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SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR

             2     
DISPOSABLE HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

             3     
OR SUPPLIES

             4     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

             5     
STATE OF UTAH

             6     
Chief Sponsor: Sheldon L. Killpack

             7     
House Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes

             8     
             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill amends the Sales and Use Tax Act to enact a sales and use tax exemption.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines the term "disposable home medical equipment or supplies";
             15          .    enacts a sales and use tax exemption for sales of disposable home medical
             16      equipment or supplies; and
             17          .    makes technical changes.
             18      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          59-12-102, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2006, Fourth Special Session
             25          59-12-104, as last amended by Chapters 181, 182, 217, 218, 219, 220, 246, 268 and
             26      346, Laws of Utah 2006
             27     
             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 59-12-102 is amended to read:


             30           59-12-102. Definitions.
             31          As used in this chapter:
             32          (1) (a) "Admission or user fees" includes season passes.
             33          (b) "Admission or user fees" does not include annual membership dues to private
             34      organizations.
             35          (2) "Agreement" means the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement described in
             36      Section 59-12-102.1 .
             37          (3) "Agreement combined tax rate" means the sum of the tax rates:
             38          (a) listed under Subsection (4); and
             39          (b) that are imposed within a local taxing jurisdiction.
             40          (4) "Agreement sales and use tax" means a tax imposed under:
             41          (a) Subsection 59-12-103 (2)(a)(i) or (2)(b)(iii)(A);
             42          (b) Section 59-12-204 ;
             43          (c) Section 59-12-401 ;
             44          (d) Section 59-12-402 ;
             45          (e) Section 59-12-501 ;
             46          (f) Section 59-12-502 ;
             47          (g) Section 59-12-703 ;
             48          (h) Section 59-12-802 ;
             49          (i) Section 59-12-804 ;
             50          (j) Section 59-12-1001 ;
             51          (k) Section 59-12-1102 ;
             52          (l) Section 59-12-1302 ;
             53          (m) Section 59-12-1402 ; or
             54          (n) Section 59-12-1503 .
             55          (5) "Aircraft" is as defined in Section 72-10-102 .
             56          (6) "Alcoholic beverage" means a beverage that:
             57          (a) is suitable for human consumption; and


             58          (b) contains .5% or more alcohol by volume.
             59          (7) "Area agency on aging" is as defined in Section 62A-3-101 .
             60          (8) "Assisted amusement device" means an amusement device, skill device, or ride
             61      device that is started and stopped by an individual:
             62          (a) who is not the purchaser or renter of the right to use or operate the amusement
             63      device, skill device, or ride device; and
             64          (b) at the direction of the seller of the right to use the amusement device, skill device,
             65      or ride device.
             66          (9) "Assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property" means cleaning or
             67      washing of tangible personal property if the cleaning or washing labor is primarily performed
             68      by an individual:
             69          (a) who is not the purchaser of the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal
             70      property; and
             71          (b) at the direction of the seller of the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal
             72      property.
             73          (10) "Authorized carrier" means:
             74          (a) in the case of vehicles operated over public highways, the holder of credentials
             75      indicating that the vehicle is or will be operated pursuant to both the International Registration
             76      Plan and the International Fuel Tax Agreement;
             77          (b) in the case of aircraft, the holder of a Federal Aviation Administration operating
             78      certificate or air carrier's operating certificate; or
             79          (c) in the case of locomotives, freight cars, railroad work equipment, or other rolling
             80      stock, the holder of a certificate issued by the United States Surface Transportation Board.
             81          (11) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (11)(b), "biomass energy" means any of the
             82      following that is used as the primary source of energy to produce fuel or electricity:
             83          (i) material from a plant or tree; or
             84          (ii) other organic matter that is available on a renewable basis, including:
             85          (A) slash and brush from forests and woodlands;


             86          (B) animal waste;
             87          (C) methane produced:
             88          (I) at landfills; or
             89          (II) as a byproduct of the treatment of wastewater residuals;
             90          (D) aquatic plants; and
             91          (E) agricultural products.
             92          (b) "Biomass energy" does not include:
             93          (i) black liquor;
             94          (ii) treated woods; or
             95          (iii) biomass from municipal solid waste other than methane produced:
             96          (A) at landfills; or
             97          (B) as a byproduct of the treatment of wastewater residuals.
             98          (12) (a) "Bundled transaction" means the sale of two or more items of tangible personal
             99      property if:
             100          (i) one or more of the items of tangible personal property is food and food ingredients;
             101      and
             102          (ii) the items of tangible personal property are:
             103          (A) distinct and identifiable; and
             104          (B) sold for one price that is not itemized.
             105          (b) "Bundled transaction" does not include the sale of tangible personal property if the
             106      sales price varies, or is negotiable, on the basis of the selection by the purchaser of the items of
             107      tangible personal property included in the transaction.
             108          (c) For purposes of Subsection (12)(a)(ii)(A), tangible personal property that is distinct
             109      and identifiable does not include:
             110          (i) packaging that:
             111          (A) accompanies the sale of the tangible personal property; and
             112          (B) is incidental or immaterial to the sale of the tangible personal property;
             113          (ii) tangible personal property provided free of charge with the purchase of another


             114      item of tangible personal property; or
             115          (iii) an item of tangible personal property included in the definition of "purchase
             116      price."
             117          (d) For purposes of Subsection (12)(c)(ii), an item of tangible personal property is
             118      provided free of charge with the purchase of another item of tangible personal property if the
             119      sales price of the purchased item of tangible personal property does not vary depending on the
             120      inclusion of the tangible personal property provided free of charge.
             121          (13) "Certified automated system" means software certified by the governing board of
             122      the agreement in accordance with Section 59-12-102.1 that:
             123          (a) calculates the agreement sales and use tax imposed within a local taxing
             124      jurisdiction:
             125          (i) on a transaction; and
             126          (ii) in the states that are members of the agreement;
             127          (b) determines the amount of agreement sales and use tax to remit to a state that is a
             128      member of the agreement; and
             129          (c) maintains a record of the transaction described in Subsection (13)(a)(i).
             130          (14) "Certified service provider" means an agent certified:
             131          (a) by the governing board of the agreement in accordance with Section 59-12-102.1 ;
             132      and
             133          (b) to perform all of a seller's sales and use tax functions for an agreement sales and
             134      use tax other than the seller's obligation under Section 59-12-107.4 to remit a tax on the seller's
             135      own purchases.
             136          (15) (a) Subject to Subsection (15)(b), "clothing" means all human wearing apparel
             137      suitable for general use.
             138          (b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             139      commission shall make rules:
             140          (i) listing the items that constitute "clothing"; and
             141          (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "clothing" under the


             142      agreement.
             143          (16) "Coal-to-liquid" means the process of converting coal into a liquid synthetic fuel.
             144          (17) "Commercial use" means the use of gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other
             145      fuels that does not constitute industrial use under Subsection [(39)] (40) or residential use
             146      under Subsection [(76)] (77).
             147          (18) (a) "Common carrier" means a person engaged in or transacting the business of
             148      transporting passengers, freight, merchandise, or other property for hire within this state.
             149          (b) (i) "Common carrier" does not include a person who, at the time the person is
             150      traveling to or from that person's place of employment, transports a passenger to or from the
             151      passenger's place of employment.
             152          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (18)(b)(i), in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
             153      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules defining what
             154      constitutes a person's place of employment.
             155          (19) "Component part" includes:
             156          (a) poultry, dairy, and other livestock feed, and their components;
             157          (b) baling ties and twine used in the baling of hay and straw;
             158          (c) fuel used for providing temperature control of orchards and commercial
             159      greenhouses doing a majority of their business in wholesale sales, and for providing power for
             160      off-highway type farm machinery; and
             161          (d) feed, seeds, and seedlings.
             162          (20) "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information:
             163          (a) (i) in digital form; or
             164          (ii) in a form similar to digital form; and
             165          (b) manipulates that information for a result based on a sequence of instructions.
             166          (21) "Computer software" means a set of coded instructions designed to cause:
             167          (a) a computer to perform a task; or
             168          (b) automatic data processing equipment to perform a task.
             169          (22) "Construction materials" means any tangible personal property that will be


             170      converted into real property.
             171          (23) "Delivered electronically" means delivered to a purchaser by means other than
             172      tangible storage media.
             173          (24) (a) "Delivery charge" means a charge:
             174          (i) by a seller of:
             175          (A) tangible personal property; or
             176          (B) services; and
             177          (ii) for preparation and delivery of the tangible personal property or services described
             178      in Subsection (24)(a)(i) to a location designated by the purchaser.
             179          (b) "Delivery charge" includes a charge for the following:
             180          (i) transportation;
             181          (ii) shipping;
             182          (iii) postage;
             183          (iv) handling;
             184          (v) crating; or
             185          (vi) packing.
             186          (25) "Dietary supplement" means a product, other than tobacco, that:
             187          (a) is intended to supplement the diet;
             188          (b) contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients:
             189          (i) a vitamin;
             190          (ii) a mineral;
             191          (iii) an herb or other botanical;
             192          (iv) an amino acid;
             193          (v) a dietary substance for use by humans to supplement the diet by increasing the total
             194      dietary intake; or
             195          (vi) a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any ingredient
             196      described in Subsections (25)(b)(i) through (v);
             197          (c) (i) except as provided in Subsection (25)(c)(ii), is intended for ingestion in:


             198          (A) tablet form;
             199          (B) capsule form;
             200          (C) powder form;
             201          (D) softgel form;
             202          (E) gelcap form; or
             203          (F) liquid form; or
             204          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (25)(c)(i), if the product is not intended for ingestion in
             205      a form described in Subsections (25)(c)(i)(A) through (F), is not represented:
             206          (A) as conventional food; and
             207          (B) for use as a sole item of:
             208          (I) a meal; or
             209          (II) the diet; and
             210          (d) is required to be labeled as a dietary supplement:
             211          (i) identifiable by the "Supplemental Facts" box found on the label; and
             212          (ii) as required by 21 C.F.R. Sec. 101.36.
             213          (26) (a) "Direct mail" means printed material delivered or distributed by United States
             214      mail or other delivery service:
             215          (i) to:
             216          (A) a mass audience; or
             217          (B) addressees on a mailing list provided by a purchaser of the mailing list; and
             218          (ii) if the cost of the printed material is not billed directly to the recipients.
             219          (b) "Direct mail" includes tangible personal property supplied directly or indirectly by a
             220      purchaser to a seller of direct mail for inclusion in a package containing the printed material.
             221          (c) "Direct mail" does not include multiple items of printed material delivered to a
             222      single address.
             223          (27) (a) "Disposable home medical equipment or supplies" means medical equipment
             224      or supplies that:
             225          (i) cannot withstand repeated use; and


