12100277D
HOUSE BILL NO. 18
House Amendments in [ ] -- February 8, 2012
A BILL to amend and reenact §58.1-423 of the Code of Virginia,
relating to the transfer of certain income tax revenue generated by space
flight entities to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Kilgore
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Referred to Committee on Finance
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §58.1-423 of the Code of Virginia is amended
and reenacted as follows:
§58.1-423. Income tax paid by commercial spaceflight
entities.
A. Beginning July 1, 2011, and for fiscal years 2012, 2013,
2014, and 2015, the portion of the net [ Virginia ] income tax
revenue generated by qualified corporations or limited liability companies
that is attributable to the sale of commercial human spaceflights or commercial
spaceflight training, regardless of the point of sale or where space flight
takes place, or is incidental to the sale of commercial human spaceflights,
shall be transferred to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority,
established pursuant to Article 2 (§2.2-2201 et seq.) of Chapter 22 of Title
2.2. The Tax Commissioner shall make a written certification to the Comptroller
within 15 days of the close of each calendar quarter providing an estimate of
the portion of the net Virginia income tax revenue generated
during the calendar quarter by the qualified corporations or limited
liability companies that is attributable to the sale of commercial human
spaceflights or commercial spaceflight training or is incidental to the sale of
commercial human spaceflights. Not later than 30 days after the close of each
quarter, the Comptroller shall transfer to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight
Authority an amount from the general fund that is equal to the estimate
provided by the Tax Commissioner.
B. For purposes of this section, a qualified corporation or
limited liability company is a corporation or limited liability company
that engages in commercial human spaceflights or commercial spaceflight
training.
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