2013-04-13                     Senate Journal                      Page 1231
Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 2, following "tax;":                                                                                             
     Insert "suspending the motor fuel tax;"                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 12:                                                                                                      
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                            
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
     SUSPENSION OF THE MOTOR FUEL TAX. (a)                                                                                      
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the motor fuel tax                                                                  
imposed under AS 43.40.010 is suspended and may not be collected                                                                
for a period beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014.                                                                  
     (b)  Every person subject to AS 43.40.010(c) in the fiscal year that                                                       
precedes the suspension established in (a) of this section shall submit a                                                       
monthly report, under penalty of unsworn falsification, on a form or in                                                         
a format prescribed by the Department of Revenue showing all sales                                                              
or transfers of gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel during the month.                                                           
Sales invoices must be attached to the report supporting all sales and                                                          
transfers of gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel in the state. The report is                                                    
due to the Department of Revenue on the last day of the month                                                                   
following the month in which sales or transfers of gasoline, diesel, or                                                         
aviation fuel were made. The Department of Revenue may assess a                                                                 
penalty of up to $5,000 against any person that fails to file a monthly                                                         
report or provide the supporting invoices as required by this                                                                   
subsection.                                                                                                                     
     (c)  The Department of Revenue may adopt regulations under                                                                 
AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement this section.                                                              
   * Sec. 3. Section 2 of this Act is repealed July 1, 2014."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                 
Senator McGuire objected.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski called the Senate. The call was satisfied.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result: