if the servicemember is serving
             104      in compliance with military orders.
             105          (4) "State taxable income" means a resident or nonresident individual's adjusted gross
             106      income after making the:
             107          (a) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-1204 ; and
             108          (b) adjustments required by Section 59-10-1205 .
             109          (5) "Unapportioned state tax" means the product of the:
             110          (a) difference between:
             111          (i) a nonresident individual's state taxable income; and
             112          (ii) if the nonresident individual described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) is a servicemember,
             113      compensation the servicemember receives for military service if the servicemember is serving
             114      in compliance with military orders; and
             115          (b) percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-1203 (2)(a)(i)(B).
             116          Section 3. Section 59-10-1203 is amended to read:
             117           59-10-1203. Single rate tax for resident or nonresident individual -- Tax rate --
             118      Contributions -- Exemption -- Amended returns.


             119          (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, a resident or nonresident
             120      individual may calculate and pay a tax under this section as provided in this part.
             121          (2) (a) A resident individual that calculates and pays a tax under this section:
             122          (i) shall pay for a taxable year an amount equal to the product of:
             123          (A) the resident individual's state taxable income for that taxable year; and
             124          (B) [5.35%] 5%; and
             125          (ii) is exempt from paying the tax imposed by Section 59-10-104 .
             126          (b) A nonresident individual that calculates and pays a tax under this section:
             127          (i) shall pay for a taxable year an amount equal to the product of the nonresident
             128      individual's:
             129          (A) unapportioned state tax; and
             130          (B) state income tax percentage for the nonresident individual; and
             131          (ii) is exempt from paying the tax imposed by Section 59-10-116 .
             132          (3) Except as required by Section 59-10-1204 or 59-10-1205 , a resident or nonresident
             133      individual that calculates and pays a tax under this section may not make any addition or
             134      adjustment to or subtraction from adjusted gross income.
             135          (4) A resident or nonresident individual that calculates and pays a tax under this
             136      section may designate on the resident or nonresident individual's individual income tax return
             137      for a taxable year a contribution allowed by:
             138          (a) Section 59-10-530 ;
             139          (b) Section 59-10-530.5 ;
             140          (c) Section 59-10-547 ;
             141          (d) Section 59-10-549 ;
             142          (e) Section 59-10-550 ;
             143          (f) Section 59-10-550.1 ; or
             144          (g) Section 59-10-550.2 .
             145          (5) This section does not apply to a resident or nonresident individual exempt from
             146      taxation under Section 59-10-104.1 .
             147          (6) (a) A resident or nonresident individual may determine for each taxable year for
             148      which the resident or nonresident individual files an individual income tax return under this
             149      chapter whether to calculate and pay a tax under this section as provided in this part.


             150          (b) If a resident or nonresident individual files an amended return for a taxable year
             151      beginning on or after January 1, 2007, the resident or nonresident individual may determine
             152      whether to calculate and pay a tax under this section as provided in this part for that taxable
             153      year.
             154          Section 4. Section 59-12-103 is amended to read:
             155           59-12-103. Sales and use tax base -- Rates -- Effective dates -- Use of sales and use
             156      tax revenues.
             157          (1) A tax is imposed on the purchaser as provided in this part for amounts paid or
             158      charged for the following transactions:
             159          (a) retail sales of tangible personal property made within the state;
             160          (b) amounts paid:
             161          (i) (A) to a common carrier; or
             162          (B) whether the following are municipally or privately owned, to a:
             163          (I) telephone service provider; or
             164          (II) telegraph corporation as defined in Section 54-2-1 ; and
             165          (ii) for:
             166          (A) telephone service, other than mobile telecommunications service, that originates
             167      and terminates within the boundaries of this state;
             168          (B) mobile telecommunications service that originates and terminates within the
             169      boundaries of one state only to the extent permitted by the Mobile Telecommunications
             170      Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 116 et seq.; or
             171          (C) telegraph service;
             172          (c) sales of the following for commercial use:
             173          (i) gas;
             174          (ii) electricity;
             175          (iii) heat;
             176          (iv) coal;
             177          (v) fuel oil; or
             178          (vi) other fuels;
             179          (d) sales of the following for residential use:
             180          (i) gas;


