10 | 10 | | AN ACT |
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11 | 11 | | To repeal section 144.054, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to a sales |
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12 | 12 | | tax exemption for certain nuclear facilities. |
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14 | 14 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: |
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15 | 15 | | Section A. Section 144.054, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1 |
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16 | 16 | | section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 144.054, 2 |
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17 | 17 | | to read as follows:3 |
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18 | 18 | | 144.054. 1. As used in this section, the following 1 |
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19 | 19 | | terms mean: 2 |
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20 | 20 | | (1) "Nuclear security enterprise", the same meaning as 3 |
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21 | 21 | | defined in 50 U.S.C. Section 2501, inclusive of buildings, 4 |
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22 | 22 | | structures, and infrastructure constructed for us e as a 5 |
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23 | 23 | | defense nuclear facility as defined in 50 U.S.C. Section 6 |
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24 | 24 | | 2501; 7 |
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25 | 25 | | (2) "Processing", any mode of treatment, act, or 8 |
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26 | 26 | | series of acts performed upon materials to transform or 9 |
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27 | 27 | | reduce them to a different state or thing, including 10 |
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28 | 28 | | treatment necessary to maintain or preserve such processing 11 |
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29 | 29 | | by the producer at the production facility; 12 |
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30 | 30 | | [(2)] (3) "Producing" includes, but is not limited to, 13 |
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31 | 31 | | the production of, including the production and transmission 14 |
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32 | 32 | | of, telecommunication services; 15 |
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33 | 33 | | [(3)] (4) "Product" includes, but is not limited to, 16 |
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34 | 34 | | telecommunications services; 17 SB 1388 2 |
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35 | 35 | | [(4)] (5) "Recovered materials", those materials which 18 |
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36 | 36 | | have been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream 19 |
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37 | 37 | | for sale, use, reuse, or recycling, whether or not they 20 |
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38 | 38 | | require subsequent separation and processing. 21 |
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39 | 39 | | 2. In addition to all other exemptions granted under 22 |
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40 | 40 | | this chapter, there is hereby specifically exempted from the 23 |
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41 | 41 | | provisions of this chapter and the local sales tax law as 24 |
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42 | 42 | | defined in section 32.085 and from the computation of the 25 |
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43 | 43 | | tax levied, assessed, or payable under this chapter and the 26 |
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44 | 44 | | local sales tax law as defined in section 32.085, electrical 27 |
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45 | 45 | | energy and gas, whether natural, artificial, or propane, 28 |
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46 | 46 | | water, coal, and energy sources, chemicals, ma chinery, 29 |
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47 | 47 | | equipment, and materials used or consumed in the 30 |
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48 | 48 | | manufacturing, processing, compounding, mining, or producing 31 |
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49 | 49 | | of any product, or used or consumed in the processing of 32 |
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50 | 50 | | recovered materials, or used in research and development 33 |
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51 | 51 | | related to manufacturing, processing, compounding, mining, 34 |
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52 | 52 | | or producing any product. The construction and application 35 |
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53 | 53 | | of this subsection as expressed by the Missouri supreme 36 |
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54 | 54 | | court in DST Systems, Inc. v. Director of Revenue , 43 S.W.3d 37 |
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55 | 55 | | 799 (Mo. banc 2001); Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. v. Director 38 |
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56 | 56 | | of Revenue, 78 S.W.3d 763 (Mo. banc 2002); and Southwestern 39 |
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57 | 57 | | Bell Tel. Co. v. Director of Revenue , 182 S.W.3d 226 (Mo. 40 |
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58 | 58 | | banc 2005), is hereby affirmed. 41 |
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59 | 59 | | 3. In addition to all other exemptions granted under 42 |
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60 | 60 | | this chapter, there is hereby specifically exempted from the 43 |
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61 | 61 | | provisions of this chapter and the local sales tax law as 44 |
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62 | 62 | | defined in section 32.085, and from the computation of the 45 |
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63 | 63 | | tax levied, assessed, or payable under this chapter and the 46 |
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64 | 64 | | local sales tax law as defined in section 32.085, all 47 |
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65 | 65 | | utilities, machinery, and equipment used or consumed 48 |
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66 | 66 | | directly in television or radio broadcasting and all sales 49 SB 1388 3 |
