user fee
noun
: an excise tax often in the form of a license or supplemental charge levied to fund a public service
called also user's fee
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But the agency moved forward anyway, knowing that some drivers would be incorrectly charged both user fees and penalties.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Unlike national parks, which have line-item budgets but also collect entrance and user fees, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area’s funding isn’t tied to its visitation.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2022
The draft would also require more oversight but give HRSA more money to do it through a user fee program.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 6 Feb. 2024
Assuming existing city resources are inadequate or otherwise allocated, the city should press the state to seek user fees to replace diminishing gas taxes, given the ever increasing number of electric vehicles on the road whose owners circumvent this tax.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
Wilson noted that the public portion of the funding will come from user fees and taxes collected within the new arena development — not from taxpayers across the city or state.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
The hospital group has failed to pay the state its share of what is known as the health provider tax or hospital user fee, which requires every hospital, nursing home and other health care providers to pay the state a tax annually based on its revenues.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
And even potential user fees or other funding sources are up in the air.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2022
Lawmakers also included a reauthorization of the Food and Drug Administration’s user fee agreements for five years, which ensures the agency can continue critical product safety reviews and won’t need to issue pink slips for thousands of employees working on drug and medical device applications.
—Kevin Freking, ajc, 30 Sep. 2022
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Unlike national parks, which have line-item budgets but also collect entrance and user fees, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area’s funding isn’t tied to its visitation.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2022
The draft would also require more oversight but give HRSA more money to do it through a user fee program.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 6 Feb. 2024
Assuming existing city resources are inadequate or otherwise allocated, the city should press the state to seek user fees to replace diminishing gas taxes, given the ever increasing number of electric vehicles on the road whose owners circumvent this tax.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
Wilson noted that the public portion of the funding will come from user fees and taxes collected within the new arena development — not from taxpayers across the city or state.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
The hospital group has failed to pay the state its share of what is known as the health provider tax or hospital user fee, which requires every hospital, nursing home and other health care providers to pay the state a tax annually based on its revenues.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
And even potential user fees or other funding sources are up in the air.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2022
Lawmakers also included a reauthorization of the Food and Drug Administration’s user fee agreements for five years, which ensures the agency can continue critical product safety reviews and won’t need to issue pink slips for thousands of employees working on drug and medical device applications.
—Kevin Freking, ajc, 30 Sep. 2022
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“User fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user%20fee. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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