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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TAX CODE |
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Title 2. STATE TAXATION |
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Subtitle E. SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAXES |
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Chapter 162. MOTOR FUEL TAXES |
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Subchapter C. DIESEL FUEL TAX |
Sec. 162.2275. REFUND FOR CERTAIN METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a metropolitan rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, that is a party to a contract governed by Section 34.008, Education Code, is entitled to a refund of taxes paid under this subchapter for diesel fuel used to provide services under the contract and may file a refund claim with the comptroller for the amount of those taxes.
(b) The refund claim under Subsection (a) must contain information regarding:
(1) vehicle mileage;
(2) hours of service provided;
(3) fuel consumed;
(4) the total number of student passengers per route; and
(5) the total number of non-student passengers per route.
(c) If in any month of a school year the number of non-student passengers is greater than five percent of the total passengers for any single route under a contract governed by Section 34.008, Education Code, the metropolitan rapid transit authority is not entitled to a refund of taxes paid under this subchapter for the route for that month.
(d) A metropolitan rapid transit authority that requests a refund under this section shall maintain all supporting documentation relating to the refund until the sixth anniversary of the date of the request.