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AL HB215

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2018

Primary Sponsor

Chris Pringle

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2018

AI Summary

HB 215 Summary

  • Phases out Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in-lieu-of-taxes payments to TVA-served counties over a three-year period beginning fiscal year 2018-19, reducing from 78% to 52% (2018-19), 26% (2019-20), and 0% (2020-21 and thereafter).

  • Redirects eliminated TVA payments to the State General Fund, increasing state revenue from 17% to 48% (2019), 74% (2020), and 100% (2021 and thereafter) of total in-lieu-of-taxes payments.

  • Terminates distributions to dry counties and municipalities not served by TVA as of September 30, 2018, with liquor tax revenues replacing TVA payments through fiscal year 2018.

  • Allows distributions to Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties to be allocated by local law under Act 2010-135.

  • Becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.

Legislative Description

Tennessee Valley Authority, payments in-lieu-of-taxes, redistribution of the payments to dry counties and municipalities under existing law to counties served by TVA, certain increases in liquor tax receipts distributed to dry counties and municipalities, Sec. 40-28-2 am'd.

Tennessee Valley Authority

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund

1/16/2018

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means General Fund1/16/2018

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