             181          (ii) electricity;
             182          (iii) heat;
             183          (iv) coal;
             184          (v) fuel oil; or
             185          (vi) other fuels;
             186          (e) sales of prepared food;
             187          (f) except as provided in Section 59-12-104 , amounts paid or charged as admission or
             188      user fees for theaters, movies, operas, museums, planetariums, shows of any type or nature,
             189      exhibitions, concerts, carnivals, amusement parks, amusement rides, circuses, menageries,
             190      fairs, races, contests, sporting events, dances, boxing matches, wrestling matches, closed circuit
             191      television broadcasts, billiard parlors, pool parlors, bowling lanes, golf, miniature golf, golf
             192      driving ranges, batting cages, skating rinks, ski lifts, ski runs, ski trails, snowmobile trails,
             193      tennis courts, swimming pools, water slides, river runs, jeep tours, boat tours, scenic cruises,
             194      horseback rides, sports activities, or any other amusement, entertainment, recreation,
             195      exhibition, cultural, or athletic activity;
             196          (g) amounts paid or charged for services for repairs or renovations of tangible personal
             197      property, unless Section 59-12-104 provides for an exemption from sales and use tax for:
             198          (i) the tangible personal property; and
             199          (ii) parts used in the repairs or renovations of the tangible personal property described
             200      in Subsection (1)(g)(i), whether or not any parts are actually used in the repairs or renovations
             201      of that tangible personal property;
             202          (h) except as provided in Subsection 59-12-104 (7), amounts paid or charged for
             203      assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
             204          (i) amounts paid or charged for tourist home, hotel, motel, or trailer court
             205      accommodations and services that are regularly rented for less than 30 consecutive days;
             206          (j) amounts paid or charged for laundry or dry cleaning services;
             207          (k) amounts paid or charged for leases or rentals of tangible personal property if within
             208      this state the tangible personal property is:
             209          (i) stored;
             210          (ii) used; or
             211          (iii) otherwise consumed;


             212          (l) amounts paid or charged for tangible personal property if within this state the
             213      tangible personal property is:
             214          (i) stored;
             215          (ii) used; or
             216          (iii) consumed; and
             217          (m) amounts paid or charged for prepaid telephone calling cards.
             218          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) or (f), a state tax and a local tax is
             219      imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1) equal to the sum of:
             220          (i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a rate of 4.75%; and
             221          (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
             222      transaction under this chapter other than this part.
             223          (b) (i) A state tax and a local tax is imposed on a transaction described in Subsection
             224      (1)(d) equal to the sum of:
             225          (A) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a rate of 2%; and
             226          (B) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
             227      transaction under this chapter other than this part; or
             228          (ii) if a seller collects a tax in accordance with Subsection 59-12-107 (1)(b) on a
             229      transaction described in Subsection (1), a state tax and a local tax is imposed on the transaction
             230      equal to the sum of:
             231          (A) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a rate of:
             232          (I) 4.75% for a transaction other than a transaction described in Subsection (1)(d); or
             233          (II) 2% for a transaction described in Subsection (1)(d); and
             234          (B) a local tax imposed on the transaction at a rate equal to the sum of the following
             235      rates:
             236          (I) the tax rate authorized by Section 59-12-204 , but only if all of the counties, cities,
             237      and towns in the state impose the tax under Section 59-12-204 ; and
             238          (II) the tax rate authorized by Section 59-12-1102 , but only if all of the counties in the
             239      state impose the tax under Section 59-12-1102 .
             240          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(f), [beginning on January 1, 2007,] a state tax
             241      and a local tax is imposed on amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients equal to
             242      the sum of:


             243          (A) a state tax imposed on the amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients
             244      at a rate of [2.75] .75%; and
             245          (B) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
             246      amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients under this chapter other than this part.
             247          (c) Subject to Subsections (2)(d) and (e), a tax rate repeal or tax rate change for a tax
             248      rate imposed under the following shall take effect on the first day of a calendar quarter:
             249          (i) Subsection (2)(a)(i);
             250          (ii) Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A);
             251          (iii) Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A); or
             252          (iv) Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(A).
             253          (d) (i) For a transaction described in Subsection (2)(d)(iii), a tax rate increase shall take
             254      effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             255          (A) that begins after the effective date of the tax rate increase; and
             256          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of a tax rate
             257      increase imposed under:
             258          (I) Subsection (2)(a)(i);
             259          (II) Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A); or
             260          (III) Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A).
             261          (ii) For a transaction described in Subsection (2)(d)(iii), the repeal of a tax or a tax rate
             262      decrease shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             263          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax or the tax rate decrease;
             264      and
             265          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             266      of the tax or the tax rate decrease imposed under:
             267          (I) Subsection (2)(a)(i);
             268          (II) Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A); or
             269          (III) Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A).
             270          (iii) Subsections (2)(d)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             271          (A) Subsection (1)(b);
             272          (B) Subsection (1)(c);
             273          (C) Subsection (1)(d);


