California Public Utilities Code 99500 – (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), in addition to taxes …
(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), in addition to taxes imposed pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 7301), Part 3 (commencing with Section 8601), and Part 31 (commencing with Section 60001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, a tax of one cent ($0.01) per gallon (or, in the case of compressed natural gas, per 100 cubic feet thereof as measured at standard pressure and temperature) may be imposed pursuant to Section 99502 by a taxing entity, as defined in Section 99501, in the area which is under its jurisdiction and which is included in a county that has approved a proposition pursuant to § 4 of Article XIX of the California Constitution.
(b) No tax shall be imposed under this chapter on fuel used in propelling an aircraft or a vessel.
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 99500
- County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 555, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)