15-23-518. Net proceeds for industrial garnets and byproducts -- statement -- value -- exemption. - Montana Statutes

     15-23-518. Net proceeds for industrial garnets and byproducts -- statement -- value -- exemption. (1) A statement of gross yield and value, required in 15-23-502, that is filed by a producer of industrial garnets and associated byproducts must contain the following:
     (a) the name and address of the owner, lessee, or operator of the mine, together with the name and address of any person owning or claiming a royalty interest in the mineral product of the mine or the proceeds derived from the sale of the mineral product, and the amount or amounts paid or yielded as royalty to each person during the period covered by the statement;
     (b) the description and location of the mine;
     (c) (i) the number of tons of rougher garnet concentrate produced by initial concentration and sold from the mine during the period covered by the statement; and
     (ii) the gross revenue received from any byproduct produced and sold as a result of the garnet mining operation.
     (d) the amount and character of the industrial garnet and byproducts from the mine and the amount of the industrial garnets measured in tons and associated byproducts measured in dollars yielded to the person engaged in mining and to each royalty holder, if any, during the period covered by the statement; and
     (e) the gross yield or value in dollars and cents.
     (2) (a) For the purposes of this section, the gross yield or value of industrial garnets is determined by multiplying the number of tons of rougher garnet concentrate reported under subsection (1)(c)(i) by:
     (i) for the tax year beginning January 1, 1996, $20; and
     (ii) for the tax years beginning January 1, 1997, and thereafter, the product obtained by multiplying $20 by the quotient of the PCE for the first quarter of the year previous to the tax year for which the net proceed value is being calculated, divided by the PCE for the first quarter of the 1995 tax year.
     (b) "PCE" means the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures as published quarterly in the Survey of Current Business by the bureau of economic analysis of the U.S. department of commerce.
     (c) The gross yield or value of the byproducts produced and sold as a result of industrial garnet production is determined by multiplying the gross revenue reported under subsection (1)(c)(ii) by 30%.
     (3) For the purposes of this section, "associated byproducts" means gold, silver, copper, lead, or any other mineral or precious or semiprecious gems or stones that are produced, processed, and sold in conjunction with the mining and processing of industrial garnets.
     (4) A person who produces and sells associated byproducts subject to taxation under this section is not required to file a statement or pay the tax on the associated byproducts under Title 15, chapter 23, part 8, or under Title 15, chapter 37, part 1.
     (5) (a) Except as provided in subsection (5)(b), a person is not liable for the net proceeds tax on 1,000 tons or less of rougher garnet concentrate, including the value of associated byproducts, produced and sold in a calendar year.
     (b) A person who produces and sells more than 1,000 tons of rougher garnet concentrate in a calendar year is liable for the net proceeds tax on all rougher garnet concentrate, including the value of associated byproducts, produced and sold in the calendar year.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 397, L. 1995.