SB 305 : Oil And Gas Production Tax
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by Sen. Rules Committee
Requested by Gov. Frank Murkowski

An Act repealing the oil production tax and the gas production tax and providing for a production tax on oil and gas; relating to the calculation of the gross value at the point of production of oil and gas and to the determination of the value of oil and gas for purposes of the production tax on oil and gas; providing for tax credits against the production tax on oil and gas; relating to the relationship of the production tax on oil and gas to other taxes, to the dates those tax payments and surcharges are due, to interest on overpayments of the tax, and to the treatment of the tax in a producer's settlement with the royalty owners; relating to flared gas, and to oil and gas used in the operation of a lease or property under the production tax; relating to the prevailing value of oil and gas under the production tax; relating to surcharges on oil; relating to statements or other information required to be filed with or furnished to the Department of Revenue, to the penalty for failure to file certain reports for the tax, to the powers of the Department of Revenue, and to the disclosure of certain information required to be furnished to the Department of Revenue as applicable to the administration of the tax; relating to criminal penalties for violating conditions governing access to and use of confidential information relating to the tax, and to the deposit of tax money collected by the Department of Revenue; amending the definitions of 'gas,' 'oil,' and certain other terms for purposes of the production tax, and as the definition of the term 'gas' applies in the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act, and adding further definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Version : HCS CS SB 305 (FIN) Am H
Companion Bill : HB 488
Contact : : 465-3500
Last Action : Failed » (S) FLD CONCUR(H) AM : 06-21-06

| Petroleum Production Tax Overview |
| SB 305 Backup Material and On-Line Resources |
| Charts - Graphs by Econ One for the Final House version of SB 305 | [PDF - 31 KB]

05-10-06 : Senate failed to concur with House amendments 10-10. Eliminates the economic limit factor (ELF) and replaces it with a petroleum production tax (PPT). It levies a 21.5 percent tax on an oil field's net cash flow and provides a 20 percent tax credit for all upstream capital investment that increases oil production. Contains progressivity so the tax rate increases when oil prices are high. A tax credit is also allowed for losses. The production tax takes effect April 1, 2006.

05-06-06 : House Finance Passes PTT Legislation

04-25-06 : PPT Legislation Passes Alaska Senate - SB 305 Delivers Additional $1.6 Billion in Revenue Per Year

04-05-06 : Public can Weigh in on Petroleum Tax Saturday