Taxes on fuels; issuance of bonds. (SB700)

Introduced By

Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk) with support from co-patron Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Taxes on fuels; issuance of bonds. Makes the retail sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other fuels subject to the general five percent retail sales and use tax and reduces the fuels tax on such fuels by $0.05 per gallon from $0.175 per gallon to $0.125 per gallon. Under current law, the sale of fuels is exempt from the general retail sales and use tax, but fuels are subject to a fuels tax imposed at the rate of $0.175 per gallon. Of the net additional revenues generated each year under the bill, $250 million would be deposited into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund and the remainder would be deposited into the Highway Construction Projects Trust Fund created under the bill.

Moneys deposited into the Highway Construction Projects Trust Fund would be used to finance or fund the construction, acquisition, reconstruction, or replacement of or improvements or additions to highway projects as specifically set forth in the general appropriation act to be financed or funded using moneys from the Fund. The bill also authorizes the issuance of up to $5 billion in bonds for such highway projects with the bonds and the interest thereon to be repaid from the net additional revenues generated by the bill and deposited into the Fund.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board is charged with ensuring that of the revenues deposited into the Highway Construction Projects Trust Fund, over the long term, approximately 38 percent of such revenues would be used for projects in the Northern Virginia highway construction district, 31 percent for projects in the Hampton Roads highway construction district, and 31 percent for projects in all other highway construction districts in the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
10/23/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100557D
10/23/2012Referred to Committee on Finance
01/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB700)
02/06/2013Left in Finance