(1)  A levy of a municipal energy tax, MIDA energy tax, telecommunications tax, transient room tax, or resort communities tax, including an increase in the applicable tax rate, requires the affirmative vote of:

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(a)  the authority board; and

(b)  a majority of all elected members of the authority board.

(2)  If the authority board levies a municipal energy tax, a consumer who acquires taxable energy shall pay the tax directly to the authority on a monthly basis if the consumer’s energy supplier is not required under federal law to collect the tax in the manner described in Section 10-1-307.

Amended by Chapter 362, 2013 General Session