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  • (1) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
  • (2) "Contractual franchise fee" means:
    • (a) a fee:
      • (i) provided for in a franchise agreement; and
      • (ii) that is consideration for the franchise agreement; or
    • (b)
      • (i) a fee similar to Subsection (2)(a); or
      • (ii) any combination of Subsections (2)(a) and (b).
  • (3)
    • (a) "Delivered value" means the fair market value of the taxable energy delivered for sale or use in the municipality and includes:
      • (i) the value of the energy itself; and
      • (ii) any transportation, freight, customer demand charges, services charges, or other costs typically incurred in providing taxable energy in usable form to each class of customer in the municipality.
    • (b) "Delivered value" does not include the amount of a tax paid under:
      • (i)Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; or
      • (ii) this part.
  • (4) "De minimis amount" means an amount of taxable energy that does not exceed the greater of:
    • (a) 5% of the energy supplier's estimated total Utah gross receipts from sales of property or services; or
    • (b) $10,000.
  • (5) "Energy supplier" means a person supplying taxable energy, except that the commission may by rule exclude from this definition a person supplying a de minimis amount of taxable energy.
  • (6) "Franchise agreement" means a franchise or an ordinance, contract, or agreement granting a franchise.
  • (7) "Franchise tax" means:
    • (a) a franchise tax;
    • (b) a tax similar to a franchise tax; or
    • (c) any combination of Subsections (7)(a) and (b).
  • (8) "Municipality" means a city, town, or metro township.
  • (9) "Person" is as defined in Section 59-12-102.
  • (10) "Taxable energy" means gas and electricity.




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