(a) The proceeds of the tax herein levied accruing to the State of Alabama, less the actual costs of collection, shall be paid by the department to the State Treasurer for disbursement as follows:
Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-17-274
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) That portion of the tax that is attributable to the use of motor fuel subject to the gasoline tax shall be disbursed in the manner provided by law for the disbursement of the proceeds of the gasoline tax.(2) That portion of the tax that is attributable to the use of motor fuel subject to the diesel fuel tax shall be disbursed in the manner provided by law for the disbursement of the proceeds of the diesel fuel tax.(b) The cost of collection shall be the sum of money appropriated each year by law to the department with which to pay salaries and the cost of operation of the department related to the taxes collected pursuant to this article, which shall be deducted, as a first charge from the taxes collected pursuant to this article. The expenditure of the funds appropriated shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and shall be limited to the amount appropriated to defray the expenses of operating the department for each fiscal year related to the collection of this tax.
