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Prepared by Danielle Doiron.
Connick HB No. 416
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
TAX RETURN: Provides for an individual tax return checkoff for donations for the
cost of decorative lighting on the Crescent City Connection Bridge and for operating
and maintaining the New Orleans ferries.
DIGEST
Proposed law provides for an income tax checkoff under which an individual can donate all
or a portion of his state income tax refund to the Dept. of Transportation and Development
exclusively for the cost of maintaining decorative lighting on the Crescent City Connection
and for the cost of operating and maintaining the New Orleans ferries, formerly operated by
the Crescent City Connection Division, in lieu of that amount being paid as a refund.
Proposed law requires donated monies to be administered by the secretary of the Dept. of
Revenue and to be quarterly disbursed to donees.
Effective for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2013.
(Adds R.S. 47:120.181 and 120.191)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal
Affairs to the reengrossed bill
1. Adds an individual income tax checkoff for the Department of Transportation
and Development exclusively for the cost of operating and maintaining the
New Orleans ferries, formerly operated by the Crescent City Connection
Division.