Vermont H. 863: An act relating to the Vermont Broadband Internet Privacy Act

Bill Text

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H.863 1
Introduced by Representatives Burke of Brattleboro, Lalley of Shelburne, 2
Pouech of Hinesburg, Tomlinson of Winooski, White of 3
Waitsfield, Austin of Colchester, Bartholomew of Hartland, 4
Campbell of St. Johnsbury, Casey of Montpelier, Cina of 5
Burlington, Cole of Hartford, Dodge of Essex, Eastes of 6
Guilford, Holcombe of Norwich, James of Manchester, 7
Kleppner of Burlington, Logan of Burlington, McGill of 8
Bridport, Mrowicki of Putney, Rachelson of Burlington, and 9
Torre of Moretown 10
Referred to Committee on 11
Date: 12
Subject: Highways; motor vehicles; transportation; retail delivery fee; 13
gasoline; diesel fuel; local option tax; transportation program funding; 14
electric vehicles; electric bicycles; electric vehicle supply equipment; 15
electric vehicle incentive programs; electric vehicle tax credits; public 16
transit; school transit; vehicle miles traveled; pollinator habitat; road 17
salt 18
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to do the 19
following: (1) impose a fee on retail deliveries that are subject to the sales and 20
use tax; (2) permit municipalities to adopt a local option tax on sales of 21

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gasoline and diesel fuel; (3) appropriate funds to various transportation 1
programs; (4) amend the primary purposes for which Transportation 2
Alternatives Program grants will be issued; (5) require electric vehicle supply 3
equipment (EVSE) that is available for public use to accept credit cards for 4
payment; (6) require EVSE that is available for public use to make real-time 5
status information available to third parties; (7) establish laws to permit 6
property owners and tenants to install EVSE; (8) appropriate funds to support 7
the purchase of electric vehicles; (9) establish an income tax credit for the 8
purchase of certain electric vehicles; (10) require a study of potential changes 9
to laws and rules to enhance safety in relation to electric bicycles; (11) require 10
the Agency of Transportation and Agency of Natural Resources to develop a 11
process for calculating statewide reductions in vehicle miles traveled; (12) 12
require public transit agencies and school districts and supervisory unions to 13
meet annually to examine opportunities to provide education-related 14
transportation; (13) require the Agency of Transportation to create pollinator 15
habitat along State highways and to create best management practices for 16
municipalities interested in creating pollinator habitat along municipal 17
highways; and (14) require the Secretary of Natural Resources to update the 18
Vermont Local Roads curriculum with training for best management practices 19
for spreading salt. 20

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An act relating to transportation initiatives to improve equity and 1
infrastructure, increase resiliency, and reduce emissions 2
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 3
* * * Transportation Revenues * * * 4
* * * Retail Delivery Fee * * * 5
Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. chapter 26 is added to read: 6
CHAPTER 26. RETAIL DELIVERY FEE 7
§ 2551. DEFINITIONS 8
As used in this chapter: 9
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Taxes. 10
(2) “Persons required to collect tax” has the same meaning as in 11
32 V.S.A. § 9701. 12
(3) “Retail delivery” means a delivery of tangible personal property to a 13
person located in Vermont as part of a retail sale by a vendor. “Retail 14
delivery” does not include pickup of tangible personal property at a vendor’s 15
place of business, including curbside pickup. 16
(4) “Tangible personal property” has the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. 17
§ 9701, except that it does not include electricity, water, gas, steam, and 18
prewritten computer software. 19
(5) “Vendor” has the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. § 9701. 20

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§ 2552. FEE ON RETAIL DELIVERIES 1
(a)(1) All retail deliveries by persons required to collect tax pursuant to 2
32 V.S.A. chapter 233 shall be subject to a delivery fee of $0.30. 3
(2) A vendor may elect to collect the fee imposed pursuant to this 4
section from the purchaser. 5
(3) For purposes of 32 V.S.A. chapter 233, the delivery fee imposed 6
pursuant to this section shall not be included in the sales price of the tangible 7
personal property sold as part of a retail sale and shall be separately stated on 8
any invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser. 9
(b) If the vendor collects the delivery fee from the purchaser, the delivery 10
fee must be charged in addition to any other delivery fee. 11
(c) The delivery fee imposed pursuant to this section shall only be charged 12
once per retail transaction regardless of the number of: 13
(1) items of tangible personal property purchased; or 14
(2) shipments needed to deliver the items of tan