(1) In accordance with this section, the Ute tribe may receive a refund from the state of amounts paid to a distributor for taxes imposed on the distributor in accordance with Section 59-13-204 if:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 59-13-201.5

  • Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 59-13-102
  • Distributor: means any person in this state who:
         (7)(a) imports or causes to be imported motor fuel for use, distribution, or sale, whether at retail or wholesale;
         (7)(b) produces, refines, manufactures, or compounds motor fuel in this state for use, distribution, or sale in this state;
         (7)(c) is engaged in the business of purchasing motor fuel for resale in wholesale quantities to retail dealers of motor fuel and who accounts for his own motor fuel tax liability; or
         (7)(d) for purposes of Part 4, Aviation Fuel, only, makes retail sales of aviation fuel to:
              (7)(d)(i) federally certificated air carriers; and
              (7)(d)(ii) other persons. See Utah Code 59-13-102
  • Motor fuel: means fuel that is commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline or gasohol and is used for any purpose, but does not include aviation fuel. See Utah Code 59-13-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Ute tribal member: means an enrolled member of the Ute tribe. See Utah Code 59-13-102
  • Ute tribe: means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. See Utah Code 59-13-102
  • Ute trust land: means the lands:
         (29)(a) of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation that are held in trust by the United States for the benefit of:
              (29)(a)(i) the Ute tribe;
              (29)(a)(ii) an individual; or
              (29)(a)(iii) a group of individuals; or
         (29)(b) specified as trust land by agreement between the governor and the Ute tribe meeting the requirements of Subsections 59-13-201. See Utah Code 59-13-102
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) the motor fuel is purchased from a licensed distributor;
     (1)(b) the Ute tribe pays the distributor as provided in Section 59-13-204;
     (1)(c) the motor fuel is purchased for use by:

          (1)(c)(i) the Ute tribe; or
          (1)(c)(ii) a Ute tribal member from a retail station:

               (1)(c)(ii)(A) wholly owned by the Ute tribe; and
               (1)(c)(ii)(B) that is located on Ute trust land; and
     (1)(d) the governor and the Ute tribe execute and maintain an agreement meeting the requirements of Subsection (3).
(2) In addition to the agreement required by Subsection (1), the commission shall enter into an agreement with the Ute tribe that:

     (2)(a) provides an allocation formula or procedure for determining:

          (2)(a)(i) the amount of motor fuel sold by the Ute tribe to a Ute tribal member; and
          (2)(a)(ii) the amount of motor fuel sold by the Ute tribe to a person who is not a Ute tribal member; and
     (2)(b) provides a process by which:

          (2)(b)(i) the Ute tribe obtains a refund permitted by this section; and
          (2)(b)(ii) reports and remits motor fuel tax to the state for sales made to persons who are not Ute tribal members.
(3) The agreement required under Subsection (1):

     (3)(a) may not:

          (3)(a)(i) authorize the state to impose a tax in addition to a tax imposed under this chapter; or
          (3)(a)(ii) provide a refund, credit, or similar tax relief that is greater or different than the refund permitted under this section;
          (3)(a)(iii) affect the power of the state to establish rates of taxation; and
     (3)(b) shall:

          (3)(b)(i) provide that the state agrees to allow the refund described in this section;
          (3)(b)(ii) be in writing;
          (3)(b)(iii) be signed by:

               (3)(b)(iii)(A) the governor; and
               (3)(b)(iii)(B) the chair of the Business Committee of the Ute tribe;
          (3)(b)(iv) be conditioned on obtaining any approval required by federal law; and
          (3)(b)(v) state the effective date of the agreement.
(4)

     (4)(a) The governor shall report to the commission by no later than February 1 of each year as to whether or not an agreement meeting the requirements of this Subsection (4) is in effect.
     (4)(b) If an agreement meeting the requirements of this Subsection (4) is terminated, the refund permitted under this section is not allowed beginning the January 1 following the date the agreement terminates.
(5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules regarding the procedures for seeking a refund agreed to under the agreement described in Subsection (2).

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