§ 16-95. Responsibility for payment of franchise fee.

(a)

Payment of franchise fee. The grantee, as the holder of the franchise privilege hereunder, is responsible for the payment of all franchise fees payable hereunder, and shall file such reports and returns as required by the franchise chapter, as modified by this amendment. In addition, the grantee is transporting natural gas on the distribution system within the city.

(b)

Franchise fee in lieu of franchise fee payment; license fee, occupational tax; other payment. The franchise fee payments required hereunder shall be in lieu of any franchise fee, license fee, occupational tax, or other payment for use of the rights-of-way by the granter for the provision of gas service, but shall not prohibit imposition of a license fee or any occupation tax on gas marketers.

(c)

Quarterly payments. Effective for fiscal year 1999, and for each fiscal thereafter during the term of the franchises ordinance, the grantee shall remit to the city quarterly franchise fee installments. The installments shall be equal to one quarter of the total annual franchise fee calculated in accordance with this article.

(Code 1985, § 4-506)