00                       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(FIN)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to and limiting municipal taxation of refined fuel and wholesale sales of                              
02 fuel, and to the bulk fuel revolving loan fund."                                                                        
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 29.10.200(51) is amended to read:                                                                 
05                 (51)  AS 29.45.650(c), (d), (e), [AND] (f), (i), and (j) (sales and use                             
06       tax);                                                                                                             
07    * Sec. 2.  AS 29.10.200(52) is amended to read:                                                                    
08                 (52)  AS 29.45.700(d) and (e) (sales and use tax);                                                  
09    * Sec. 3.  AS 29.45 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                    
10            Sec. 29.45.101.  Limitation on taxation of fuel.  A municipality may not levy                              
11       or collect a property tax under AS 29.45.010 or 29.45.055 on refined fuel unless the                              
12       fuel has been physically loaded, unloaded, or stored in the municipality.                                         
13    * Sec. 4.  AS 29.45.650(a) is amended to read:                                                                     
14            (a)  Except as provided in AS 04.21.010(c), AS 29.45.750, and in (f), [AND]                              
01       (h), (i), and (j) of this section, a borough may levy and collect a sales tax on sales,                       
02       rents, and on services provided in the borough.  The sales tax may apply to any or all                            
03       of these sources.  Exemptions may be granted by ordinance.                                                        
04    * Sec. 5.  AS 29.45.650 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                              
05            (i)  A borough may not levy or collect a sales or use tax on (1) the physical                                
06       transfer of refined fuel, unless the transfer is made in connection with a sale or use in                         
07       the borough, or (2) wholesale sales or transfers of fuel refined in the borough.  A sale                          
08       is in the borough if the fuel is delivered to the buyer in the borough.  A use is in the                          
09       borough if the fuel is consumed in the borough.  This subsection applies to home rule                             
10       and general law municipalities.                                                                                   
11            (j)  The prohibitions on the levy and collection of a sales or use tax on refined                            
12       fuel in (i) of this section do not apply to a borough if, on the effective date of (i) of this                    
13       section, the borough is                                                                                           
14                 (1)  levying and collecting a sales or use tax on the sale, use, or transfer                            
15       of refined fuel under an ordinance adopted before January 1, 2003; or                                             
16                 (2)  receiving payments in lieu of a sales or use tax on the sale, use, or                              
17       transfer of refined fuel under an agreement entered into before January 1, 2003.                                  
18    * Sec. 6.  AS 29.45.700(a) is amended to read:                                                                     
19            (a)  A city in a borough that levies and collects areawide sales and use taxes                               
20       may levy sales and use taxes on all sources taxed by the borough in the manner                                    
21       provided for boroughs.  Except as provided in (d) and (e) of this section, the assembly                       
22       may by ordinance authorize a city to levy and collect sales and use taxes on other                                
23       sources.                                                                                                          
24    * Sec. 7.  AS 29.45.700 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                              
25            (e)  A city that levies and collects sales and use taxes may not levy and collect                            
26       a sales or use tax on (1) the physical transfer of refined fuel, unless the transfer is                           
27       made in connection with a sale or use in the city, or (2) wholesale sales or transfers of                         
28       fuel refined in the city.  A sale is in the city if the fuel is delivered to the buyer in the                     
29       city.  A use is in the city if the fuel is consumed in the city.  This subsection applies to                      
30       home rule and general law municipalities.                                                                         
31            (f)  The prohibitions on the levy and collection of a sales or use tax on refined                            
01       fuel in (e) of this section do not apply to a city if, on the effective date of (e) of this                       
02       section, the city is                                                                                              
03                 (1)  levying and collecting a sales or use tax on the sale, use, or transfer                            
04       of refined fuel under an ordinance adopted before January 1, 2003; or                                             
05                 (2)  receiving payments in lieu of a sales or use tax on the sale, use, or                              
06       transfer of refined fuel under an agreement entered into before January 1, 2003.                                  
07    * Sec. 8.  AS 42.45.250(e) is amended to read:                                                                     
08            (e)  Loans made from the bulk fuel revolving loan fund to one borrower in any                                
09       fiscal year are not subject to AS 42.45.060 and                                                                   
10                 (1)  may not exceed $300,000 [$200,000];                                                            
11                 (2)  shall be repaid in one year or less; and                                                           
12                 (3)  may not exceed 90 percent of the wholesale price of the fuel                                       
13       purchased.                                                                                                        
14    * Sec. 9.  Section 4, ch. 100, SLA 2002, is repealed and reenacted to read:                                        
15            Sec. 4.  AS 29.45.650(a) is amended to read:                                                                 
16            (a)  Except as provided in AS 04.21.010(c), [AS 29.45.750,] and in (f), (h), (i),                            
17       and (j) of this section, a borough may levy and collect a sales tax on sales, rents, and                          
18       on services provided in the borough.  The sales tax may apply to any or all of these                              
19       sources.  Exemptions may be granted by ordinance.