HB572 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Houston County Commission to levy an excise fee on motor fuels at a rate not to exceed $0.05 per gallon.

• Fee applies to persons selling, distributing, storing, or withdrawing motor fuels within the county, and is collected alongside the state excise tax on motor fuels.

• Net proceeds are deposited into a Houston County special local transportation safety fund for maintenance, improvement, replacement, and construction of roads and bridges.

• Two cents per gallon of net proceeds collected within incorporated city or town limits are distributed to that municipality; remainder goes to the county.

• Fee is reduced to $0.02 per gallon if Alabama enacts a statewide motor fuel excise fee with distribution to counties and cities within four years of ratification.