CHAPTER 120
FORMERLY
SENATE BILL NO. 180
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO GROSS RECEIPTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1. Amend §5502, Chapter 55, Title 30 of the Delaware Code by adding the following sentence to the end of subsection (b)(1) to read as follows:
“In addition thereto, any municipality with a population greater than 50,000 may impose, by duly enacted ordinance, a local franchise tax of no greater than two percent of the gross receipts received by the distributor from the amount of natural gas distributed to residences and businesses located within the boundaries of the municipality. The proceeds of any taxes imposed by such municipality pursuant to its authority set forth in this subsection shall be remitted to that municipality.”.