             226          (ii) are purchased by, for, or on behalf of a person other than:
             227          (A) a health care facility as defined in Section 26-21-2 ;
             228          (B) a health care provider as defined in Section 78-14-3 ;
             229          (C) an office of a health care provider described in Subsection (27)(a)(ii)(B); or
             230          (D) a person similar to a person described in Subsections (27)(a)(ii)(A) through (C).
             231          (b) "Disposable home medical equipment or supplies" does not include:
             232          (i) a drug;
             233          (ii) durable medical equipment;
             234          (iii) a hearing aid;
             235          (iv) a hearing aid accessory;
             236          (v) mobility enhancing equipment; or
             237          (vi) tangible personal property used to correct impaired vision, including:
             238          (A) eyeglasses; or
             239          (B) contact lenses.
             240          (c) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             241      commission may by rule define what constitutes medical equipment or supplies.
             242          [(27)] (28) (a) "Drug" means a compound, substance, or preparation, or a component of
             243      a compound, substance, or preparation that is:
             244          (i) recognized in:
             245          (A) the official United States Pharmacopoeia;
             246          (B) the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States;
             247          (C) the official National Formulary; or
             248          (D) a supplement to a publication listed in Subsections [(27)] (28)(a)(i)(A) through
             249      (C);
             250          (ii) intended for use in the:
             251          (A) diagnosis of disease;
             252          (B) cure of disease;
             253          (C) mitigation of disease;


             254          (D) treatment of disease; or
             255          (E) prevention of disease; or
             256          (iii) intended to affect:
             257          (A) the structure of the body; or
             258          (B) any function of the body.
             259          (b) "Drug" does not include:
             260          (i) food and food ingredients;
             261          (ii) a dietary supplement;
             262          (iii) an alcoholic beverage; or
             263          (iv) a prosthetic device.
             264          [(28)] (29) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(28)] (29)(c), "durable medical
             265      equipment" means equipment that:
             266          (i) can withstand repeated use;
             267          (ii) is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;
             268          (iii) generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and
             269          (iv) is not worn in or on the body.
             270          (b) "Durable medical equipment" includes parts used in the repair or replacement of the
             271      equipment described in Subsection [(28)] (29)(a).
             272          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(28)] (29)(a), "durable medical equipment" does not
             273      include mobility enhancing equipment.
             274          [(29)] (30) "Electronic" means:
             275          (a) relating to technology; and
             276          (b) having:
             277          (i) electrical capabilities;
             278          (ii) digital capabilities;
             279          (iii) magnetic capabilities;
             280          (iv) wireless capabilities;
             281          (v) optical capabilities;


             282          (vi) electromagnetic capabilities; or
             283          (vii) capabilities similar to Subsections [(29)] (30)(b)(i) through (vi).
             284          [(30)] (31) "Employee" is as defined in Section 59-10-401 .
             285          [(31)] (32) "Fixed guideway" means a public transit facility that uses and occupies:
             286          (a) rail for the use of public transit; or
             287          (b) a separate right-of-way for the use of public transit.
             288          [(32)] (33) (a) "Food and food ingredients" means substances:
             289          (i) regardless of whether the substances are in:
             290          (A) liquid form;
             291          (B) concentrated form;
             292          (C) solid form;
             293          (D) frozen form;
             294          (E) dried form; or
             295          (F) dehydrated form; and
             296          (ii) that are:
             297          (A) sold for:
             298          (I) ingestion by humans; or
             299          (II) chewing by humans; and
             300          (B) consumed for the substance's:
             301          (I) taste; or
             302          (II) nutritional value.
             303          (b) "Food and food ingredients" includes an item described in Subsection [(63)]
             304      (64)(b)(iii).
             305          (c) "Food and food ingredients" does not include:
             306          (i) an alcoholic beverage;
             307          (ii) tobacco; or
             308          (iii) prepared food.
             309          [(33)] (34) (a) "Fundraising sales" means sales:


             310          (i) (A) made by a school; or
             311          (B) made by a school student;
             312          (ii) that are for the purpose of raising funds for the school to purchase equipment,
             313      materials, or provide transportation; and
             314          (iii) that are part of an officially sanctioned school activity.
             315          (b) For purposes of Subsection [(33)] (34)(a)(iii), "officially sanctioned school activity"
             316      means a school activity:
             317          (i) that is conducted in accordance with a formal policy adopted by the school or school
             318      district governing the authorization and supervision of fundraising activities;
             319          (ii) that does not directly or indirectly compensate an individual teacher or other
             320      educational personnel by direct payment, commissions, or payment in kind; and
             321          (iii) the net or gross revenues from which are deposited in a dedicated account
             322      controlled by the school or school district.
             323          [(34)] (35) "Geothermal energy" means energy contained in heat that continuously
             324      flows outward from the earth that is used as the sole source of energy to produce electricity.
             325          [(35)] (36) "Governing board of the agreement" means the governing board of the
             326      agreement that is:
             327          (a) authorized to administer the agreement; and
             328          (b) established in accordance with the agreement.
             329          [(36)] (37) (a) "Hearing aid" means:
             330          (i) an instrument or device having an electronic component that is designed to:
             331          (A) (I) improve impaired human hearing; or
             332          (II) correct impaired human hearing; and
             333          (B) (I) be worn in the human ear; or
             334          (II) affixed behind the human ear;
             335          (ii) an instrument or device that is surgically implanted into the cochlea; or
             336          (iii) a telephone amplifying device.
             337          (b) "Hearing aid" does not include:


             338          (i) except as provided in Subsection [(36)] (37)(a)(i)(B) or [(36)] (37)(a)(ii), an
             339      instrument or device having an electronic component that is designed to be worn on the body;
             340          (ii) except as provided in Subsection [(36)] (37)(a)(iii), an assistive listening device or
             341      system designed to be used by one individual, including:
             342          (A) a personal amplifying system;
             343          (B) a personal FM system;
             344          (C) a television listening system; or
             345          (D) a device or system similar to a device or system described in Subsections [(36)]
             346      (37)(b)(ii)(A) through (C); or
             347          (iii) an assistive listening device or system designed to be used by more than one
             348      individual, including:
             349          (A) a device or system installed in:
             350          (I) an auditorium;
             351          (II) a church;
             352          (III) a conference room;
             353          (IV) a synagogue; or
             354          (V) a theater; or
             355          (B) a device or system similar to a device or system described in Subsections [(36)]
             356      (37)(b)(iii)(A)(I) through (V).
             357          [(37)] (38) (a) "Hearing aid accessory" means a hearing aid:
             358          (i) component;
             359          (ii) attachment; or
             360          (iii) accessory.
             361          (b) "Hearing aid accessory" includes:
             362          (i) a hearing aid neck loop;
             363          (ii) a hearing aid cord;
             364          (iii) a hearing aid ear mold;
             365          (iv) hearing aid tubing;


             366          (v) a hearing aid ear hook; or
             367          (vi) a hearing aid remote control.
             368          (c) "Hearing aid accessory" does not include:
             369          (i) a component, attachment, or accessory designed to be used only with an:
             370          (A) instrument or device described in Subsection [(36)] (37)(b)(i); or
             371          (B) assistive listening device or system described in Subsection [(36)] (37)(b)(ii) or
             372      (iii); or
             373          (ii) a hearing aid battery.
             374          [(38)] (39) "Hydroelectric energy" means water used as the sole source of energy to
             375      produce electricity.
             376          [(39)] (40) "Industrial use" means the use of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil,
             377      or other fuels:
             378          (a) in mining or extraction of minerals;
             379          (b) in agricultural operations to produce an agricultural product up to the time of
             380      harvest or placing the agricultural product into a storage facility, including:
             381          (i) commercial greenhouses;
             382          (ii) irrigation pumps;
             383          (iii) farm machinery;
             384          (iv) implements of husbandry as defined in Subsection 41-1a-102 (23) that are not
             385      registered under Title 41, Chapter 1a, Part 2, Registration; and
             386          (v) other farming activities;
             387          (c) in manufacturing tangible personal property at an establishment described in SIC
             388      Codes 2000 to 3999 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of the federal
             389      Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
             390          (d) by a scrap recycler if:
             391          (i) from a fixed location, the scrap recycler utilizes machinery or equipment to process
             392      one or more of the following items into prepared grades of processed materials for use in new
             393      products:


             394          (A) iron;
             395          (B) steel;
             396          (C) nonferrous metal;
             397          (D) paper;
             398          (E) glass;
             399          (F) plastic;
             400          (G) textile; or
             401          (H) rubber; and
             402          (ii) the new products under Subsection [(39)] (40)(d)(i) would otherwise be made with
             403      nonrecycled materials; or
             404          (e) in producing a form of energy or steam described in Subsection 54-2-1 (2)(a) by a
             405      cogeneration facility as defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             406          [(40)] (41) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(40)] (41)(b), "installation charge"
             407      means a charge for installing tangible personal property.
             408          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection [(40)] (41)(a), "installation charge" does not include a
             409      charge for repairs or renovations of tangible personal property.
             410          [(41)] (42) (a) "Lease" or "rental" means a transfer of possession or control of tangible
             411      personal property for:
             412          (i) (A) a fixed term; or
             413          (B) an indeterminate term; and
             414          (ii) consideration.
             415          (b) "Lease" or "rental" includes an agreement covering a motor vehicle and trailer if the
             416      amount of consideration may be increased or decreased by reference to the amount realized
             417      upon sale or disposition of the property as defined in Section 7701(h)(1), Internal Revenue
             418      Code.
             419          (c) "Lease" or "rental" does not include:
             420          (i) a transfer of possession or control of property under a security agreement or
             421      deferred payment plan that requires the transfer of title upon completion of the required


