Louisiana § RS 47:802 - Imposition of tax
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 47:802 — Imposition of tax, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 47:802. Imposition of tax
A. There is hereby levied a tax of sixteen cents per gallon on all special fuels, as defined in R.S. 47:801, when sold, used, or consumed in the state of Louisiana for the operation of motor vehicles, licensed or required to be licensed for highway use, to be computed, collected, reported, and paid as hereafter set forth, except that whenever liquefied petroleum gas or compressed natural gas is sold to, delivered to, or used by any person who pays the annual fuel tax levied under the provisions of R.S. 47:802.3, the imposition of the tax levied under the provisions of this Section shall not apply.
B. The full amount of taxes collected pursuant to this Section shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.
C. The monies shall be used solely to fund projects of the Highway Priority Program (R.S. 48:228 et seq.), the Parish Transportation Fund (R.S. 48:751 et seq.), the Statewide Flood-Control Program (R.S. 38:90.1 et seq.), and the Parish Bridge Replacement Program. Such monies shall be expended solely from year to year as appropriated by the legislature for the purposes of the Highway Priority Program, the Parish Transportation Fund, and the Statewide Flood-Control Program.
Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 3, §2. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1. Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §1, eff. July 1, 1984. Acts 1984, No. 321, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 879, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1992, No. 984, §14.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 47:802 ("Imposition of tax") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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