GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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HOUSE BILL 1387

Short Title:  Lake Norman Boat Safety Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Brawley.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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May 30, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUEL TAX ON GASOLINE USED IN BOATS AT LAKE NORMAN SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE LAKE NORMAN MARINE COMMISSION FOR WATER SAFETY PROGRAMS ON LAKE NORMAN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 105-449.126 reads as rewritten:
"§ 105-449.126.  Distribution of part of Highway Fund allocation for boating and water safety.
(a)	The Secretary shall credit to the Wildlife Resources Fund one-sixth of one percent (1/6 of 1%) of the amount that is allocated to the Highway Fund under G.S. 105-449.125 and is from the excise tax on motor fuel. Revenue credited to the Wildlife Resources Fund under this section may be used only for the boating and water safety activities described in G.S. 75A-3(c). The Secretary must credit revenue to the Wildlife Resources Fund on an annual basis.
(b)	On or before December 1, 1996, the Secretary shall distribute to the Lake Norman Marine Commission the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).  On or before December 1 of each year thereafter, the Secretary shall distribute to the Lake Norman Marine Commission an amount equal to the reported number of gallons of gasoline sold during the previous fiscal year at Lake Norman for use in boats multiplied by a rate equal to the amount of the flat cents-per-gallon rate in effect during that fiscal year plus the average of the two variable cents-per-gallon rates in effect during that fiscal year.  Funds distributed pursuant to this section shall be drawn from the excise tax revenue collected under this Article and shall be charged seventy-five percent (75%) to the Highway Fund and twenty-five percent (25%) to the Highway Trust Fund.  The Lake Norman Marine Commission shall use the funds distributed to it under this section only for boating and water safety programs on Lake Norman."
Sec. 2.  Part 4 of Article 36C of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 105-449.103.  Reports by marinas on Lake Norman.
On or before October 1 of each year, every marina that has boat slips on Lake Norman shall report to the Secretary the number of gallons of gasoline the marina sold during the previous fiscal year at Lake Norman for use in boats. The report must contain any other information required by the Secretary."
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1996.  The reporting requirement of G.S. 105-449.103 becomes effective beginning with the report due October 1, 1997, covering gasoline sold during the 1996-97 fiscal year.