             422      payments;
             423          (ii) a transfer of possession or control of property under an agreement that requires the
             424      transfer of title:
             425          (A) upon completion of required payments; and
             426          (B) if the payment of an option price does not exceed the greater of:
             427          (I) $100; or
             428          (II) 1% of the total required payments; or
             429          (iii) providing tangible personal property along with an operator for a fixed period of
             430      time or an indeterminate period of time if the operator is necessary for equipment to perform as
             431      designed.
             432          (d) For purposes of Subsection [(41)] (42)(c)(iii), an operator is necessary for
             433      equipment to perform as designed if the operator's duties exceed the:
             434          (i) set-up of tangible personal property;
             435          (ii) maintenance of tangible personal property; or
             436          (iii) inspection of tangible personal property.
             437          [(42)] (43) "Load and leave" means delivery to a purchaser by use of a tangible storage
             438      media if the tangible storage media is not physically transferred to the purchaser.
             439          [(43)] (44) "Local taxing jurisdiction" means a:
             440          (a) county that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax;
             441          (b) city that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax; or
             442          (c) town that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax.
             443          [(44)] (45) "Manufactured home" is as defined in Section 58-56-3 .
             444          [(45)] (46) For purposes of Section 59-12-104 , "manufacturing facility" means:
             445          (a) an establishment described in SIC Codes 2000 to 3999 of the 1987 Standard
             446      Industrial Classification Manual of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
             447      Management and Budget;
             448          (b) a scrap recycler if:
             449          (i) from a fixed location, the scrap recycler utilizes machinery or equipment to process


             450      one or more of the following items into prepared grades of processed materials for use in new
             451      products:
             452          (A) iron;
             453          (B) steel;
             454          (C) nonferrous metal;
             455          (D) paper;
             456          (E) glass;
             457          (F) plastic;
             458          (G) textile; or
             459          (H) rubber; and
             460          (ii) the new products under Subsection [(45)] (46)(b)(i) would otherwise be made with
             461      nonrecycled materials; or
             462          (c) a cogeneration facility as defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             463          [(46)] (47) "Member of the immediate family of the producer" means a person who is
             464      related to a producer described in Subsection 59-12-104 (20)(a) as a:
             465          (a) child or stepchild, regardless of whether the child or stepchild is:
             466          (i) an adopted child or adopted stepchild; or
             467          (ii) a foster child or foster stepchild;
             468          (b) grandchild or stepgrandchild;
             469          (c) grandparent or stepgrandparent;
             470          (d) nephew or stepnephew;
             471          (e) niece or stepniece;
             472          (f) parent or stepparent;
             473          (g) sibling or stepsibling;
             474          (h) spouse;
             475          (i) person who is the spouse of a person described in Subsections [(46)] (47)(a) through
             476      (g); or
             477          (j) person similar to a person described in Subsections [(46)] (47)(a) through (i) as


             478      determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             479      Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             480          [(47)] (48) "Mobile home" is as defined in Section 58-56-3 .
             481          [(48)] (49) "Mobile telecommunications service" is as defined in the Mobile
             482      Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 124.
             483          [(49)] (50) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(49)] (50)(c), "mobility enhancing
             484      equipment" means equipment that is:
             485          (i) primarily and customarily used to provide or increase the ability to move from one
             486      place to another;
             487          (ii) appropriate for use in a:
             488          (A) home; or
             489          (B) motor vehicle; and
             490          (iii) not generally used by persons with normal mobility.
             491          (b) "Mobility enhancing equipment" includes parts used in the repair or replacement of
             492      the equipment described in Subsection [(49)] (50)(a).
             493          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(49)] (50)(a), "mobility enhancing equipment" does
             494      not include:
             495          (i) a motor vehicle;
             496          (ii) equipment on a motor vehicle if that equipment is normally provided by the motor
             497      vehicle manufacturer;
             498          (iii) durable medical equipment; or
             499          (iv) a prosthetic device.
             500          [(50)] (51) "Model 1 seller" means a seller that has selected a certified service provider
             501      as the seller's agent to perform all of the seller's sales and use tax functions for agreement sales
             502      and use taxes other than the seller's obligation under Section 59-12-107.4 to remit a tax on the
             503      seller's own purchases.
             504          [(51)] (52) "Model 2 seller" means a seller that:
             505          (a) except as provided in Subsection [(51)] (52)(b), has selected a certified automated


             506      system to perform the seller's sales tax functions for agreement sales and use taxes; and
             507          (b) notwithstanding Subsection [(51)] (52)(a), retains responsibility for remitting all of
             508      the sales tax:
             509          (i) collected by the seller; and
             510          (ii) to the appropriate local taxing jurisdiction.
             511          [(52)] (53) (a) Subject to Subsection [(52)] (53)(b), "model 3 seller" means a seller that
             512      has:
             513          (i) sales in at least five states that are members of the agreement;
             514          (ii) total annual sales revenues of at least $500,000,000;
             515          (iii) a proprietary system that calculates the amount of tax:
             516          (A) for an agreement sales and use tax; and
             517          (B) due to each local taxing jurisdiction; and
             518          (iv) entered into a performance agreement with the governing board of the agreement.
             519          (b) For purposes of Subsection [(52)] (53)(a), "model 3 seller" includes an affiliated
             520      group of sellers using the same proprietary system.
             521          [(53)] (54) "Modular home" means a modular unit as defined in Section 58-56-3 .
             522          [(54)] (55) "Motor vehicle" is as defined in Section 41-1a-102 .
             523          [(55)] (56) "Oil shale" means a group of fine black to dark brown shales containing
             524      bituminous material that yields petroleum upon distillation.
             525          [(56)] (57) (a) "Other fuels" means products that burn independently to produce heat or
             526      energy.
             527          (b) "Other fuels" includes oxygen when it is used in the manufacturing of tangible
             528      personal property.
             529          [(57)] (58) "Pawnbroker" is as defined in Section 13-32a-102 .
             530          [(58)] (59) "Pawn transaction" is as defined in Section 13-32a-102 .
             531          [(59)] (60) (a) "Permanently attached to real property" means that for tangible personal
             532      property attached to real property:
             533          (i) the attachment of the tangible personal property to the real property:


             534          (A) is essential to the use of the tangible personal property; and
             535          (B) suggests that the tangible personal property will remain attached to the real
             536      property in the same place over the useful life of the tangible personal property; or
             537          (ii) if the tangible personal property is detached from the real property, the detachment
             538      would:
             539          (A) cause substantial damage to the tangible personal property; or
             540          (B) require substantial alteration or repair of the real property to which the tangible
             541      personal property is attached.
             542          (b) "Permanently attached to real property" includes:
             543          (i) the attachment of an accessory to the tangible personal property if the accessory is:
             544          (A) essential to the operation of the tangible personal property; and
             545          (B) attached only to facilitate the operation of the tangible personal property;
             546          (ii) a temporary detachment of tangible personal property from real property for a
             547      repair or renovation if the repair or renovation is performed where the tangible personal
             548      property and real property are located; or
             549          (iii) an attachment of the following tangible personal property to real property,
             550      regardless of whether the attachment to real property is only through a line that supplies water,
             551      electricity, gas, telephone, cable, or supplies a similar item as determined by the commission by
             552      rule made in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
             553          (A) property attached to oil, gas, or water pipelines, other than the property listed in
             554      Subsection [(59)] (60)(c)(iii);
             555          (B) a hot water heater;
             556          (C) a water softener system; or
             557          (D) a water filtration system, other than a water filtration system manufactured as part
             558      of a refrigerator.
             559          (c) "Permanently attached to real property" does not include:
             560          (i) the attachment of portable or movable tangible personal property to real property if
             561      that portable or movable tangible personal property is attached to real property only for:


             562          (A) convenience;
             563          (B) stability; or
             564          (C) for an obvious temporary purpose;
             565          (ii) the detachment of tangible personal property from real property other than the
             566      detachment described in Subsection [(59)] (60)(b)(ii); or
             567          (iii) an attachment of the following tangible personal property to real property if the
             568      attachment to real property is only through a line that supplies water, electricity, gas, telephone,
             569      cable, or supplies a similar item as determined by the commission by rule made in accordance
             570      with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
             571          (A) a refrigerator;
             572          (B) a washer;
             573          (C) a dryer;
             574          (D) a stove;
             575          (E) a television;
             576          (F) a computer;
             577          (G) a telephone; or
             578          (H) tangible personal property similar to Subsections [(59)] (60)(c)(iii)(A) through (G)
             579      as determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             580      Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             581          [(60)] (61) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture,
             582      association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, this state, any county,
             583      city, municipality, district, or other local governmental entity of the state, or any group or
             584      combination acting as a unit.
             585          [(61)] (62) "Place of primary use":
             586          (a) for telephone service other than mobile telecommunications service, means the
             587      street address representative of where the purchaser's use of the telephone service primarily
             588      occurs, which shall be:
             589          (i) the residential street address of the purchaser; or


             590          (ii) the primary business street address of the purchaser; or
             591          (b) for mobile telecommunications service, is as defined in the Mobile
             592      Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 124.
             593          [(62)] (63) "Postproduction" means an activity related to the finishing or duplication of
             594      a medium described in Subsection 59-12-104 (56)(a).
             595          [(63)] (64) (a) "Prepared food" means:
             596          (i) food:
             597          (A) sold in a heated state; or
             598          (B) heated by a seller;
             599          (ii) two or more food ingredients mixed or combined by the seller for sale as a single
             600      item; or
             601          (iii) except as provided in Subsection [(63)] (64)(c), food sold with an eating utensil
             602      provided by the seller, including a:
             603          (A) plate;
             604          (B) knife;
             605          (C) fork;
             606          (D) spoon;
             607          (E) glass;
             608          (F) cup;
             609          (G) napkin; or
             610          (H) straw.
             611          (b) "Prepared food" does not include:
             612          (i) food that a seller only:
             613          (A) cuts;
             614          (B) repackages; or
             615          (C) pasteurizes; or
             616          (ii) (A) the following:
             617          (I) raw egg;


