SB293 Alabama 2013 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the proceeds of the four-cent excise tax on gasoline and lubricating oil are used by the Department of Transportation for the construction and maintenance of public roads and bridges on the state highway system; by counties for the resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of paved county roads and bridges or bridge replacement on the county road system; and by municipalities for the resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of roads, bridges, and streets within the municipality
This bill would allow the proceeds of the four-cent excise tax on gasoline and lubricating oil distributed to counties to be used for vegetation management on the rights-of-way of county roads
This bill would also clarify the uses for the four-cent excise tax and repeal an obsolete section of the Code of Alabama 1975
To amend Section 40-17-362, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to gasoline tax, to clarify the uses for the four-cent excise tax on gasoline and lubricating oil; to allow the proceeds of the four-cent excise tax on gasoline and lubricating oil distributed to counties to be used for vegetation management on the rights-of-way of county roads; and to repeal Section 40-17-224, Code of Alabama 1975, as obsolete.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2013 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| April 4, 2013 | S | Pending third reading on day 18 Favorable from Finance and Taxation General Fund with 1 amendment |
| April 4, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 5, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | SB293 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |