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ID H0340

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/27/2013

Primary Sponsor

Transportation and Defense Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a 4-cent per gallon transfer fee on delivery or storage of most petroleum products in Idaho, in addition to existing 1-cent transfer fee, effective July 1, 2013.

  • Increases motor fuel excise taxes incrementally from 25 cents per gallon (July 2013) to 35 cents per gallon (July 2017), with diesel fuel taxes increasing from 28 cents to 40 cents per gallon over the same period.

  • Revises distribution of transfer fees: when petroleum clean water trust fund reaches $35 million, transfers fees redirect to highway accounts (90%) and parks/recreation (3%); when balance drops to $25 million, distribution reverts to previous formula.

  • Increases annual gaseous fuel vehicle permits from $60-$208 to $140 for vehicles under 8,000 GVW, with larger vehicles subject to standard excise tax calculations.

  • Establishes dyed fuel enforcement pilot program with $250,000 annual funding from Idaho Law Enforcement Fund for fiscal years 2014-2016, authorizing Idaho State Police to enforce dyed fuel restrictions; provisions sunset July 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

Amends and adds to existing law relating to transportation and motor fuel taxes and fees; to provide for a transfer fee of four cents per gallon on the delivery or storage of certain fuels and to remove language relating to a certain certification; to revise provisions relating to the distribution of certain transfer fees and accumulated interest, to revise the tax upon certain motor fuels and to revise the tax upon diesel fuel; to revise certain fees relating to vehicles powered by gaseous fuels; to establish provisions relating to certain moneys in the Idaho Law Enforcement Fund; and to establish provisions relating to the dyed fuel enforcement pilot program.

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Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense

3/28/2013

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