             618          (II) raw fish;
             619          (III) raw meat;
             620          (IV) raw poultry; or
             621          (V) a food containing an item described in Subsections [(63)] (64)(b)(ii)(A)(I) through
             622      (IV); and
             623          (B) if the Food and Drug Administration recommends in Chapter 3, Part 401.11 of the
             624      Food and Drug Administration's Food Code that a consumer cook the items described in
             625      Subsection [(63)] (64)(b)(ii)(A) to prevent food borne illness; or
             626          (iii) the following if sold without eating utensils provided by the seller:
             627          (A) food and food ingredients sold by a seller if the seller's proper primary
             628      classification under the 2002 North American Industry Classification System of the federal
             629      Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, is manufacturing in
             630      Sector 311, Food Manufacturing, except for Subsector 3118, Bakeries and Tortilla
             631      Manufacturing;
             632          (B) food and food ingredients sold in an unheated state:
             633          (I) by weight or volume; and
             634          (II) as a single item; or
             635          (C) a bakery item, including:
             636          (I) a bagel;
             637          (II) a bar;
             638          (III) a biscuit;
             639          (IV) bread;
             640          (V) a bun;
             641          (VI) a cake;
             642          (VII) a cookie;
             643          (VIII) a croissant;
             644          (IX) a danish;
             645          (X) a donut;


             646          (XI) a muffin;
             647          (XII) a pastry;
             648          (XIII) a pie;
             649          (XIV) a roll;
             650          (XV) a tart;
             651          (XVI) a torte; or
             652          (XVII) a tortilla.
             653          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(63)] (64)(a)(iii), an eating utensil provided by the
             654      seller does not include the following used to transport the food:
             655          (i) a container; or
             656          (ii) packaging.
             657          [(64)] (65) "Prescription" means an order, formula, or recipe that is issued:
             658          (a) (i) orally;
             659          (ii) in writing;
             660          (iii) electronically; or
             661          (iv) by any other manner of transmission; and
             662          (b) by a licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of a state.
             663          [(65)] (66) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(65)] (66)(b)(ii) or (iii), "prewritten
             664      computer software" means computer software that is not designed and developed:
             665          (i) by the author or other creator of the computer software; and
             666          (ii) to the specifications of a specific purchaser.
             667          (b) "Prewritten computer software" includes:
             668          (i) a prewritten upgrade to computer software if the prewritten upgrade to the computer
             669      software is not designed and developed:
             670          (A) by the author or other creator of the computer software; and
             671          (B) to the specifications of a specific purchaser;
             672          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection [(65)] (66)(a), computer software designed and
             673      developed by the author or other creator of the computer software to the specifications of a


             674      specific purchaser if the computer software is sold to a person other than the purchaser; or
             675          (iii) notwithstanding Subsection [(65)] (66)(a) and except as provided in Subsection
             676      [(65)] (66)(c), prewritten computer software or a prewritten portion of prewritten computer
             677      software:
             678          (A) that is modified or enhanced to any degree; and
             679          (B) if the modification or enhancement described in Subsection [(65)] (66)(b)(iii)(A) is
             680      designed and developed to the specifications of a specific purchaser.
             681          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(65)] (66)(b)(iii), "prewritten computer software"
             682      does not include a modification or enhancement described in Subsection [(65)] (66)(b)(iii) if
             683      the charges for the modification or enhancement are:
             684          (i) reasonable; and
             685          (ii) separately stated on the invoice or other statement of price provided to the
             686      purchaser.
             687          [(66)] (67) (a) "Prosthetic device" means a device that is worn on or in the body to:
             688          (i) artificially replace a missing portion of the body;
             689          (ii) prevent or correct a physical deformity or physical malfunction; or
             690          (iii) support a weak or deformed portion of the body.
             691          (b) "Prosthetic device" includes:
             692          (i) parts used in the repairs or renovation of a prosthetic device; or
             693          (ii) replacement parts for a prosthetic device.
             694          (c) "Prosthetic device" does not include:
             695          (i) corrective eyeglasses;
             696          (ii) contact lenses;
             697          (iii) hearing aids; or
             698          (iv) dental prostheses.
             699          [(67)] (68) (a) "Protective equipment" means an item:
             700          (i) for human wear; and
             701          (ii) that is:


             702          (A) designed as protection:
             703          (I) to the wearer against injury or disease; or
             704          (II) against damage or injury of other persons or property; and
             705          (B) not suitable for general use.
             706          (b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             707      commission shall make rules:
             708          (i) listing the items that constitute "protective equipment"; and
             709          (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "protective equipment"
             710      under the agreement.
             711          [(68)] (69) (a) "Purchase price" and "sales price" mean the total amount of
             712      consideration:
             713          (i) valued in money; and
             714          (ii) for which tangible personal property or services are:
             715          (A) sold;
             716          (B) leased; or
             717          (C) rented.
             718          (b) "Purchase price" and "sales price" include:
             719          (i) the seller's cost of the tangible personal property or services sold;
             720          (ii) expenses of the seller, including:
             721          (A) the cost of materials used;
             722          (B) a labor cost;
             723          (C) a service cost;
             724          (D) interest;
             725          (E) a loss;
             726          (F) the cost of transportation to the seller; or
             727          (G) a tax imposed on the seller; or
             728          (iii) a charge by the seller for any service necessary to complete the sale.
             729          (c) "Purchase price" and "sales price" do not include:


             730          (i) a discount:
             731          (A) in a form including:
             732          (I) cash;
             733          (II) term; or
             734          (III) coupon;
             735          (B) that is allowed by a seller;
             736          (C) taken by a purchaser on a sale; and
             737          (D) that is not reimbursed by a third party; or
             738          (ii) the following if separately stated on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document
             739      provided to the purchaser:
             740          (A) the amount of a trade-in;
             741          (B) the following from credit extended on the sale of tangible personal property or
             742      services:
             743          (I) interest charges;
             744          (II) financing charges; or
             745          (III) carrying charges;
             746          (C) a tax or fee legally imposed directly on the consumer;
             747          (D) a delivery charge; or
             748          (E) an installation charge.
             749          [(69)] (70) "Purchaser" means a person to whom:
             750          (a) a sale of tangible personal property is made; or
             751          (b) a service is furnished.
             752          [(70)] (71) "Regularly rented" means:
             753          (a) rented to a guest for value three or more times during a calendar year; or
             754          (b) advertised or held out to the public as a place that is regularly rented to guests for
             755      value.
             756          [(71)] (72) "Renewable energy" means:
             757          (a) biomass energy;


             758          (b) hydroelectric energy;
             759          (c) geothermal energy;
             760          (d) solar energy; or
             761          (e) wind energy.
             762          [(72)] (73) (a) "Renewable energy production facility" means a facility that:
             763          (i) uses renewable energy to produce electricity; and
             764          (ii) has a production capacity of 20 kilowatts or greater.
             765          (b) A facility is a renewable energy production facility regardless of whether the
             766      facility is:
             767          (i) connected to an electric grid; or
             768          (ii) located on the premises of an electricity consumer.
             769          [(73)] (74) "Rental" is as defined in Subsection [(41)] (42).
             770          [(74)] (75) "Repairs or renovations of tangible personal property" means:
             771          (a) a repair or renovation of tangible personal property that is not permanently attached
             772      to real property; or
             773          (b) attaching tangible personal property to other tangible personal property if the other
             774      tangible personal property to which the tangible personal property is attached is not
             775      permanently attached to real property.
             776          [(75)] (76) "Research and development" means the process of inquiry or
             777      experimentation aimed at the discovery of facts, devices, technologies, or applications and the
             778      process of preparing those devices, technologies, or applications for marketing.
             779          [(76)] (77) "Residential use" means the use in or around a home, apartment building,
             780      sleeping quarters, and similar facilities or accommodations.
             781          [(77)] (78) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means a sale, lease, or rental for a purpose
             782      other than:
             783          (a) resale;
             784          (b) sublease; or
             785          (c) subrent.


             786          [(78)] (79) (a) "Retailer" means any person engaged in a regularly organized business
             787      in tangible personal property or any other taxable transaction under Subsection 59-12-103 (1),
             788      and who is selling to the user or consumer and not for resale.
             789          (b) "Retailer" includes commission merchants, auctioneers, and any person regularly
             790      engaged in the business of selling to users or consumers within the state.
             791          [(79)] (80) (a) "Sale" means any transfer of title, exchange, or barter, conditional or
             792      otherwise, in any manner, of tangible personal property or any other taxable transaction under
             793      Subsection 59-12-103 (1), for consideration.
             794          (b) "Sale" includes:
             795          (i) installment and credit sales;
             796          (ii) any closed transaction constituting a sale;
             797          (iii) any sale of electrical energy, gas, services, or entertainment taxable under this
             798      chapter;
             799          (iv) any transaction if the possession of property is transferred but the seller retains the
             800      title as security for the payment of the price; and
             801          (v) any transaction under which right to possession, operation, or use of any article of
             802      tangible personal property is granted under a lease or contract and the transfer of possession
             803      would be taxable if an outright sale were made.
             804          [(80)] (81) "Sale at retail" is as defined in Subsection [(77)] (78).
             805          [(81)] (82) "Sale-leaseback transaction" means a transaction by which title to tangible
             806      personal property that is subject to a tax under this chapter is transferred:
             807          (a) by a purchaser-lessee;
             808          (b) to a lessor;
             809          (c) for consideration; and
             810          (d) if:
             811          (i) the purchaser-lessee paid sales and use tax on the purchaser-lessee's initial purchase
             812      of the tangible personal property;
             813          (ii) the sale of the tangible personal property to the lessor is intended as a form of


             814      financing:
             815          (A) for the property; and
             816          (B) to the purchaser-lessee; and
             817          (iii) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the purchaser-lessee
             818      is required to:
             819          (A) capitalize the property for financial reporting purposes; and
             820          (B) account for the lease payments as payments made under a financing arrangement.
             821          [(82)] (83) "Sales price" is as defined in Subsection [(68)] (69).
             822          [(83)] (84) (a) "Sales relating to schools" means the following sales by, amounts paid
             823      to, or amounts charged by a school:
             824          (i) sales that are directly related to the school's educational functions or activities
             825      including:
             826          (A) the sale of:
             827          (I) textbooks;
             828          (II) textbook fees;
             829          (III) laboratory fees;
             830          (IV) laboratory supplies; or
             831          (V) safety equipment;
             832          (B) the sale of a uniform, protective equipment, or sports or recreational equipment
             833      that:
             834          (I) a student is specifically required to wear as a condition of participation in a
             835      school-related event or school-related activity; and
             836          (II) is not readily adaptable to general or continued usage to the extent that it takes the
             837      place of ordinary clothing;
             838          (C) sales of the following if the net or gross revenues generated by the sales are
             839      deposited into a school district fund or school fund dedicated to school meals:
             840          (I) food and food ingredients; or
             841          (II) prepared food; or


             842          (D) transportation charges for official school activities; or
             843          (ii) amounts paid to or amounts charged by a school for admission to a school-related
             844      event or school-related activity.
             845          (b) "Sales relating to schools" does not include:
             846          (i) bookstore sales of items that are not educational materials or supplies;
             847          (ii) except as provided in Subsection [(83)] (84)(a)(i)(B):
             848          (A) clothing;
             849          (B) clothing accessories or equipment;
             850          (C) protective equipment; or
             851          (D) sports or recreational equipment; or
             852          (iii) amounts paid to or amounts charged by a school for admission to a school-related
             853      event or school-related activity if the amounts paid or charged are passed through to a person:
             854          (A) other than a:
             855          (I) school;
             856          (II) nonprofit organization authorized by a school board or a governing body of a
             857      private school to organize and direct a competitive secondary school activity; or
             858          (III) nonprofit association authorized by a school board or a governing body of a
             859      private school to organize and direct a competitive secondary school activity; and
             860          (B) that is required to collect sales and use taxes under this chapter.
             861          (c) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             862      commission may make rules defining the term "passed through."
             863          [(84)] (85) For purposes of this section and Section 59-12-104 , "school" means:
             864          (a) an elementary school or a secondary school that:
             865          (i) is a:
             866          (A) public school; or
             867          (B) private school; and
             868          (ii) provides instruction for one or more grades kindergarten through 12; or
             869          (b) a public school district.


