1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and in addition to any other fee or assessment imposed pursuant to this chapter, an excise tax is hereby imposed on the connection, whether by dispatch or other means, made by a common motor carrier of a passenger to a person or operator willing to transport the passenger at the rate of 3 percent of the total fare charged for the transportation, which must include, without limitation, all fees, surcharges, technology fees, convenience charges for the use of a credit or debit card and any other amount that is part of the fare. The Department shall charge and collect from each common motor carrier of passengers the excise tax imposed by this subsection.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to an airport transfer service.
3. The excise tax collected by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited with the State Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of NRS 372B.170.
4. As used in this section, “airport transfer service” means the transportation of passengers and their baggage in the same vehicle, except by taxicab, for a per capita charge between airports or between an airport and points and places in this State. The term does not include charter services by bus, charter services by limousine, scenic tours or special services.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1390; A 2015, 2609)