Disposition of moneys; sales tax refund fund; credit to state highway fund; credit to city bond finance fund; intermodal facility district, definition, disposition, requirements and procedures for certain sales tax revenue on utility sales

# (a)

All revenue collected or received by the director of taxation from the taxes imposed by this act shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215 , and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury, less amounts withheld as provided in subsection (b) and amounts credited as provided in subsections (c), (d) and (e), to the credit of the state general fund.

# (b)

A refund fund, designated as "sales tax refund fund" not to exceed $100,000 shall be set apart and maintained by the director from sales tax collections and estimated tax collections and held by the state treasurer for prompt payment of all sales tax refunds. Such fund shall be in such amount, within the limit set by this section, as the director shall determine is necessary to meet current refunding requirements under this act. In the event such fund as established by this section is, at any time, insufficient to provide for the payment of refunds due claimants thereof, the director shall certify the amount of additional funds required to the director of accounts and reports who shall promptly transfer the required amount from the state general fund to the sales tax refund fund, and notify the state treasurer, who shall make proper entry in the records.

# (c)

# (1)

On January 1, 2023, the state treasurer shall credit 17% of the revenue collected and received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3603 , and amendments thereto, at the rates provided in K.S.A. 79-3603 , and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3603d , and amendments thereto, and deposited as provided by subsection (a), exclusive of amounts credited pursuant to subsection (d), in the state highway fund.

# (2)

On January 1, 2025, and thereafter, the state treasurer shall credit 18% of the revenue collected and received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3603 , and amendments thereto, at the rates provided in K.S.A. 79-3603 , and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3603d , and amendments thereto, and deposited as provided by subsection (a), exclusive of amounts credited pursuant to subsection (d), in the state highway fund.

# (d)

The state treasurer shall credit all revenue collected or received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3603 , and amendments thereto, as certified by the director, from taxpayers doing business within that portion of a STAR bond project district occupied by a STAR bond project or taxpayers doing business with such entity financed by a STAR bond project as defined in K.S.A. 12-17,162 , and amendments thereto, that was determined by the secretary of commerce to be of statewide as well as local importance or will create a major tourism area for the state or the project was designated as a STAR bond project as defined in K.S.A. 12-17,162 , and amendments thereto, to the city bond finance fund, which fund is hereby created. The provisions of this subsection shall expire when the total of all amounts credited hereunder and under K.S.A. 79-3710 (d), and amendments thereto, is sufficient to retire the special obligation bonds issued for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the costs of such STAR bond project.

# (e)

All revenue certified by the director of taxation as having been collected or received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3603 (c), and amendments thereto, on the sale or furnishing of gas, water, electricity and heat for use or consumption within the intermodal facility district described in this subsection, shall be credited by the state treasurer to the state highway fund. Such revenue may be transferred by the secretary of transportation to the rail service improvement fund pursuant to law. The provisions of this subsection shall take effect upon certification by the secretary of transportation that a notice to proceed has been received for the construction of the improvements within the intermodal facility district, but not later than December 31, 2010, and shall expire when the secretary of revenue determines that the total of all amounts credited hereunder and pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3710 (e), and amendments thereto, is equal to $53,300,000, but not later than December 31, 2045. Thereafter, all revenues shall be collected and distributed in accordance with applicable law. For all tax reporting periods during which the provisions of this subsection are in effect, none of the exemptions contained in K.S.A. 79-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall apply to the sale or furnishing of any gas, water, electricity and heat for use or consumption within the intermodal facility district. As used in this subsection, "intermodal facility district" shall consist of an intermodal transportation area as defined by K.S.A. 12-1770a (oo), and amendments thereto, located in Johnson county within the polygonal-shaped area having Waverly Road as the eastern boundary, 191 st Street as the southern boundary, Four Corners Road as the western boundary, and Highway 56 as the northern boundary, and the polygonal-shaped area having Poplar Road as the eastern boundary, 183 rd Street as the southern boundary, Waverly Road as the western boundary, and the BNSF mainline track as the northern boundary, that includes capital investment in an amount exceeding $150 million for the construction of an intermodal facility to handle the transfer, storage and distribution of freight through railway and trucking operations.