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67 | 67 | | and purchases of tangible personal property, utilities, 50 |
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68 | 68 | | services, or any other transaction that would otherwise be 51 |
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69 | 69 | | subject to the state or local sales or use tax when such 52 |
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70 | 70 | | sales are made to or purchases are made by a contractor for 53 |
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71 | 71 | | use in fulfillment of any obligation under a defense 54 |
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72 | 72 | | contract with the United States government, and all sales 55 |
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73 | 73 | | and leases of tangible pe rsonal property by any county, 56 |
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74 | 74 | | city, incorporated town, or village, provided such sale or 57 |
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75 | 75 | | lease is authorized under chapter 100, and such transaction 58 |
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76 | 76 | | is certified for sales tax exemption by the department of 59 |
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77 | 77 | | economic development, and tangible personal property used 60 |
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78 | 78 | | for railroad infrastructure brought into this state for 61 |
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79 | 79 | | processing, fabrication, or other modification for use 62 |
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80 | 80 | | outside the state in the regular course of business. 63 |
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81 | 81 | | 4. In addition to all other exemptions granted under 64 |
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82 | 82 | | this chapter, there is hereby specifically exempted from the 65 |
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83 | 83 | | provisions of this chapter and the local sales tax law as 66 |
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84 | 84 | | defined in section 32.085, and from the computation of the 67 |
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85 | 85 | | tax levied, assessed, or payable under this chapter and the 68 |
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86 | 86 | | local sales tax law as define d in section 32.085, all sales 69 |
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87 | 87 | | and purchases of tangible personal property, utilities, 70 |
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88 | 88 | | services, or any other transaction that would otherwise be 71 |
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89 | 89 | | subject to the state or local sales or use tax when such 72 |
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90 | 90 | | sales are made to or purchases are made by a priv ate partner 73 |
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91 | 91 | | for use in completing a project under sections 227.600 to 74 |
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92 | 92 | | 227.669. 75 |
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93 | 93 | | 5. In addition to all other exemptions granted under 76 |
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94 | 94 | | this chapter, there is hereby specifically exempted from the 77 |
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95 | 95 | | provisions of this chapter and the local sales tax la w as 78 |
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96 | 96 | | defined in section 32.085, and from the computation of the 79 |
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97 | 97 | | tax levied, assessed, or payable under this chapter and the 80 |
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98 | 98 | | local sales tax law as defined in section 32.085, all 81 SB 1388 4 |
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99 | 99 | | materials, manufactured goods, machinery and parts, 82 |
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100 | 100 | | electrical energy and gas, whether natural, artificial or 83 |
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101 | 101 | | propane, water, coal and other energy sources, chemicals, 84 |
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102 | 102 | | soaps, detergents, cleaning and sanitizing agents, and other 85 |
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103 | 103 | | ingredients and materials inserted by commercial or 86 |
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104 | 104 | | industrial laundries to treat, clean, and sa nitize textiles 87 |
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105 | 105 | | in facilities which process at least five hundred pounds of 88 |
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106 | 106 | | textiles per hour and at least sixty thousand pounds per 89 |
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107 | 107 | | week. 90 |
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108 | 108 | | 6. In addition to all other exemptions granted 91 |
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109 | 109 | | pursuant to this chapter, there is hereby exempted from the 92 |
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110 | 110 | | provisions of and the computation of the tax levied, 93 |
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111 | 111 | | assessed, or payable pursuant to this chapter and the local 94 |
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112 | 112 | | sales tax law as defined in section 32.085, all sales and 95 |
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113 | 113 | | purchases of tangible personal property, building materials, 96 |
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114 | 114 | | equipment, fixtures, manufactured goods, machinery, and 97 |
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115 | 115 | | parts for the purposes of constructing all or any portion of 98 |
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116 | 116 | | a nuclear security enterprise located in any city with more 99 |
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117 | 117 | | than four hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more 100 |
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118 | 118 | | than one county. This subsection shall expire on August 28, 101 |
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119 | 119 | | 2034. 102 |
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