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PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE DISPOSITION OF STATE MOTOR-FUEL TAX RECEIPTS

BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM STATE
AUTHORITIES AND ON THE LAWS OF THE STATE
TABLE MF-106
STATUS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2001

KENTUCKY

NAME OF FUND OR AGENCY AMOUNT OF PROPORTION OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE REMARKS STATE CODE
SECTION
Gasoline: 16.4 Cents - - Variable tax computed as 9 percent of average tank wagon wholesale price of gasoline. Tax
rates change quarterly and are the same for each type of motor fuel. Minimum tax is
10 cents per gallon. A supplemental Highway User Motor Fuel Tax is also levied and its rate is
set at 1/2 of the increase in the average wholesale price of gasoline from the quarter
beginning October 1, 1985 and each subsequent quarter beginning with July 1, 1986. This
upward adjustment in the tax is limited to 5 cents per gallon on gasoline, LPG, and gasohol
and to 2 cents per gallon on diesel. The gasoline, gasohol, and diesel rates shown include a
1.4 cent Petroleum Environmental Assurance Fee. In addition, heavy equipment motor carriers
(three or more axles) pay a surtax of 2 percent per gallon on gasoline (2.2 cents) and
4.7 percent per gallon on diesel (5.2 cents). Total rate set at 17.2 cents per gallon.
138.220; 224.60-145
Diesel: 13.4 Cents 138.220; 224.60-145
LPG: 15 Cents 138.220
Gasohol: 16.4 Cents 138.220; 234.320
State Treasurer..... Amount required Refunds for aviation, agriculture watercraft, city and suburban
buses, nonprofit buses, taxicabs and senior citizen transportation.
  138.341; 138.344;
138.445,138.446
Petroleum Storage Tank
Environmental Assurance
Fund.....
1.4 cents To assist petroleum tank owners in complying with Federal
regulations on financial responsibility and in cleaning up
contamination.
Rate is set quarterly, and may not exceed 1.4 cents per gallon. 224.60-145
State Road Fund..... Remainder Distributed as follows: All receipts are initially committed to the State Road Fund in the Transportation Cabinet.
Transfers to other agencies are listed below. The amount of revenue from motor fuel used in
operation on each toll road is computed and would be paid to the Turnpike Authority if the
Transportation Cabinet does not renew the lease on a particular toll road. Expenditures are
made from motor-fuel and motor-vehicle user revenues. (See Table MV-106)
47.010
Finance and Administration
Cabinet.....
   Amount required Interest and principal on general obligation highway bonds.   177.595
Transportation Cabinet.....    22.2 percent Construction, reconstruction and maintenance of rural and
secondary roads. (State and non-State maintained)
Allocated pro rata to be spent in each county on the basis of the same formula described
below for county transfers. Up to 6 percent may be deducted for administrative costs, and up
to 6 percent may be placed in a Special Emergency Account. (§177.360)
177.320
Counties.....    18.3 percent Construction, reconstruction and maintenance of county
roads and bridges. (non-State maintained)
Distribution is based on the following formula: 1/5 equally, 1/5 rural population, 1/5 rural
mileage and 2/5 rural area. (§177.360)
177.320
City and Unincorporated
Urban Places.....
   7.7 percent Construction, reconstruction and maintenance of urban
roads and city streets. (non-State maintained)
Distribution is based on ratio of population of individual places to total population of such
places.
177.365
Kentucky Transportation
Center.....
   0.1 percent Operation and management of the Transportation Center's
technical assistance and research programs.
Limited to a maximum amount of $190,000 in any fiscal year. 177.320
Transportation Cabinet.....    Remainder Construction, reconstruction, maintenance and
administration of State highways, and expenses of
enforcing State traffic and motor-vehicle laws.
The Cabinet pays lease rentals to the Kentucky Turnpike Authority which are used to pay
principal and interest on the Toll Road Revenue Bonds and Economic Development Bonds.
47.010
Road Fund Surplus
Account.....
See remarks Appropriated by General Assembly. Contains all surplus tax revenues accruing to road fund, lapsed road funds, receipts from sale
of surplus property purchased from road funds, road fund allocations saved by governmental
reorganization and interest earned on surplus account.
48.140

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