Florida Statutes 211.06 – Oil and Gas Tax Trust Fund; distribution of tax proceeds
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All taxes, interest, and penalties imposed under this part shall be collected by the department and placed in a special fund designated the “Oil and Gas Tax Trust Fund.”
(1) There is hereby annually appropriated a sufficient amount from the Oil and Gas Tax Trust Fund for the Chief Financial Officer to refund any overpayments that have been properly approved.
(2) The remaining proceeds in the Oil and Gas Tax Trust Fund shall be distributed monthly by the department and shall be paid into the State Treasury as follows:
(a) To the credit of the General Revenue Fund of the state:
1. Seventy-five percent of the proceeds from the oil production tax imposed under s. 211.02(1)(c).
2. Sixty-three and one-half percent of the proceeds from the tax on small well oil, tertiary oil, and mature field recovery oil imposed under s. 211.02(1)(a) and (b).
3. Sixty-seven and one-half percent of the proceeds from the tax on gas imposed under s. 211.025.
4. Sixty-seven and one-half percent of the proceeds of the tax on sulfur imposed under s. 211.026.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 211.06
- Department: means the Department of Revenue. See Florida Statutes 211.01
- Gas: means all natural gas, including casinghead gas, and all hydrocarbons not defined as oil, but excludes any hydrogen sulfide gas or sulfur contained, produced, or recovered from such hydrogen sulfide gas. See Florida Statutes 211.01
- Oil: means crude petroleum oil or other hydrocarbon, regardless of gravity, which is produced at the well in liquid form by ordinary production methods and which is not the result of condensation of gas after it leaves the reservoir. See Florida Statutes 211.01
- Production: means the total gross quantity of each taxable product severed during a month, measured as required by this part. See Florida Statutes 211.01
- Small well oil: means oil produced from a well from which less than 100 barrels of oil per day are severed, considering only those days of the month during which production of oil from the well actually occurred. See Florida Statutes 211.01
- Sulfur: means any sulfur produced or recovered from hydrogen sulfide gas contained in oil or gas production. See Florida Statutes 211.01
(b) To the credit of the general revenue fund of the board of county commissioners of the county where produced, subject to the service charge imposed under chapter 215:
1. Twelve and one-half percent of the proceeds from the tax on oil imposed under s. 211.02(1)(c).
2. Twenty percent of the proceeds from the tax on small well oil, tertiary oil, and mature field recovery oil imposed under s. 211.02(1)(a) and (b).
3. Twenty percent of the proceeds from the tax on gas imposed under s. 211.025.
4. Twenty percent of the proceeds from the tax on sulfur imposed under s. 211.026.
(c) To the credit of the Minerals Trust Fund:
1. Twelve and one-half percent of the proceeds from the tax on oil imposed under s. 211.02(1)(c).
2. Sixteen and one-half percent of the proceeds from the tax on small well oil, tertiary oil, and mature field recovery oil imposed under s. 211.02(1)(a) and (b).
3. Twelve and one-half percent of the proceeds from the tax on gas imposed under s. 211.025.
4. Twelve and one-half percent of the proceeds from the tax on sulfur imposed under s. 211.026.