(1) The application fees and the transfer fees collected as provided in this chapter shall be promptly remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the Idaho petroleum clean water trust fund. The transfer fees and accumulated interest which accrued to the fund prior to August 3, 1995, shall remain in the fund. The transfer fees and accumulated interest, which have been held in a separate suspense account since August 3, 1995, shall be distributed as provided in subsection (4) of this section. The transfer fees and accumulated interest which accrue to the Idaho petroleum clean water trust fund subsequent to April 1, 1997, shall be distributed monthly thereafter as provided in subsection (5) of this section.
(2)  An amount of money equal to the actual cost of collecting, administering and enforcing the transfer fee by the commission, as determined by it, shall be retained by the commission. The amount retained by the commission shall not exceed the amount authorized to be expended by appropriation by the legislature. Any unencumbered balance in excess of the actual cost of collection, administering and enforcing the transfer fee requirements by the commission at the end of each fiscal year shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit into the Idaho petroleum clean water trust fund.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 41-4910

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  From the receipts of the transfer fee, an amount of money shall be distributed to the state refund account established under section 63-3067, Idaho Code, sufficient to reimburse that account for all current refund claims under this chapter paid from that account. Any refunds due and owing from the commission under this chapter shall be paid from the state refund account and those moneys are hereby continuously appropriated for that purpose.
(4)  For the distribution on April 1, 1997, the balance of the transfer fees and accumulated interest accruing to the separate suspense account established for such fees on August 3, 1995, which remain after distributing the amounts specified in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, shall be distributed as follows:
(a)  Twenty percent (20%) to the Idaho petroleum clean water trust fund established in section 41-4905, Idaho Code;
(b)  Three percent (3%) to the Idaho department of parks and recreation in accordance with subparagraphs 1., 2., and 3. of paragraph (f), subsection (1) of section 63-2412, Idaho Code; and
(c)  The remainder shall be distributed:
(i)   Six million dollars ($6,000,000) to the state highway account for administration by the Idaho transportation department as provided in section 41-4910A, Idaho Code; and
(ii)  The balance remaining to the highway distribution account established in section 40-701, Idaho Code.
(5)  For the distribution at the end of fiscal year 1997 and monthly thereafter, the balance of the transfer fees and accumulated interest accruing to the Idaho petroleum clean water trust fund which remain after distributing the amounts specified in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, shall be distributed as follows:
(a)  Seventy-seven percent (77%) to the highway distribution account established in section 40-701, Idaho Code; and
(b)  Three percent (3%) to the Idaho department of parks and recreation in accordance with subparagraphs 1., 2., and 3. of paragraph (f), subsection (1) of section 63-2412, Idaho Code.