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296A.18 APPORTIONMENT OF TAX; DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.
    Subdivision 1. Intent; gasoline use. All gasoline received in this state and all gasoline
produced in or brought into this state except aviation gasoline and marine gasoline shall be
determined to be intended for use in motor vehicles in this state.
    Subd. 2. Motorboat. Approximately 1-1/2 percent of all gasoline received in this state and
1-1/2 percent of all gasoline produced or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation
purposes, is being used as fuel for the operation of motorboats on the waters of this state and of
the total revenue derived from the imposition of the gasoline fuel tax for uses other than for
aviation purposes, 1-1/2 percent of the revenue is the amount of tax on fuel used in motorboats
operated on the waters of this state. The amount of unrefunded tax paid on gasoline used for motor
boat purposes as computed in this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a
water recreation account in the special revenue fund for acquisition, development, maintenance,
and rehabilitation of sites for public access and boating facilities on public waters; lake and
river improvement; and boat and water safety.
    Subd. 3. Snowmobile. Approximately one percent of all gasoline received in and produced
or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation purposes, is being used as fuel for the
operation of snowmobiles in this state, and of the total revenue derived from the imposition of the
gasoline fuel tax for uses other than for aviation purposes, one percent of such revenues is the
amount of tax on fuel used in snowmobiles operated in this state.
    Subd. 4. All-terrain vehicle. Approximately 0.15 of one percent of all gasoline received
in or produced or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation purposes, is being
used for the operation of all-terrain vehicles in this state, and of the total revenue derived from
the imposition of the gasoline fuel tax, 0.15 of one percent is the amount of tax on fuel used
in all-terrain vehicles operated in this state.
    Subd. 5. Off-highway motorcycles. Approximately 0.046 of one percent of all gasoline
received or produced in or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation purposes, is
being used for the operation of off-highway motorcycles in this state, and of the total revenue
derived from the imposition of the gasoline fuel tax for uses other than for aviation purposes, 0.046
of one percent is the amount of tax on fuel used in off-highway motorcycles operated in this state.
    Subd. 6. Off-road vehicle. Approximately 0.164 of one percent of all gasoline received or
produced in or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation purposes, is being used
for the off-road operation of off-road vehicles, as defined in section 84.797, in this state, and of
the total revenue derived from the imposition of the gasoline fuel tax for uses other than aviation
purposes, 0.164 of one percent is the amount of tax on fuel used for off-road operation of off-road
vehicles in this state.
    Subd. 7. Forest road. Approximately 0.116 percent of the total annual unrefunded revenue
from the gasoline fuel tax on all gasoline and special fuel received in, produced, or brought
into this state, except gasoline and special fuel used for aviation purposes, is derived from the
operation of motor vehicles on state forest roads and county forest access roads. This revenue is
appropriated from the highway user tax distribution fund and must be transferred and credited in
equal installments on July 1 and January 1 to the state forest road account established in section
89.70. Of this amount, 0.0605 percent is annually derived from motor vehicles operated on state
forest roads and 0.0555 percent is annually derived from motor vehicles operated on county forest
access roads in this state. An amount equal to 0.0555 percent of the unrefunded revenue must be
annually transferred to counties for the management and maintenance of county forest roads.
    Subd. 8. Airports. The revenues derived from the excise taxes on aviation gasoline and on
special fuel received, sold, stored, or withdrawn from storage as substitutes for aviation gasoline,
shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the state airports fund. There is hereby
appropriated such sums as are needed to carry out the provisions of this subdivision.
    Subd. 9. Computation of unrefunded tax. The amount of unrefunded tax shall be a sum
equal to 1-1/2 percent of all revenues derived from the excise taxes on gasoline, except on
gasoline used for aviation purposes, together with interest thereon and penalties for delinquency
in payment, paid or collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The amount of such tax
shall be computed for each six-month period and shall be paid into the state treasury on November
1 and June 1 following each six-month period.
History: 1998 c 299 s 18; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 68; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 62; 2002 c 377 art 10 s
23; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 144

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