ND HB1066

Appropriates $52,351,535 in general and special funds to the tax commissioner for the 2017-2019 biennium, including $22,513,560 for salaries and wages, $6,921,775 for operating expenses, $16,000,000 for homestead tax credits, and $6,910,200 for disabled veterans' credits.

Reduces full-time equivalent positions in the tax commissioner's office from 136.00 to 133.00 positions.

Authorizes the tax commissioner to transfer funds between homestead tax credit and disabled veterans' credit line items if one line item lacks sufficient funds for eligible tax credit reimbursements.

Transfers $2,016,120 from motor vehicle fuel tax revenue to the general fund to reimburse expenses for collecting motor vehicle fuels taxes and administering these taxes.

Creates a multistate tax audit fund as a special fund to receive revenues from the tax commissioner's participation in multistate tax commission audit and nexus programs, with continuing appropriation authority to pay program fees and annual transfer of excess funds to the general fund.

Sets the state tax commissioner's annual salary at $114,791 through June 30, 2018, and $115,939 thereafter.