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HR 242 Original 2016 Regular Session James
Urges and requests the Dept. of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of a parish
governing authority imposing gasoline taxes.
Requires the study to consider and determine the effects that a parish governing authority
implementing gasoline taxes would produce, including the advantages to the state, the
implementation and maintenance of the tax once imposed, the competitive advantages and
disadvantages, and the potential increase of revenue.
Requires the Dept. of Transportation and Development to work in conjunction with the La. Police
Jury Association and the La. Municipal Association to determine the most advantageous manner in
which a parish governing authority should impose gasoline taxes.
Requires the Dept. of Transportation and Development to submit a written report to the House
Committee on Ways and Means, the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public
Works, and to the member of the House of Representatives representing House District No. 101 on
or before Feb. 1, 2017.