1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor fuels; allowing petroleum inspection fee to be used for 
1.3 	weatherization assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.101, 
1.4 	subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.101, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Petroleum inspection fee. (a) An inspection fee is imposed (1) on 
1.8 	petroleum products when received by the first licensed distributor, and (2) on petroleum 
1.9 	products received and held for sale or use by any person when the petroleum products 
1.10 	have not previously been received by a licensed distributor. The petroleum inspection 
1.11 	fee is $1 for every 1,000 gallons received. The commissioner of revenue shall collect 
1.12 	the fee. The revenue from 81 cents of the fee is appropriated to the commissioner of 
1.13 	commerce for the cost of operations of the Division of Weights and Measures, petroleum 
1.14 	supply monitoring, and the oil burner retrofit program to make grants to providers of 
1.15 	low-income weatherization services to install renewable energy equipment in households 
1.16 	that are eligible for weatherization assistance under Minnesota's weatherization assistance 
1.17 	program state plan. The remainder of the fee must be deposited in the general fund.
1.18 	(b) The commissioner of revenue shall credit a person for inspection fees previously 
1.19 	paid in error or for any material exported or sold for export from the state upon filing of a 
1.20 	report as prescribed by the commissioner of revenue.
1.21 	(c) The commissioner of revenue may collect the inspection fee along with any 
1.22 	taxes due under chapter 296A.