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 amendment text does not specify how the existing distribution rules will change, only that it removes mention of them in the title.
• It's unclear what specific changes are made to the distribution rules for motor vehicles and trailers without more context.

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 sections of the bill apply only during the 2026 fiscal year.

• The amendment does not specify what happens after the 2026 fiscal year, leaving future distribution rules unclear.
• Some parts of the original bill text are deleted but their exact content is not provided in the amendment details.

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 detailed distributions of funds.
• Changes the amount appropriated for highway construction and maintenance from an unspecified sum to $25 million each fiscal year.
• Adds reporting requirements for how these funds are spent.

• The amendment text does not provide a full explanation of all changes, making some parts unclear without context from 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, so their full implications for funding allocation are unclear.

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 a line stating when a specific subsection will be repealed, effectively keeping that section in place indefinitely.

• The amendment does not provide clear details on what happens to the removed subsection or how its continued presence affects future operations.

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 language specifying an appropriation from the highway fund to repair and maintain tunnels on Interstate 80 in Wyoming.

• Removes previously proposed amendments by other legislators.
• Inserts a provision appropriating $15 million for tunnel repairs and maintenance on Wyoming Interstate 80, starting April 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
• Specifies that the funds must be used after all available federal funding is exhausted or to meet federal matching fund requirements.

• The amendment text does not provide details on how the $15 million will be allocated beyond its intended use for tunnel repairs and maintenance.

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 highways' operation, 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 amendment's full impact may be unclear without understanding the previous amendments it removes.

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 earlier amendments from consideration.
• Specifies that funds collected from vehicle sales and use taxes are appropriated annually to the highway fund starting July 1, 2025.
• Includes a specific appropriation of $15 million from the legislative stabilization reserve account for tunnel repairs on Wyoming Interstate 80.

• The exact impact of removing previous amendments is not detailed in this text and would require reviewing those amendments to understand fully.