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EXPLANATION:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 118.___. (SR: Fuel Surcharge)
(A) In the current fiscal year,
there is imposed a surcharge of ten cents a gallon on all
gasoline, gasohol, blended fuels containing gasoline that are
used or consumed for any purpose in this State, all diesel fuel,
substitute fuels, or alternative fuels, or blended fuels
containing diesel fuel that are used or consumed in this State
in producing or generating power for propelling motor vehicles.
The surcharge imposed pursuant to this subsection must be
imposed, collected, administered, and credited in the same
manner as the motor fuel user fee imposed pursuant to Section
12-28-310.
(B) In the
current fiscal year, there is imposed a surcharge upon every
motor carrier for the privilege of using the streets and
highways in this State. The surcharge is equivalent to ten cents
a gallon, calculated on the amount of gasoline or other motor
fuel used by the motor carrier in its operations within this
State. The surcharge imposed pursuant to this subsection must
be imposed, collected, administered, and credited in the same
manner as the road tax imposed pursuant to Section 56-11-410.
Every motor carrier subject to the surcharge imposed pursuant to
this subsection is entitled to a credit on the surcharge
equivalent to ten cents per gallon on all gasoline or other
motor fuel purchased by the carrier within this State for use in
operations either within or without this State and upon which
gasoline or other motor fuel tax or surcharge imposed by the
laws of this State has been paid by the carrier. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.