TITLE 48 REVENUE AND TAXATION

Section 8. Sales and Use Taxes, 48-8-1 through 48-8-278.

ARTICLE 4 WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS AND COSTS TAX (MOST)

48-8-200. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

1. "Building and construction materials" means all building and construction materials, supplies, fixtures, or equipment, any combination of such items, and any other leased or purchased articles when the materials, supplies, fixtures, equipment, or articles are to be utilized or consumed during construction or are to be incorporated into construction work pursuant to a bona fide written construction contract.
2. "Dealer" means a dealer as defined in Code Section 48-8-2.
3. "Municipality" means a municipality in which the average waste-water flow of such municipality is not less than 85 million gallons per day.
4. "Water and sewer projects and costs" means:
   1. Any capital outlay project or projects for the development, storage, treatment, purification, or distribution of water;
   2. Any capital outlay project or projects for storm-water and sewage collection and disposal systems;
   3. 1. With respect to any project or projects provided for under subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph:
   4. Any cost of project or cost of any project as defined under paragraph (3) of Code Section 50-23-4; and
   5. Any maintenance and operation costs.
      1. In no event shall any expenditure of tax proceeds pursuant to this subparagraph exceed annually an amount equal to the annual debt service payments of such municipality with respect to revenue bond indebtedness incurred for drinking water projects and storm-water and sewage collection and disposal projects; or
   6. Any combination of any of the foregoing.

(Code 1981, §48-8-200, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 69, § 7; Ga. L. 2010, p. 662, § 28/HB 1221.)