(a) The Mayor is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of the District with the duly authorized representatives of any jurisdiction of the United States or of a foreign country to satisfy the requirements of the IFTA. The Mayor is expressly authorized to enter into the IFTA and become a member of the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc., or such other organization that may, from time to time, be created to implement the reporting requirements of the IFTA.
(b) The IFTA and any other agreements associated with the IFTA that are entered into by the Mayor shall take precedence over any District law or regulation that may be in conflict with such agreements.
(c) The District, as a member jurisdiction to the IFTA, shall provide reciprocity to motor vehicle carriers that are engaged in interjurisdictional movement and intrajurisdictional movement, and are properly registered with another member jurisdiction.
CREDIT(S)
(Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-153, § 2(d), 45 DCR 3853.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 47-2351.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 12-153, the “International Fuel Tax Agreement Amendment Act of 1998,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 12-422, which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Revenue. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on April 7, 1998, and May 5, 1998, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on May 22, 1998, it was assigned Act No. 12-370 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 12-153 became effective on September 18, 1998.
Miscellaneous Notes
Withdrawal from Compact on Taxation of Motor Fuels Consumed by Interstate Buses: Section 3 of D.C. Law 12-153 provides that the District of Columbia withdraws from participation in the Compact on Taxation of Motor Fuels Consumed by Interstate Buses, approved April 14, 1965 (P.L. 89-11; 79 Stat. 58).
Complementary Legislation:
D.C.--D.C. Official Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 47-2351 to 47-2354. Neb.--R.R.S. 1943, §§ 66-1401 to 66-1415.