Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-176-R1

Redraft GOV 176

Gas tax suspension

Messrs. Tarr and Finegold, Ms. Gobi and Messrs. Fattman, O'Connor and Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended be amended by inserting after section _ the following section:-

"SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the comptroller of the commonwealth shall transfer from the general fund to the commonwealth transportation fund established in section 2ZZZ of chapter 29.............$175,000,000

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department of revenue shall forgo collection of the tax per gallon as defined by section 1 of chapter 64A of the General Laws of motor vehicle fuel excise.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary not more than 30 days following the resumption of the collection of the tax per gallon on motor vehicle fuel excise, the commissioner of the department of revenue shall certify to the comptroller of the commonwealth the amount of tax per gallon not collected and if the certified amount is less than $175,000,000 then the comptroller shall transfer the surplus amount from the commonwealth transportation fund to the general fund, provided further that if the certified amount is more than $175,000,000 then the comptroller shall transfer the additional amount from the general fund to the commonwealth transportation fund.

SECTION 4. SECTION 1 shall go into effect upon passage of this act

SECTION 5. SECTION 2 shall go into effect upon passage of this act

SECTION 6. SECTION 2 is hereby repealed

SECTION 7. SECTION 6 shall go into effect on September 5, 2022"