             870          [(85)] (86) "Seller" means a person that makes a sale, lease, or rental of:
             871          (a) tangible personal property; or
             872          (b) a service.
             873          [(86)] (87) (a) "Semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development
             874      materials" means tangible personal property:
             875          (i) used primarily in the process of:
             876          (A) (I) manufacturing a semiconductor;
             877          (II) fabricating a semiconductor; or
             878          (III) research or development of a:
             879          (Aa) semiconductor; or
             880          (Bb) semiconductor manufacturing process; or
             881          (B) maintaining an environment suitable for a semiconductor; or
             882          (ii) consumed primarily in the process of:
             883          (A) (I) manufacturing a semiconductor;
             884          (II) fabricating a semiconductor; or
             885          (III) research or development of a:
             886          (Aa) semiconductor; or
             887          (Bb) semiconductor manufacturing process; or
             888          (B) maintaining an environment suitable for a semiconductor.
             889          (b) "Semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development materials"
             890      includes:
             891          (i) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property described in
             892      Subsection [(86)] (87)(a); or
             893          (ii) a chemical, catalyst, or other material used to:
             894          (A) produce or induce in a semiconductor a:
             895          (I) chemical change; or
             896          (II) physical change;
             897          (B) remove impurities from a semiconductor; or


             898          (C) improve the marketable condition of a semiconductor.
             899          [(87)] (88) "Senior citizen center" means a facility having the primary purpose of
             900      providing services to the aged as defined in Section 62A-3-101 .
             901          [(88)] (89) "Simplified electronic return" means the electronic return:
             902          (a) described in Section 318(C) of the agreement; and
             903          (b) approved by the governing board of the agreement.
             904          [(89)] (90) "Solar energy" means the sun used as the sole source of energy for
             905      producing electricity.
             906          [(90)] (91) (a) "Sports or recreational equipment" means an item:
             907          (i) designed for human use; and
             908          (ii) that is:
             909          (A) worn in conjunction with:
             910          (I) an athletic activity; or
             911          (II) a recreational activity; and
             912          (B) not suitable for general use.
             913          (b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             914      commission shall make rules:
             915          (i) listing the items that constitute "sports or recreational equipment"; and
             916          (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "sports or recreational
             917      equipment" under the agreement.
             918          [(91)] (92) "State" means the state of Utah, its departments, and agencies.
             919          [(92)] (93) "Storage" means any keeping or retention of tangible personal property or
             920      any other taxable transaction under Subsection 59-12-103 (1), in this state for any purpose
             921      except sale in the regular course of business.
             922          [(93)] (94) (a) "Tangible personal property" means personal property that:
             923          (i) may be:
             924          (A) seen;
             925          (B) weighed;


             926          (C) measured;
             927          (D) felt; or
             928          (E) touched; or
             929          (ii) is in any manner perceptible to the senses.
             930          (b) "Tangible personal property" includes:
             931          (i) electricity;
             932          (ii) water;
             933          (iii) gas;
             934          (iv) steam; or
             935          (v) prewritten computer software.
             936          [(94)] (95) "Tar sands" means impregnated sands that yield mixtures of liquid
             937      hydrocarbon and require further processing other than mechanical blending before becoming
             938      finished petroleum products.
             939          [(95)] (96) (a) "Telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or
             940      software" means an item listed in Subsection [(95)] (96)(b) if that item is purchased or leased
             941      primarily to enable or facilitate one or more of the following to function:
             942          (i) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
             943          (ii) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software.
             944          (b) The following apply to Subsection [(95)] (96)(a):
             945          (i) a pole;
             946          (ii) software;
             947          (iii) a supplementary power supply;
             948          (iv) temperature or environmental equipment or machinery;
             949          (v) test equipment;
             950          (vi) a tower; or
             951          (vii) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
             952      Subsections [(95)] (96)(b)(i) through (vi) as determined by the commission by rule made in
             953      accordance with Subsection [(95)] (96)(c).


             954          (c) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             955      commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software that
             956      functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections [(95)] (96)(b)(i) through (vi).
             957          [(96)] (97) "Telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911
             958      service" means equipment, machinery, or software that is required to comply with 47 C.F.R.
             959      Sec. 20.18.
             960          [(97)] (98) "Telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or
             961      software" means equipment, machinery, or software purchased or leased primarily to maintain
             962      or repair one or more of the following, regardless of whether the equipment, machinery, or
             963      software is purchased or leased as a spare part or as an upgrade or modification to one or more
             964      of the following:
             965          (a) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;
             966          (b) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
             967          (c) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software.
             968          [(98)] (99) (a) "Telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or
             969      software" means an item listed in Subsection [(98)] (99)(b) if that item is purchased or leased
             970      primarily for switching or routing:
             971          (i) voice communications;
             972          (ii) data communications; or
             973          (iii) telephone service.
             974          (b) The following apply to Subsection [(98)] (99)(a):
             975          (i) a bridge;
             976          (ii) a computer;
             977          (iii) a cross connect;
             978          (iv) a modem;
             979          (v) a multiplexer;
             980          (vi) plug in circuitry;
             981          (vii) a router;


             982          (viii) software;
             983          (ix) a switch; or
             984          (x) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
             985      Subsections [(98)] (99)(b)(i) through (ix) as determined by the commission by rule made in
             986      accordance with Subsection [(98)] (99)(c).
             987          (c) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             988      commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software that
             989      functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections [(98)] (99)(b)(i) through (ix).
             990          [(99)] (100) (a) "Telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or
             991      software" means an item listed in Subsection [(99)] (100)(b) if that item is purchased or leased
             992      primarily for sending, receiving, or transporting:
             993          (i) voice communications;
             994          (ii) data communications; or
             995          (iii) telephone service.
             996          (b) The following apply to Subsection [(99)] (100)(a):
             997          (i) an amplifier;
             998          (ii) a cable;
             999          (iii) a closure;
             1000          (iv) a conduit;
             1001          (v) a controller;
             1002          (vi) a duplexer;
             1003          (vii) a filter;
             1004          (viii) an input device;
             1005          (ix) an input/output device;
             1006          (x) an insulator;
             1007          (xi) microwave machinery or equipment;
             1008          (xii) an oscillator;
             1009          (xiii) an output device;


             1010          (xiv) a pedestal;
             1011          (xv) a power converter;
             1012          (xvi) a power supply;
             1013          (xvii) a radio channel;
             1014          (xviii) a radio receiver;
             1015          (xix) a radio transmitter;
             1016          (xx) a repeater;
             1017          (xxi) software;
             1018          (xxii) a terminal;
             1019          (xxiii) a timing unit;
             1020          (xxiv) a transformer;
             1021          (xxv) a wire; or
             1022          (xxvi) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
             1023      Subsections [(99)] (100)(b)(i) through (xxv) as determined by the commission by rule made in
             1024      accordance with Subsection [(99)] (100)(c).
             1025          (c) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             1026      commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software that
             1027      functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections [(99)] (100)(b)(i) through (xxv).
             1028          [(100)] (101) (a) "Telephone service" means a two-way transmission:
             1029          (i) by:
             1030          (A) wire;
             1031          (B) radio;
             1032          (C) lightwave; or
             1033          (D) other electromagnetic means; and
             1034          (ii) of one or more of the following:
             1035          (A) a sign;
             1036          (B) a signal;
             1037          (C) writing;


             1038          (D) an image;
             1039          (E) sound;
             1040          (F) a message;
             1041          (G) data; or
             1042          (H) other information of any nature.
             1043          (b) "Telephone service" includes:
             1044          (i) mobile telecommunications service;
             1045          (ii) private communications service; or
             1046          (iii) automated digital telephone answering service.
             1047          (c) "Telephone service" does not include a service or a transaction that a state or a
             1048      political subdivision of a state is prohibited from taxing as of July 1, 2001, under the Internet
             1049      Tax Freedom Act, Pub. L. No. 105-277.
             1050          [(101)] (102) Notwithstanding where a call is billed or paid, "telephone service
             1051      address" means:
             1052          (a) if the location described in this Subsection [(101)] (102)(a) is known, the location
             1053      of the telephone service equipment:
             1054          (i) to which a call is charged; and
             1055          (ii) from which the call originates or terminates;
             1056          (b) if the location described in Subsection [(101)] (102)(a) is not known but the
             1057      location described in this Subsection [(101)] (102)(b) is known, the location of the origination
             1058      point of the signal of the telephone service first identified by:
             1059          (i) the telecommunications system of the seller; or
             1060          (ii) if the system used to transport the signal is not that of the seller, information
             1061      received by the seller from its service provider; or
             1062          (c) if the locations described in Subsection [(101)] (102)(a) or (b) are not known, the
             1063      location of a purchaser's primary place of use.
             1064          [(102)] (103) (a) "Telephone service provider" means a person that:
             1065          (i) owns, controls, operates, or manages a telephone service; and


             1066          (ii) engages in an activity described in Subsection [(102)] (103)(a)(i) for the shared use
             1067      with or resale to any person of the telephone service.
             1068          (b) A person described in Subsection [(102)] (103)(a) is a telephone service provider
             1069      whether or not the Public Service Commission of Utah regulates:
             1070          (i) that person; or
             1071          (ii) the telephone service that the person owns, controls, operates, or manages.
             1072          [(103)] (104) "Tobacco" means:
             1073          (a) a cigarette;
             1074          (b) a cigar;
             1075          (c) chewing tobacco;
             1076          (d) pipe tobacco; or
             1077          (e) any other item that contains tobacco.
             1078          [(104)] (105) "Unassisted amusement device" means an amusement device, skill
             1079      device, or ride device that is started and stopped by the purchaser or renter of the right to use or
             1080      operate the amusement device, skill device, or ride device.
             1081          [(105)] (106) (a) "Use" means the exercise of any right or power over tangible personal
             1082      property under Subsection 59-12-103 (1), incident to the ownership or the leasing of that
             1083      property, item, or service.
             1084          (b) "Use" does not include the sale, display, demonstration, or trial of that property in
             1085      the regular course of business and held for resale.
             1086          [(106)] (107) (a) Subject to Subsection [(106)] (107)(b), "vehicle" means the following
             1087      that are required to be titled, registered, or titled and registered:
             1088          (i) an aircraft as defined in Section 72-10-102 ;
             1089          (ii) a vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102 ;
             1090          (iii) an off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 41-22-2 ; or
             1091          (iv) a vessel as defined in Section 41-1a-102 .
             1092          (b) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104 (33) only, "vehicle" includes:
             1093          (i) a vehicle described in Subsection [(106)] (107)(a); or


             1094          (ii) (A) a locomotive;
             1095          (B) a freight car;
             1096          (C) railroad work equipment; or
             1097          (D) other railroad rolling stock.
             1098          [(107)] (108) "Vehicle dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying,
             1099      selling, or exchanging a vehicle as defined in Subsection [(106)] (107).
             1100          [(108)] (109) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(108)] (109)(b), "waste energy
             1101      facility" means a facility that generates electricity:
             1102          (i) using as the primary source of energy waste materials that would be placed in a
             1103      landfill or refuse pit if it were not used to generate electricity, including:
             1104          (A) tires;
             1105          (B) waste coal; or
             1106          (C) oil shale; and
             1107          (ii) in amounts greater than actually required for the operation of the facility.
             1108          (b) "Waste energy facility" does not include a facility that incinerates:
             1109          (i) municipal solid waste;
             1110          (ii) hospital waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c; or
             1111          (iii) medical/infectious waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c.
             1112          [(109)] (110) "Watercraft" means a vessel as defined in Section 73-18-2 .
             1113          [(110)] (111) "Wind energy" means wind used as the sole source of energy to produce
             1114      electricity.
             1115          [(111)] (112) "ZIP Code" means a Zoning Improvement Plan Code assigned to a
             1116      geographic location by the United States Postal Service.
             1117          Section 2. Section 59-12-104 is amended to read:
             1118           59-12-104. Exemptions.
             1119          The following sales and uses are exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter:
             1120          (1) sales of aviation fuel, motor fuel, and special fuel subject to a Utah state excise tax
             1121      under Chapter 13, Motor and Special Fuel Tax Act;


             1122          (2) sales to the state, its institutions, and its political subdivisions; however, this
             1123      exemption does not apply to sales of:
             1124          (a) construction materials except:
             1125          (i) construction materials purchased by or on behalf of institutions of the public
             1126      education system as defined in Utah Constitution Article X, Section 2, provided the
             1127      construction materials are clearly identified and segregated and installed or converted to real
             1128      property which is owned by institutions of the public education system; and
             1129          (ii) construction materials purchased by the state, its institutions, or its political
             1130      subdivisions which are installed or converted to real property by employees of the state, its
             1131      institutions, or its political subdivisions; or
             1132          (b) tangible personal property in connection with the construction, operation,
             1133      maintenance, repair, or replacement of a project, as defined in Section 11-13-103 , or facilities
             1134      providing additional project capacity, as defined in Section 11-13-103 ;
             1135          (3) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (3)(b) from a vending machine if:
             1136          (i) the proceeds of each sale do not exceed $1; and
             1137          (ii) the seller or operator of the vending machine reports an amount equal to 150% of
             1138      the cost of the item described in Subsection (3)(b) as goods consumed; and
             1139          (b) Subsection (3)(a) applies to:
             1140          (i) food and food ingredients; or
             1141          (ii) prepared food;
             1142          (4) sales of the following to a commercial airline carrier for in-flight consumption:
             1143          (a) food and food ingredients;
             1144          (b) prepared food; or
             1145          (c) services related to Subsection (4)(a) or (b);
             1146          (5) sales of parts and equipment for installation in aircraft operated by common carriers
             1147      in interstate or foreign commerce;
             1148          (6) sales of commercials, motion picture films, prerecorded audio program tapes or
             1149      records, and prerecorded video tapes by a producer, distributor, or studio to a motion picture


             1150      exhibitor, distributor, or commercial television or radio broadcaster;
             1151          (7) (a) subject to Subsection (7)(b), sales of cleaning or washing of tangible personal
             1152      property if the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal property is not assisted cleaning or
             1153      washing of tangible personal property;
             1154          (b) if a seller that sells at the same business location assisted cleaning or washing of
             1155      tangible personal property and cleaning or washing of tangible personal property that is not
             1156      assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property, the exemption described in
             1157      Subsection (7)(a) applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales of the assisted cleaning
             1158      or washing of the tangible personal property; and
             1159          (c) for purposes of Subsection (7)(b) and in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
             1160      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
             1161          (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location;
             1162      and
             1163          (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
             1164      sales of assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
             1165          (8) sales made to or by religious or charitable institutions in the conduct of their regular
             1166      religious or charitable functions and activities, if the requirements of Section 59-12-104.1 are
             1167      fulfilled;
             1168          (9) sales of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the motor vehicle laws of
             1169      this state if the vehicle is both not:
             1170          (a) registered in this state; and
             1171          (b) used in this state except as necessary to transport the vehicle to the borders of this
             1172      state;
             1173          (10) (a) amounts paid for an item described in Subsection (10)(b) if:
             1174          (i) the item is intended for human use; and
             1175          (ii) (A) a prescription was issued for the item; or
             1176          (B) the item was purchased by a hospital or other medical facility; and
             1177          (b) (i) Subsection (10)(a) applies to:


             1178          (A) a drug;
             1179          (B) a syringe; or
             1180          (C) a stoma supply; and
             1181          (ii) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             1182      commission may by rule define the terms:
             1183          (A) "syringe"; or
             1184          (B) "stoma supply";
             1185          (11) sales or use of property, materials, or services used in the construction of or
             1186      incorporated in pollution control facilities allowed by Sections 19-2-123 through 19-2-127 ;
             1187          (12) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) served by:
             1188          (i) the following if the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the
             1189      general public:
             1190          (A) a church; or
             1191          (B) a charitable institution;
             1192          (ii) an institution of higher education if:
             1193          (A) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the general public; or
             1194          (B) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is prepaid as part of a student meal plan
             1195      offered by the institution of higher education; or
             1196          (b) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) provided for a patient by:
             1197          (i) a medical facility; or
             1198          (ii) a nursing facility; and
             1199          (c) Subsections (12)(a) and (b) apply to:
             1200          (i) food and food ingredients;
             1201          (ii) prepared food; or
             1202          (iii) alcoholic beverages;
             1203          (13) (a) except as provided in Subsection (13)(b), the sale of tangible personal property
             1204      by a person:
             1205          (i) regardless of the number of transactions involving the sale of that tangible personal


             1206      property by that person; and
             1207          (ii) not regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal
             1208      property;
             1209          (b) this Subsection (13) does not apply if:
             1210          (i) the sale is one of a series of sales of a character to indicate that the person is
             1211      regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal property;
             1212          (ii) the person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling that
             1213      type of tangible personal property;
             1214          (iii) the person sells an item of tangible personal property that the person purchased as
             1215      a sale that is exempt under Subsection (25); or
             1216          (iv) the sale is of a vehicle or vessel required to be titled or registered under the laws of
             1217      this state in which case the tax is based upon:
             1218          (A) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle or vessel being
             1219      sold; or
             1220          (B) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the fair market
             1221      value of the vehicle or vessel being sold at the time of the sale as determined by the
             1222      commission; and
             1223          (c) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             1224      commission shall make rules establishing the circumstances under which:
             1225          (i) a person is regularly engaged in the business of selling a type of tangible personal
             1226      property;
             1227          (ii) a sale of tangible personal property is one of a series of sales of a character to
             1228      indicate that a person is regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible
             1229      personal property; or
             1230          (iii) a person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling a type
             1231      of tangible personal property;
             1232          (14) (a) except as provided in Subsection (14)(b), amounts paid or charged on or after
             1233      July 1, 2006, for a purchase or lease by a manufacturing facility other than a cogeneration


             1234      facility, for the following:
             1235          (i) machinery and equipment that:
             1236          (A) is used:
             1237          (I) for a manufacturing facility other than a manufacturing facility that is a scrap
             1238      recycler described in Subsection 59-12-102 [(45)](46)(b):
             1239          (Aa) in the manufacturing process; and
             1240          (Bb) to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal property; or
             1241          (II) for a manufacturing facility that is a scrap recycler described in Subsection
             1242      59-12-102 [(45)](46)(b), to process an item sold as tangible personal property; and
             1243          (B) has an economic life of three or more years; and
             1244          (ii) normal operating repair or replacement parts that:
             1245          (A) have an economic life of three or more years; and
             1246          (B) are used:
             1247          (I) for a manufacturing facility in the state other than a manufacturing facility that is a
             1248      scrap recycler described in Subsection 59-12-102 [(45)](46)(b), in the manufacturing process;
             1249      or
             1250          (II) for a manufacturing facility in the state that is a scrap recycler described in
             1251      Subsection 59-12-102 [(45)](46)(b), to process an item sold as tangible personal property;
             1252          (b) (i) amounts paid or charged on or after July 1, 2005, for a purchase or lease by a
             1253      manufacturing facility that is a cogeneration facility placed in service on or after May 1, 2006,
             1254      for the following:
             1255          (A) machinery and equipment that:
             1256          (I) is used:
             1257          (Aa) in the manufacturing process; and
             1258          (Bb) to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal property; and
             1259          (II) has an economic life of three or more years; and
             1260          (B) normal operating repair or replacement parts that:
             1261          (I) are used in the manufacturing process in a manufacturing facility in the state; and


             1262          (II) have an economic life of three or more years; and
             1263          (ii) for amounts paid or charged on or after July 1, 2005, but on or before June 30,
             1264      2006, for a purchase or lease described in Subsection (14)(b)(i), a cogeneration facility may
             1265      claim the exemption allowed by Subsection (14)(b)(i) by filing for a refund:
             1266          (A) for sales and use taxes paid under this chapter on the purchase or lease payment;
             1267      and
             1268          (B) in accordance with Section 59-12-110 ;
             1269          (c) for purposes of this Subsection (14) and in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
             1270      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission:
             1271          (i) shall by rule define the term "establishment"; and
             1272          (ii) may by rule define what constitutes processing an item sold as tangible personal
             1273      property; and
             1274          (d) on or before October 1, 1991, and every five years after October 1, 1991, the
             1275      commission shall:
             1276          (i) review the exemptions described in this Subsection (14) and make
             1277      recommendations to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee concerning whether the
             1278      exemptions should be continued, modified, or repealed; and
             1279          (ii) include in its report:
             1280          (A) the cost of the exemptions;
             1281          (B) the purpose and effectiveness of the exemptions; and
             1282          (C) the benefits of the exemptions to the state;
             1283          (15) (a) sales of the following if the requirements of Subsection (15)(b) are met:
             1284          (i) tooling;
             1285          (ii) special tooling;
             1286          (iii) support equipment;
             1287          (iv) special test equipment; or
             1288          (v) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tooling or equipment described in
             1289      Subsections (15)(a)(i) through (iv); and


             1290          (b) sales of tooling, equipment, or parts described in Subsection (15)(a) are exempt if:
             1291          (i) the tooling, equipment, or parts are used or consumed exclusively in the
             1292      performance of any aerospace or electronics industry contract with the United States
             1293      government or any subcontract under that contract; and
             1294          (ii) under the terms of the contract or subcontract described in Subsection (15)(b)(i),
             1295      title to the tooling, equipment, or parts is vested in the United States government as evidenced
             1296      by:
             1297          (A) a government identification tag placed on the tooling, equipment, or parts; or
             1298          (B) listing on a government-approved property record if placing a government
             1299      identification tag on the tooling, equipment, or parts is impractical;
             1300          (16) sales of newspapers or newspaper subscriptions;
             1301          (17) (a) except as provided in Subsection (17)(b), tangible personal property traded in
             1302      as full or part payment of the purchase price, except that for purposes of calculating sales or use
             1303      tax upon vehicles not sold by a vehicle dealer, trade-ins are limited to other vehicles only, and
             1304      the tax is based upon:
             1305          (i) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle being sold and the
             1306      vehicle being traded in; or
             1307          (ii) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing
             1308      fair market value of the vehicle being sold and the vehicle being traded in, as determined by the
             1309      commission; and
             1310          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (17)(a), Subsection (17)(a) does not apply to the
             1311      following items of tangible personal property traded in as full or part payment of the purchase
             1312      price:
             1313          (i) money;
             1314          (ii) electricity;
             1315          (iii) water;
             1316          (iv) gas; or
             1317          (v) steam;


             1318          (18) (a) (i) except as provided in Subsection (18)(b), sales of tangible personal property
             1319      used or consumed primarily and directly in farming operations, regardless of whether the
             1320      tangible personal property:
             1321          (A) becomes part of real estate; or
             1322          (B) is installed by a:
             1323          (I) farmer;
             1324          (II) contractor; or
             1325          (III) subcontractor; or
             1326          (ii) sales of parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property if the
             1327      tangible personal property is exempt under Subsection (18)(a)(i); and
             1328          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (18)(a), amounts paid or charged for the following
             1329      tangible personal property are subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter:
             1330          (i) (A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(i)(B), the following tangible personal property if
             1331      the tangible personal property is used in a manner that is incidental to farming:
             1332          (I) machinery;
             1333          (II) equipment;
             1334          (III) materials; or
             1335          (IV) supplies; and
             1336          (B) tangible personal property that is considered to be used in a manner that is
             1337      incidental to farming includes:
             1338          (I) hand tools; or
             1339          (II) maintenance and janitorial equipment and supplies;
             1340          (ii) (A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(ii)(B), tangible personal property if the tangible
             1341      personal property is used in an activity other than farming; and
             1342          (B) tangible personal property that is considered to be used in an activity other than
             1343      farming includes:
             1344          (I) office equipment and supplies; or
             1345          (II) equipment and supplies used in:


             1346          (Aa) the sale or distribution of farm products;
             1347          (Bb) research; or
             1348          (Cc) transportation; or
             1349          (iii) a vehicle required to be registered by the laws of this state during the period ending
             1350      two years after the date of the vehicle's purchase;
             1351          (19) sales of hay;
             1352          (20) exclusive sale during the harvest season of seasonal crops, seedling plants, or
             1353      garden, farm, or other agricultural produce if the seasonal crops are, seedling plants are, or
             1354      garden, farm, or other agricultural produce is sold by:
             1355          (a) the producer of the seasonal crops, seedling plants, or garden, farm, or other
             1356      agricultural produce;
             1357          (b) an employee of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a); or
             1358          (c) a member of the immediate family of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a);
             1359          (21) purchases made using a coupon as defined in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2012 that is issued
             1360      under the Food Stamp Program, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.;
             1361          (22) sales of nonreturnable containers, nonreturnable labels, nonreturnable bags,
             1362      nonreturnable shipping cases, and nonreturnable casings to a manufacturer, processor,
             1363      wholesaler, or retailer for use in packaging tangible personal property to be sold by that
             1364      manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or retailer;
             1365          (23) property stored in the state for resale;
             1366          (24) property brought into the state by a nonresident for his or her own personal use or
             1367      enjoyment while within the state, except property purchased for use in Utah by a nonresident
             1368      living and working in Utah at the time of purchase;
             1369          (25) property purchased for resale in this state, in the regular course of business, either
             1370      in its original form or as an ingredient or component part of a manufactured or compounded
             1371      product;
             1372          (26) property upon which a sales or use tax was paid to some other state, or one of its
             1373      subdivisions, except that the state shall be paid any difference between the tax paid and the tax


             1374      imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act, and no adjustment is allowed if
             1375      the tax paid was greater than the tax imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax
             1376      Act;
             1377          (27) any sale of a service described in Subsections 59-12-103 (1)(b), (c), and (d) to a
             1378      person for use in compounding a service taxable under the subsections;
             1379          (28) purchases made in accordance with the special supplemental nutrition program for
             1380      women, infants, and children established in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786;
             1381          (29) beginning on July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2014, sales or leases of rolls, rollers,
             1382      refractory brick, electric motors, or other replacement parts used in the furnaces, mills, or ovens
             1383      of a steel mill described in SIC Code 3312 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification
             1384      Manual of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
             1385          (30) sales of a boat of a type required to be registered under Title 73, Chapter 18, State
             1386      Boating Act, a boat trailer, or an outboard motor if the boat, trailer, or outboard motor is both
             1387      not:
             1388          (a) registered in this state; and
             1389          (b) used in this state except as necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard
             1390      motor to the borders of this state;
             1391          (31) sales of aircraft manufactured in Utah if sold for delivery and use outside Utah
             1392      where a sales or use tax is not imposed, even if the title is passed in Utah;
             1393          (32) amounts paid for the purchase of telephone service for purposes of providing
             1394      telephone service;
             1395          (33) sales or leases of vehicles to, or use of vehicles by an authorized carrier;
             1396          (34) (a) 45% of the sales price of any new manufactured home; and
             1397          (b) 100% of the sales price of any used manufactured home;
             1398          (35) sales relating to schools and fundraising sales;
             1399          (36) sales or rentals of durable medical equipment if:
             1400          (a) a person presents a prescription for the durable medical equipment; and
             1401          (b) the durable medical equipment is used for home use only;


             1402          (37) (a) sales to a ski resort of electricity to operate a passenger ropeway as defined in
             1403      Section 72-11-102 ; and
             1404          (b) the commission shall by rule determine the method for calculating sales exempt
             1405      under Subsection (37)(a) that are not separately metered and accounted for in utility billings;
             1406          (38) sales to a ski resort of:
             1407          (a) snowmaking equipment;
             1408          (b) ski slope grooming equipment;
             1409          (c) passenger ropeways as defined in Section 72-11-102 ; or
             1410          (d) parts used in the repairs or renovations of equipment or passenger ropeways
             1411      described in Subsections (38)(a) through (c);
             1412          (39) sales of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuels for industrial use;
             1413          (40) (a) subject to Subsection (40)(b), sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
             1414      amusement, entertainment, or recreation an unassisted amusement device as defined in Section
             1415      59-12-102 ;
             1416          (b) if a seller that sells or rents at the same business location the right to use or operate
             1417      for amusement, entertainment, or recreation one or more unassisted amusement devices and
             1418      one or more assisted amusement devices, the exemption described in Subsection (40)(a)
             1419      applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
             1420      amusement, entertainment, or recreation for the assisted amusement devices; and
             1421          (c) for purposes of Subsection (40)(b) and in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
             1422      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
             1423          (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location;
             1424      and
             1425          (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
             1426      the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for amusement, entertainment, or recreation for
             1427      assisted amusement devices;
             1428          (41) sales by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except state institutions of
             1429      higher education as defined in Section 53B-3-102 , of:


