General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5627 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2879 *02879_______FIN* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: (FIN) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5627 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2879 *02879_______FIN* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: (FIN) AN ACT ELIMINATING THE SALES TAX ON PARKING FEES AT CERTAIN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PARKING LOTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Subparagraph (N) of subdivision (37) of subsection (a) of section 12-407 of the 2016 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2016, and applicable to sales occurring on or after said date): (N) Motor vehicle parking, including the provision of space, other than metered space, in a lot having thirty or more spaces, excluding (i) space in a parking lot owned or leased under the terms of a lease of not less than ten years' duration and operated by an employer for the exclusive use of its employees, [and] (ii) space in municipally operated railroad parking facilities in municipalities located within an area of the state designated as a severe nonattainment area for ozone under the federal Clean Air Act or space in a railroad parking facility in a municipality located within an area of the state designated as a severe nonattainment area for ozone under the federal Clean Air Act owned or operated by the state on or after April 1, 2000, (iii) space in a seasonal parking lot provided by a person who is exempt from taxation under this chapter pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 12-412, and (iv) space in a municipally-owned parking lot; This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2016, and applicable to sales occurring on or after said date 12-407(a)(37)(N) This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2016, and applicable to sales occurring on or after said date 12-407(a)(37)(N) Statement of Purpose: To eliminate the sales tax on (1) seasonal parking fees at federal and state parking lots, and (2) parking fees at municipally owned parking lots. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]