SF 1012

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to motor fuels; increasing rates of motor
fuel taxes; appropriating money for highways 53 and
169; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 296A.07,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Rate of tax.

The gasoline excise tax is imposed
at the following rates:

(1) E85 is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin 14.2 deleted text end new text begin 18.46 new text end cents per
gallon;

(2) M85 is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin 11.4 deleted text end new text begin 14.82 new text end cents per
gallon; and

(3) all other gasoline is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin 20 deleted text end new text begin 26 new text end cents
per gallon.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 296A.08,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Rate of tax.

The special fuel excise tax is
imposed at the following rates:

(a) Liquefied petroleum gas or propane is taxed at the rate
of deleted text begin 15 deleted text end new text begin 19.5 new text end cents per gallon.

(b) Liquefied natural gas is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin 12 deleted text end new text begin 15.6
new text end cents per gallon.

(c) Compressed natural gas is taxed at the rate
of deleted text begin $1.739 deleted text end new text begin $2.261 new text end per thousand cubic feet; or deleted text begin 20 deleted text end new text begin 26 new text end cents per
gasoline equivalent, as defined by the National Conference on
Weights and Measures, which is 5.66 pounds of natural gas.

(d) All other special fuel is taxed at the same rate as the
gasoline excise tax as specified in section 296A.07, subdivision
2. The tax is payable in the form and manner prescribed by the
commissioner.

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIGHWAYS 53 AND 169.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Highway 53. new text end

new text begin (a) $15,000,000 is
appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of
transportation in fiscal year 2006 for completion of the Falls
to Falls Corridor, marked Trunk Highway 53, from International
Falls to Cook as a four-lane highway.
new text end

new text begin (b) $15,000,000 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund
to the commissioner of transportation on the first day of each
fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 until the commissioner
certifies to the commissioner of finance that the highway
project described in paragraph (a) has been completed. Any
money appropriated under this paragraph that is not required to
complete the highway project cancels to the trunk highway fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Highway 169. new text end

new text begin $15,000,000 is appropriated from
the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for
completing the project for marked Trunk Highway 169 from
Coleraine to its intersection with marked Trunk Highway 65 in or
near Pengilly.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective June 1, 2005. Section 1
applies to all gasoline in distributor storage on that date.
Section 3 is effective July 1, 2005.
new text end