             1430          (a) photocopies; or
             1431          (b) other copies of records held or maintained by the state or a political subdivision of
             1432      the state;
             1433          (42) amounts paid for admission to an athletic event at an institution of higher
             1434      education that is subject to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,
             1435      20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.;
             1436          (43) sales of telephone service charged to a prepaid telephone calling card;
             1437          (44) (a) sales of:
             1438          (i) hearing aids;
             1439          (ii) hearing aid accessories; or
             1440          (iii) except as provided in Subsection (44)(b), parts used in the repairs or renovations
             1441      of hearing aids or hearing aid accessories; and
             1442          (b) for purposes of this Subsection (44), notwithstanding Subsection (44)(a)(iii),
             1443      "parts" does not include batteries;
             1444          (45) (a) sales made to or by:
             1445          (i) an area agency on aging; or
             1446          (ii) a senior citizen center owned by a county, city, or town; or
             1447          (b) sales made by a senior citizen center that contracts with an area agency on aging;
             1448          (46) sales or leases of semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development
             1449      materials regardless of whether the semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or
             1450      development materials:
             1451          (a) actually come into contact with a semiconductor; or
             1452          (b) ultimately become incorporated into real property;
             1453          (47) an amount paid by or charged to a purchaser for accommodations and services
             1454      described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i) to the extent the amount is exempt under Section
             1455      59-12-104.2 ;
             1456          (48) beginning on September 1, 2001, the lease or use of a vehicle issued a temporary
             1457      sports event registration certificate in accordance with Section 41-3-306 for the event period


             1458      specified on the temporary sports event registration certificate;
             1459          (49) sales or uses of electricity, if the sales or uses are:
             1460          (a) made under a tariff adopted by the Public Service Commission of Utah only for
             1461      purchase of electricity produced from a new wind, geothermal, biomass, or solar power energy
             1462      source, as designated in the tariff by the Public Service Commission of Utah; and
             1463          (b) for an amount of electricity that is:
             1464          (i) unrelated to the amount of electricity used by the person purchasing the electricity
             1465      under the tariff described in Subsection (49)(a); and
             1466          (ii) equivalent to the number of kilowatthours specified in the tariff described in
             1467      Subsection (49)(a) that may be purchased under the tariff described in Subsection (49)(a);
             1468          (50) sales or rentals of mobility enhancing equipment if a person presents a
             1469      prescription for the mobility enhancing equipment;
             1470          (51) sales of water in a:
             1471          (a) pipe;
             1472          (b) conduit;
             1473          (c) ditch; or
             1474          (d) reservoir;
             1475          (52) sales of currency or coinage that constitute legal tender of the United States or of a
             1476      foreign nation;
             1477          (53) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (53)(b) if the item:
             1478          (i) does not constitute legal tender of any nation; and
             1479          (ii) has a gold, silver, or platinum content of 80% or more; and
             1480          (b) Subsection (53)(a) applies to a gold, silver, or platinum:
             1481          (i) ingot;
             1482          (ii) bar;
             1483          (iii) medallion; or
             1484          (iv) decorative coin;
             1485          (54) amounts paid on a sale-leaseback transaction;


             1486          (55) sales of a prosthetic device:
             1487          (a) for use on or in a human;
             1488          (b) for which a prescription is issued; and
             1489          (c) to a person that presents a prescription for the prosthetic device;
             1490          (56) (a) except as provided in Subsection (56)(b), purchases, leases, or rentals of
             1491      machinery or equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (56)(c) if the machinery
             1492      or equipment is primarily used in the production or postproduction of the following media for
             1493      commercial distribution:
             1494          (i) a motion picture;
             1495          (ii) a television program;
             1496          (iii) a movie made for television;
             1497          (iv) a music video;
             1498          (v) a commercial;
             1499          (vi) a documentary; or
             1500          (vii) a medium similar to Subsections (56)(a)(i) through (vi) as determined by the
             1501      commission by administrative rule made in accordance with Subsection (56)(d); or
             1502          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (56)(a), purchases, leases, or rentals of machinery or
             1503      equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (56)(c) that is used for the production
             1504      or postproduction of the following are subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter:
             1505          (i) a live musical performance;
             1506          (ii) a live news program; or
             1507          (iii) a live sporting event;
             1508          (c) the following establishments listed in the 1997 North American Industry
             1509      Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management
             1510      and Budget, apply to Subsections (56)(a) and (b):
             1511          (i) NAICS Code 512110; or
             1512          (ii) NAICS Code 51219; and
             1513          (d) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the


             1514      commission may by rule:
             1515          (i) prescribe what constitutes a medium similar to Subsections (56)(a)(i) through (vi);
             1516      or
             1517          (ii) define:
             1518          (A) "commercial distribution";
             1519          (B) "live musical performance";
             1520          (C) "live news program"; or
             1521          (D) "live sporting event";
             1522          (57) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but on
             1523      or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
             1524          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
             1525          (A) is a renewable energy production facility;
             1526          (B) is located in the state; and
             1527          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
             1528          (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
             1529      2004 as a result of the use of the machinery or equipment;
             1530          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
             1531          (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
             1532      Subsection (57)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
             1533      transmission grid including:
             1534          (A) a wind turbine;
             1535          (B) generating equipment;
             1536          (C) a control and monitoring system;
             1537          (D) a power line;
             1538          (E) substation equipment;
             1539          (F) lighting;
             1540          (G) fencing;
             1541          (H) pipes; or


             1542          (I) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
             1543          (b) this Subsection (57) does not apply to:
             1544          (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
             1545          (A) a new renewable energy production facility; or
             1546          (B) the increase in the capacity of a renewable energy production facility;
             1547          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
             1548      and
             1549          (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
             1550      of the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or
             1551      acquired after:
             1552          (A) the renewable energy production facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is
             1553      operational as described in Subsection (57)(a)(iii); or
             1554          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is operational as described
             1555      in Subsection (57)(a)(iii);
             1556          (58) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but on
             1557      or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
             1558          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
             1559          (A) is a waste energy production facility;
             1560          (B) is located in the state; and
             1561          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
             1562          (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
             1563      2004 as a result of the use of the machinery or equipment;
             1564          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
             1565          (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
             1566      Subsection (58)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
             1567      transmission grid including:
             1568          (A) generating equipment;
             1569          (B) a control and monitoring system;


             1570          (C) a power line;
             1571          (D) substation equipment;
             1572          (E) lighting;
             1573          (F) fencing;
             1574          (G) pipes; or
             1575          (H) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
             1576          (b) this Subsection (58) does not apply to:
             1577          (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
             1578          (A) a new waste energy facility; or
             1579          (B) the increase in the capacity of a waste energy facility;
             1580          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
             1581      and
             1582          (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
             1583      described in Subsection (58)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or acquired after:
             1584          (A) the waste energy facility described in Subsection (58)(a)(i) is operational as
             1585      described in Subsection (58)(a)(iii); or
             1586          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (58)(a)(i) is operational as described
             1587      in Subsection (58)(a)(iii);
             1588          (59) (a) leases of five or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but on
             1589      or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
             1590          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
             1591          (A) is located in the state;
             1592          (B) produces fuel from biomass energy including:
             1593          (I) methanol; or
             1594          (II) ethanol; and
             1595          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
             1596          (II) has its capacity to produce fuel increase by 25% or more on or after July 1, 2004 as
             1597      a result of the installation of the machinery or equipment;


             1598          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
             1599          (iii) is installed on the facility described in Subsection (59)(a)(i);
             1600          (b) this Subsection (59) does not apply to:
             1601          (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
             1602          (A) a new facility described in Subsection (59)(a)(i); or
             1603          (B) the increase in capacity of the facility described in Subsection (59)(a)(i); or
             1604          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
             1605      and
             1606          (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
             1607      described in Subsection (59)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or acquired after:
             1608          (A) the facility described in Subsection (59)(a)(i) is operational; or
             1609          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (59)(a)(i) is operational;
             1610          (60) amounts paid to a purchaser as a rebate from the manufacturer of a new vehicle
             1611      for purchasing the new vehicle;
             1612          (61) (a) subject to Subsection (61)(b), sales of tangible personal property to persons
             1613      within this state that is subsequently shipped outside the state and incorporated pursuant to
             1614      contract into and becomes a part of real property located outside of this state, except to the
             1615      extent that the other state or political entity imposes a sales, use, gross receipts, or other similar
             1616      transaction excise tax on it against which the other state or political entity allows a credit for
             1617      taxes imposed by this chapter; and
             1618          (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (61)(a):
             1619          (i) is allowed only if the exemption is applied:
             1620          (A) in calculating the purchase price of the tangible personal property; and
             1621          (B) to a written contract that is in effect on July 1, 2004; and
             1622          (ii) (A) does not apply beginning on the day on which the contract described in
             1623      Subsection (61)(b)(i):
             1624          (I) is substantially modified; or
             1625          (II) terminates; and


             1626          (B) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             1627      the commission may by rule prescribe the circumstances under which a contract is substantially
             1628      modified;
             1629          (62) purchases:
             1630          (a) of one or more of the following items in printed or electronic format:
             1631          (i) a list containing information that includes one or more:
             1632          (A) names; or
             1633          (B) addresses; or
             1634          (ii) a database containing information that includes one or more:
             1635          (A) names; or
             1636          (B) addresses; and
             1637          (b) used to send direct mail;
             1638          (63) redemptions or repurchases of property by a person if that property was:
             1639          (a) delivered to a pawnbroker as part of a pawn transaction; and
             1640          (b) redeemed or repurchased within the time period established in a written agreement
             1641      between the person and the pawnbroker for redeeming or repurchasing the property;
             1642          (64) (a) purchases or leases of an item described in Subsection (64)(b) if the item:
             1643          (i) is purchased or leased by, or on behalf of, a telephone service provider; and
             1644          (ii) has a useful economic life of one or more years; and
             1645          (b) the following apply to Subsection (64)(a):
             1646          (i) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;
             1647          (ii) telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911 service;
             1648          (iii) telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or software;
             1649          (iv) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
             1650          (v) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software; [and]
             1651          (65) (a) beginning on July 1, 2006 and ending on June 30, 2016, purchases of tangible
             1652      personal property used in the research and development of coal-to-liquids, oil shale, or tar
             1653      sands technology; and


             1654          (b) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             1655      commission may, for purposes of Subsection (65)(a), make rules defining what constitutes
             1656      tangible personal property used in the research and development of coal-to-liquids, oil shale,
             1657      and tar sands technology[.]; and
             1658          (66) sales of disposable home medical equipment or supplies if:
             1659          (a) a person presents a prescription for the disposable home medical equipment or
             1660      supplies;
             1661          (b) the disposable home medical equipment or supplies are used exclusively by the
             1662      person to whom the prescription described in Subsection (66)(a) is issued; and
             1663          (c) the disposable home medical equipment and supplies are listed as eligible for
             1664      payment under:
             1665          (i) Title XVIII, federal Social Security Act; or
             1666          (ii) the state plan for medical assistance under Title XIX, federal Social Security Act.
             1667          Section 3. Effective date.
             1668          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.


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