Senate Bill No. 39–Senator Townsend

 

Prefiled January 24, 2001

 

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Referred to Committee on Taxation

 

SUMMARY—Expands purposes for which proceeds of certain taxes on fuel for jet or turbine‑powered aircraft may be used by governmental entity. (BDR 32‑789)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to taxation; expanding the purposes for which the proceeds of certain taxes on fuel for jet or turbine-powered aircraft may be used by a governmental entity; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1.  NRS 365.545 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    365.545  1.  The proceeds of all taxes on fuel for jet or turbine-

1-3  powered aircraft imposed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 365.170 or

1-4  365.203 must be deposited in the account for taxes on fuel for jet or

1-5  turbine-powered aircraft in the state general fund and must be allocated

1-6  monthly by the department to the governmental entity which owns the

1-7  airport at which the tax was collected, or if the airport is privately owned,

1-8  to the county in which the airport is located.

1-9    2.  The money so received must be used by the governmental entity

1-10  receiving it to pay the cost of:

1-11    (a) Transportation projects related to airports, including access on the

1-12  ground to airports;

1-13    (b) Payment of principal and interest on notes, bonds or other

1-14  obligations incurred to fund projects described in paragraph (a); [or]

1-15    (c) Promoting the use of an airport, including, without limitation,

1-16  increasing the number and availability of flights at the airport; or

1-17    (d) Any combination of those purposes.

1-18    3.  Money so received may also be pledged for the payment of general

1-19  or special obligations issued to fund projects described in paragraph (a) of

1-20  subsection 2.


2-1    4.  Any money pledged pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3 may

2-2  be treated as pledged revenues of the project for the purposes of subsection

2-3  3 of NRS 350.020.

2-4    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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