COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE — BILL NO. 36-0023
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE BILL NO. 36-0023 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands February 27, 2025 An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 4, section 72 relating to the highway user tax PROPOSED BY: Senator Ray Fonseca Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. Title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 4, section 72 is amended as 2 follows: 3 (a) by inserting “)” after “Virgin Islands” where it appears in the second instance; 4 (b) by striking “of sixteen cents per pound” and inserting “based on weight 5 classification set forth below”; and 6 (c) by inserting after “$25.00” the following: 7 “Class 1: Weight 0000-6000 pounds – $0.16 per pound; 8 Class 2: Weight 6001-10,000 pounds – $0.18 per pound; 9 Class 3: Weight 10,001-14,000 pounds – $0.20 per pound; 10 Class 4: Weight 14,001-16,000 pounds – $0.22 per pound; 11 Class 5: Weight 16,001-19,500 pounds – $0.24 per pound; 12 Class 6: Weight 19,501-26,000 pounds – $0.26 per pound; 13 Class 7: Weight 26,001-33,000 pounds – Rate $0.28 per pound; and 14 Class 8: Weight 33,0 …
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COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE BILL NO. 36-0023 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands February 27, 2025 An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 4, section 72 relating to the highway user tax PROPOSED BY: Senator Ray Fonseca Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. Title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 4, section 72 is amended as 2 follows: 3 (a) by inserting “)” after “Virgin Islands” where it appears in the second instance; 4 (b) by striking “of sixteen cents per pound” and inserting “based on weight 5 classification set forth below”; and 6 (c) by inserting after “$25.00” the following: 7 “Class 1: Weight 0000-6000 pounds – $0.16 per pound; 8 Class 2: Weight 6001-10,000 pounds – $0.18 per pound; 9 Class 3: Weight 10,001-14,000 pounds – $0.20 per pound; 10 Class 4: Weight 14,001-16,000 pounds – $0.22 per pound; 11 Class 5: Weight 16,001-19,500 pounds – $0.24 per pound; 12 Class 6: Weight 19,501-26,000 pounds – $0.26 per pound; 13 Class 7: Weight 26,001-33,000 pounds – Rate $0.28 per pound; and 14 Class 8: Weight 33,001 and up – $0.30 per pound.” 15 SECTION 2. This act take effect 60 days after enactment. 1 SECTION 3. The Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue shall make public 2 announcements from the enactment day of this act advising the public of the rate change. 3 BILL SUMMARY 4 This bill provides the for the payment of highway user tax based on the weight 5 classification of a vehicle. 6 BR25-0239/February 25, 2025/SLR 7