To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on gasoline refined in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.

Bill: 116-hr-4198
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-08-20
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caribbean area

Energy prices

Oil and gas

Sales and excise taxes

State and local finance

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

U.S. territories and protectorates

Virgin Islands
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-08-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require all taxes on gasoline refined in the U.S. Virgin Islands and entered into the United States from the Virgin Islands after December 31, 2019, be covered into the treasury of the Virgin Islands.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4198 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 20, 2019 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on gasoline refined in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.

1. Gasoline tax covered over into Virgin Island treasury (a) In general Section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Shipment of gasoline from the Virgin Islands to the United States All taxes collected under section 4081(a) on gasoline refined in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States from the Virgin Islands shall be covered into the treasury of the Virgin Islands. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to fuel entered into the United States after December 31, 2019.