             274          (D) Subsection (1)(e);
             275          (E) Subsection (1)(f);
             276          (F) Subsection (1)(g);
             277          (G) Subsection (1)(h);
             278          (H) Subsection (1)(i);
             279          (I) Subsection (1)(j); or
             280          (J) Subsection (1)(k).
             281          (e) (i) If a tax due under Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (2)(b)(ii)(A) on a catalogue sale is
             282      computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, a tax rate repeal or
             283      change in a tax rate imposed under Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (2)(b)(ii)(A) takes effect:
             284          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             285          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the tax rate repeal or tax rate change
             286      under Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (2)(b)(ii)(A).
             287          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             288      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             289          (f) If the price of a bundled transaction is attributable to food and food ingredients and
             290      tangible personal property other than food and food ingredients, the tax imposed on the entire
             291      bundled transaction is the sum of the tax rates described in Subsection (2)(a).
             292          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (4) through (9), the following state taxes
             293      shall be deposited into the General Fund:
             294          (i) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i);
             295          (ii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A);
             296          (iii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A); or
             297          (iv) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(A).
             298          (b) The local taxes described in Subsections (2)(a)(ii), (2)(b)(i)(B), and (2)(b)(iii)(B)
             299      shall be distributed to a county, city, or town as provided in this chapter.
             300          (c) (i) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, each county, city, or town in the
             301      state shall receive the county's, city's, or town's proportionate share of the revenues generated
             302      by the local tax described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B) as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(ii).
             303          (ii) The commission shall determine a county's, city's, or town's proportionate share of
             304      the revenues under Subsection (3)(c)(i) by:


             305          (A) calculating an amount equal to the population of the unincorporated area of the
             306      county, city, or town divided by the total population of the state; and
             307          (B) multiplying the amount determined under Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A) by the total
             308      amount of revenues generated by the local tax under Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B) for all counties,
             309      cities, and towns.
             310          (iii) (A) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(iii)(B), population figures for
             311      purposes of this section shall be derived from the most recent official census or census estimate
             312      of the United States Census Bureau.
             313          (B) If a needed population estimate is not available from the United States Census
             314      Bureau, population figures shall be derived from the estimate from the Utah Population
             315      Estimates Committee created by executive order of the governor.
             316          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
             317      2003, the lesser of the following amounts shall be used as provided in Subsections (4)(b)
             318      through (g):
             319          (i) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
             320          (A) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             321          (B) for the fiscal year; or
             322          (ii) $17,500,000.
             323          (b) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 14% of the amount
             324      described in Subsection (4)(a) shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the
             325      Department of Natural Resources to:
             326          (A) implement the measures described in Subsections 63-34-14 (4)(a) through (d) to
             327      protect sensitive plant and animal species; or
             328          (B) award grants, up to the amount authorized by the Legislature in an appropriations
             329      act, to political subdivisions of the state to implement the measures described in Subsections
             330      63-34-14 (4)(a) through (d) to protect sensitive plant and animal species.
             331          (ii) Money transferred to the Department of Natural Resources under Subsection
             332      (4)(b)(i) may not be used to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other
             333      person to list or attempt to have listed a species as threatened or endangered under the
             334      Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.
             335          (iii) At the end of each fiscal year:


