Tax authorized — Use and benefit — Allocation

Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-7-201, under Taxation of Other Minerals.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-7-201

(a) Any county legislative body, by resolution, is authorized to levy a tax on all sand, gravel, sandstone, chert and limestone severed from the ground within its jurisdiction. The tax shall be levied for the use and benefit of the county only, to be allocated and applied to its county road fund, and all revenues collected from the tax, except deductions for administration and collection provided for in this part shall be allocated to the county.

(b) [Deleted by 2025 amendment.]

(c) Any county legislative body that has authorized a tax under this part is further authorized to repeal such tax by adopting a resolution by a two-thirds (⅔) majority of its members. The tax levied under this part shall cease to be imposed at one minute past midnight (12:01 a.m.) on the first day of the month following such action and the resolution shall include such date and time. The repeal of the tax shall have no effect on tax liabilities that occurred prior to the effective date of repeal, or collection actions on such taxes subsequent to the date of repeal. The presiding officer of the county legislative body shall deliver a certified copy of such resolution to the department of revenue.