§ 14-5. Ninth cent gas tax.

(a)

There is hereby imposed the ninth cent gas tax upon every gallon of motor fuel and special fuel sold in the county and taxed under the provisions of F.S. ch. 206.

(b)

The tax imposition hereby made shall be effective for a period of thirty (30) years from its effective date.

(c)

The proceeds of the tax hereby imposed shall be divided and distributed by the state department of revenue as follows:

Recipient	Share of Proceeds
City of Bushnell	.06374
City of Center Hill	.02257
City of Coleman	.02611
City of Webster	.02357
City of Wildwood	.11146
Sumter County	.75255

 

The above shares are based upon the population of the county and the various municipalities within the county as per the April, 1992, estimates. Said population estimates are prepared by the Population Program, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Florida. The distribution schedule set forth in this section shall be adjusted each year based on the April population estimates for the ensuing October 1 to September 30 collection of the gas tax. The county shall certify to the department of revenue the new percentages as soon as the population estimates are available for purposes of distributing the gas in the ensuing years of this imposition.

(c)

The proceeds of this tax shall be utilized by the county and cities for paying the costs and expenses of establishing, operating, and maintaining a transportation system and related facilities and the cost of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and streets in the county and the respective cities.

(d)

The proceeds of this tax shall not be bonded.

(Ord. No. 92-15, §§ 2—6, 9-22-92)

State law reference

Authority, F.S. § 336.021.

Editor's note

Ord. No. 92-15, adopted Sept. 22, 1992, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion of §§ 2—6 as § 14-5 was at the discretion of the editor.