             336          (A) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
             337      Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 ;
             338          (B) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater Loan
             339      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 ; and
             340          (C) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water Loan
             341      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 .
             342          (c) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described in
             343      Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited each year in the Agriculture Resource Development Fund
             344      created in Section 4-18-6 .
             345          (d) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 1% of the amount described
             346      in Subsection (4)(a) shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the Division of Water
             347      Rights to cover the costs incurred in hiring legal and technical staff for the adjudication of
             348      water rights.
             349          (ii) At the end of each fiscal year:
             350          (A) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
             351      Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 ;
             352          (B) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater Loan
             353      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 ; and
             354          (C) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water Loan
             355      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 .
             356          (e) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 41% of the amount described
             357      in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited in the Water Resources Conservation and Development
             358      Fund created in Section 73-10-24 for use by the Division of Water Resources.
             359          (ii) In addition to the uses allowed of the Water Resources Conservation and
             360      Development Fund under Section 73-10-24 , the Water Resources Conservation and
             361      Development Fund may also be used to:
             362          (A) conduct hydrologic and geotechnical investigations by the Division of Water
             363      Resources in a cooperative effort with other state, federal, or local entities, for the purpose of
             364      quantifying surface and ground water resources and describing the hydrologic systems of an
             365      area in sufficient detail so as to enable local and state resource managers to plan for and
             366      accommodate growth in water use without jeopardizing the resource;


             367          (B) fund state required dam safety improvements; and
             368          (C) protect the state's interest in interstate water compact allocations, including the
             369      hiring of technical and legal staff.
             370          (f) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 20.5% of the amount described
             371      in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited in the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount
             372      created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Water Quality Board to fund wastewater projects.
             373          (g) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 20.5% of the amount described
             374      in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited in the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount
             375      created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Division of Drinking Water to:
             376          (i) provide for the installation and repair of collection, treatment, storage, and
             377      distribution facilities for any public water system, as defined in Section 19-4-102 ;
             378          (ii) develop underground sources of water, including springs and wells; and
             379          (iii) develop surface water sources.
             380          (5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
             381      2006, the difference between the following amounts shall be expended as provided in this
             382      Subsection (5), if that difference is greater than $1:
             383          (i) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated for the
             384      fiscal year by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             385          (ii) $17,500,000.
             386          (b) (i) The first $500,000 of the difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be:
             387          (A) transferred each fiscal year to the Department of Natural Resources as dedicated
             388      credits; and
             389          (B) expended by the Department of Natural Resources for watershed rehabilitation or
             390      restoration.
             391          (ii) At the end of each fiscal year, 100% of any unexpended dedicated credits described
             392      in Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall lapse to the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund
             393      created in Section 73-10-24 .
             394          (c) (i) After making the transfer required by Subsection (5)(b)(i), $150,000 of the
             395      remaining difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be:
             396          (A) transferred each fiscal year to the Division of Water Resources as dedicated
             397      credits; and


             398          (B) expended by the Division of Water Resources for cloud-seeding projects
             399      authorized by Title 73, Chapter 15, Modification of Weather.
             400          (ii) At the end of each fiscal year, 100% of any unexpended dedicated credits described
             401      in Subsection (5)(c)(i) shall lapse to the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund
             402      created in Section 73-10-24 .
             403          (d) After making the transfers required by Subsections (5)(b) and (c), 94% of the
             404      remaining difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be deposited into the Water
             405      Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 for use by the
             406      Division of Water Resources for:
             407          (i) preconstruction costs:
             408          (A) as defined in Subsection 73-26-103 (6) for projects authorized by Title 73, Chapter
             409      26, Bear River Development Act; and
             410          (B) as defined in Subsection 73-28-103 (8) for the Lake Powell Pipeline project
             411      authorized by Title 73, Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act;
             412          (ii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee any project authorized by Title 73,
             413      Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act;
             414          (iii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee the Lake Powell Pipeline project
             415      authorized by Title 73, Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act; and
             416          (iv) other uses authorized under Sections 73-10-24 , 73-10-25.1 , 73-10-30 , and
             417      Subsection (4)(e)(ii) after funding the uses specified in Subsections (5)(d)(i) through (iii).
             418          (e) Any unexpended monies described in Subsection (5)(d) that remain in the Water
             419      Resources Conservation and Development Fund at the end of the fiscal year are nonlapsing.
             420          (f) After making the transfers required by Subsections (5)(b) and (c) and subject to
             421      Subsection (5)(g), 6% of the remaining difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be
             422      transferred each year as dedicated credits to the Division of Water Rights to cover the costs
             423      incurred for employing additional technical staff for the administration of water rights.
             424          (g) At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended dedicated credits described in
             425      Subsection (5)(f) over $150,000 lapse to the Water Resources Conservation and Development
             426      Fund created in Section 73-10-24 .
             427          (6) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
             428      2003, the lesser of the following amounts shall be used as provided in Subsections (6)(b)


             429      through (d):
             430          (i) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
             431          (A) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             432          (B) for the fiscal year; or
             433          (ii) $18,743,000.
             434          (b) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described
             435      in Subsection (6)(a) shall be deposited each year in the Transportation Corridor Preservation
             436      Revolving Loan Fund created in Section 72-2-117 .
             437          (ii) At least 50% of the money deposited in the Transportation Corridor Preservation
             438      Revolving Loan Fund under Subsection (6)(b)(i) shall be used to fund loan applications made
             439      by the Department of Transportation at the request of local governments.
             440          (c) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described in
             441      Subsection (6)(a) shall be transferred each year as nonlapsing dedicated credits to the
             442      Department of Transportation for the State Park Access Highways Improvement Program
             443      created in Section 72-3-207 .
             444          (d) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 94% of the amount described in
             445      Subsection (6)(a) shall be deposited in the class B and class C roads account to be expended as
             446      provided in Title 72, Chapter 2, Transportation Finances Act, for the use of class B and C
             447      roads.
             448          (7) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and until Subsection (7)(b) applies,
             449      beginning on January 1, 2000, the Division of Finance shall deposit into the Centennial
             450      Highway Fund Restricted Account created in Section 72-2-118 a portion of the taxes listed
             451      under Subsection (3)(a) equal to the revenues generated by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable
             452      transactions under Subsection (1).
             453          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), when the highway general obligation bonds
             454      have been paid off and the highway projects completed that are intended to be paid from
             455      revenues deposited in the Centennial Highway Fund Restricted Account as determined by the
             456      Executive Appropriations Committee under Subsection 72-2-118 (6)(d), the Division of
             457      Finance shall deposit into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section
             458      72-2-124 a portion of the taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a) equal to the revenues generated
             459      by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable transactions under Subsection (1).


             460          (8) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for fiscal years beginning on or after fiscal
             461      year 2004-05, the commission shall each year on or before the September 30 immediately
             462      following the last day of the fiscal year deposit the difference described in Subsection (8)(b)
             463      into the Remote Sales Restricted Account created in Section 59-12-103.2 if that difference is
             464      greater than $0.
             465          (b) The difference described in Subsection (8)(a) is equal to the difference between:
             466          (i) the total amount of the revenues under Subsections (2)(b)(ii)(A) and (2)(b)(iii)(A)
             467      the commission received from sellers collecting a tax in accordance with Subsection
             468      59-12-107 (1)(b) for the fiscal year immediately preceding the September 30 described in
             469      Subsection (8)(a); and
             470          (ii) $7,279,673.
             471          (9) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), in addition to the amount deposited in
             472      Subsection (7)(a), and until Subsection (9)(b) applies, for a fiscal year beginning on or after
             473      July 1, 2006, the Division of Finance shall deposit into the Centennial Highway Fund
             474      Restricted Account created by Section 72-2-118 a portion of the taxes listed under Subsection
             475      (3)(a) equal to 8.3% of the revenues collected from the taxes described in Subsections (2)(a)(i),
             476      (2)(b)(i)(A), and (2)(b)(iii)(A), which represents a portion of the approximately 17% of sales
             477      and use tax revenues generated annually by the sales and use tax on vehicles and
             478      vehicle-related products.
             479          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and in addition to the amounts deposited under
             480      Subsection (7)(b), when the highway general obligation bonds have been paid off and the
             481      highway projects completed that are intended to be paid from revenues deposited in the
             482      Centennial Highway Fund Restricted Account as determined by the Executive Appropriations
             483      Committee under Subsection 72-2-118 (6)(d), the Division of Finance shall deposit into the
             484      Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124 a portion of the taxes
             485      listed under Subsection (3)(a) equal to 8.3% of the revenues collected from the taxes described
             486      in Subsections (2)(a)(i), (2)(b)(i)(A), and (2)(b)(iii)(A), which represents a portion of the
             487      approximately 17% of sales and use tax revenues generated annually by the sales and use tax
             488      on vehicles and vehicle-related products.
             489          Section 5. Retrospective operation -- Effective date.
             490          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill has retrospective operation for


             491      taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007.
             492          (2) The amendments to Section 59-12-103 take effect on July 1, 2007.


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