Vehicle sales and use tax distribution-highway fund.

Plain English: The amendment changes how vehicle and fuel taxes are handled by adding a new gasoline and diesel fuel sales tax, while also modifying the distribution rules for motor vehicle taxes.

• Adds an additional three percent (3%) sales tax on the sale of gasoline and diesel fuel.
• Modifies the title to remove references to 'distribution-highway fund'.
• Inserts new language allowing for this new fuel tax revenue to be distributed similarly to other sales taxes.

• The exact impact on current highway funding is not detailed in the amendment text.
• It's unclear how existing distribution rules will interact with these changes.

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill to limit certain provisions related to motor vehicle sales and use tax distribution to the highway fund for only the fiscal year 2026.

• Adds a condition that specific distributions of sales and use taxes on motor vehicles and trailers to the highway fund are valid only for the fiscal year 2026.

• The amendment text does not provide details about what happens after the 2026 fiscal year, leaving it unclear how these provisions will be handled in subsequent years.
• Some parts of the original bill are deleted but their exact content is not provided, making it hard to explain fully without additional context.

Plain English: The amendment changes the distribution of use taxes on motor vehicles to the highway fund, modifies certain sections related to funding, and removes references to sales tax.

• Removes mentions of 'sales' in relation to vehicle taxes throughout the bill.
• Deletes specific lines that refer to new subsections or details about how funds are distributed.
• Changes the amount appropriated for highway construction and maintenance from an unspecified sum to $25 million each fiscal year.
• Adds reporting requirements for the department on how these funds are spent.

• The amendment text does not provide full details about all changes, making some aspects unclear without reviewing the original bill.

Plain English: The amendment adds 'operation' and 'reconstruction' to the list of activities that receive sales and use taxes on motor vehicles and trailers for the highway fund.

• Adds 'operation' and 'reconstruction' after 'construction' in the distribution of sales and use tax funds from vehicle sales to the highway fund.

• The exact impact and scope of including 'operation' and 'reconstruction' are not detailed in the amendment text, so further clarification is needed for a complete understanding.

Plain English: The amendment changes where money from vehicle sales taxes goes by adding specific uses for state highway operations, maintenance, construction, and reconstruction.

• Adds 'for the operation, maintenance, construction and reconstruction of state highways' after mentions of the highway fund in the bill.

• The amendment text does not provide details on how much money will be allocated or specific timelines for these activities.

Plain English: The amendment modifies how sales and use taxes on motor vehicles are distributed to the highway fund by changing certain conditions and removing a subsection that would have been repealed.

• Adds language after 'fiscal year' to say ', or as much thereof as is available,' which means only part of the funds might be used if not all are needed.
• Removes the phrase 'This subsection is repealed effective July 1, 2027.' from the bill.

• The amendment does not provide clear details on how much tax revenue will actually be distributed to the highway fund under these changes.

Plain English: The amendment modifies how tax revenues are distributed and appropriated, specifically adding an appropriation from the highway fund to the department of transportation for tunnel repairs on Interstate 80.

• Adds a new section that appropriates $15 million or as much thereof as is available from the highway fund to the Department of Transportation for repairing and maintaining tunnels on Wyoming Interstate 80, effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law until June 30, 2027.
• Modifies the applicability date of the act to be immediate upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

• The exact amount appropriated may vary based on availability and is capped at $15 million.
• Details about how the funds will be managed and transferred are not specified in this amendment text.

Plain English: The amendment removes previous amendments and adds new provisions regarding highway funding and tunnel repairs.

• Removes previously proposed amendments to the bill.
• Adds an appropriation of $15 million from the highway fund for repairing and maintaining tunnels on Wyoming Interstate 80, effective April 1, 2025, until June 30, 2027.
• Specifies that funds must be used after all available federal funding is exhausted or to meet federal matching requirements.

• The amendment text does not provide details on how the previous amendments were affecting the bill's provisions.

Plain English: The amendment removes previous amendments and adds new provisions regarding highway fund appropriations and tunnel maintenance funding.

• Removes previously added sections related to other amendments.
• Inserts language specifying that tax revenues transferred to the highway fund will be used for state highway operations, maintenance, construction, and reconstruction.
• Changes certain dates from July to April in the bill text.
• Appropriates $15 million from the highway fund to the Department of Transportation specifically for repairing and maintaining tunnels on Wyoming Interstate 80.

• The exact impact of removing previous amendments is not detailed, as those amendments are not provided in this context.

Plain English: The amendment removes previous amendments and specifies how sales and use taxes on motor vehicles will be distributed to the highway fund for certain purposes.

• Removes several previously adopted amendments related to the bill.
• Specifies that funds from sales and use taxes on motor vehicles and trailers are appropriated annually to the highway fund starting July 1, 2025.
• Includes a specific appropriation of $15 million for tunnel repairs on Wyoming Interstate 80.

• The exact details of how previous amendments were removed may not be clear without reviewing those amendments.
• Some technical legal language is used that might require further explanation to understand fully.