SECOND REGULAR SESSION

SENATE BILL NO. 1201

92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY


INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CAUTHORN.

Read 1st time February 2, 2004, and ordered printed.



TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.

4371S.01I


AN ACT

To repeal sections 142.028 and 142.031, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the motor fuel tax.


Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Sections 142.028 and 142.031, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 142.028 and 142.031, to read as follows:

142.028. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Fuel ethanol", one hundred ninety-eight proof ethanol denatured in conformity with the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' regulations and fermented and distilled in a facility whose principal (over fifty percent) feed stock is cereal grain or cereal grain by-products;

(2) "Fuel ethanol blends", a mixture of ninety percent gasoline and ten percent fuel ethanol in which the gasoline portion of the blend or the finished blend meets the American Society for Testing and Materials - specification number D-439;

(3) "Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer", any producer of fuel ethanol whose principal place of business and facility for the fermentation and distillation of fuel ethanol is located within the state of Missouri and is at least fifty-one percent owned by agricultural producers actively engaged in agricultural production for commercial purposes, and which has made formal application, posted a bond, and conformed to the requirements of this section.

2. The "Missouri Qualified Fuel Ethanol Producer Incentive Fund" is hereby created and subject to appropriations shall be used to provide economic subsidies to Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producers pursuant to this section. The director of the department of agriculture shall administer the fund pursuant to this section.

3. The department shall assess a surcharge of eighteen dollars on all petroleum products within this state which are enumerated by section 414.032, RSMo. Except as specified by this section, such surcharge shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of subsections 1 to 3 of section 414.102, RSMo, and subsections 1 and 2 of section 414.152, RSMo. Such surcharge shall be imposed upon such petroleum products within this state and shall be assessed on each transport load, or the equivalent of an average transport load if moved by other means. Fifty-five percent of the revenue generated by the assessment of such surcharges shall be deposited to the credit of the Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer incentive fund. The remaining forty-five percent shall be deposited to the credit of the Missouri qualified biodiesel incentive fund created pursuant to section 142.031. Railroad corporations as defined in section 388.010, RSMo, and airline companies as defined in section 155.010, RSMo, shall not be subject to the load fee described in this chapter. The department shall have rule making authority to collect and distribute the surcharges imposed in this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2004, shall be invalid and void.

4. A Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer shall be eligible for a monthly grant from the fund, except that a Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer shall only be eligible for the grant for a total of sixty months unless such producer during those sixty months failed, due to a lack of appropriations, to receive the full amount from the fund for which they were eligible, in which case such producers shall continue to be eligible for up to twenty-four additional months or until they have received the maximum amount of funding for which they were eligible during the original sixty-month time period. The amount of the grant is determined by calculating the estimated gallons of qualified fuel ethanol production to be produced from Missouri agricultural products for the succeeding calendar month, as certified by the department of agriculture, and applying such figure to the per-gallon incentive credit established in this subsection. Each Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer shall be eligible for a total grant in any fiscal year equal to twenty cents per gallon for the first twelve and one-half million gallons of qualified fuel ethanol produced from Missouri agricultural products in the fiscal year plus five cents per gallon for the next twelve and one-half million gallons of qualified fuel ethanol produced from Missouri agricultural products in the fiscal year. All such qualified fuel ethanol produced by a Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer in excess of twenty-five million gallons shall not be applied to the computation of a grant pursuant to this subsection. The department of agriculture shall pay all grants for a particular month by the fifteenth day after receipt and approval of the application described in subsection 4 of this section. If actual production of qualified fuel ethanol during a particular month either exceeds or is less than that estimated by a Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer, the department of agriculture shall adjust the subsequent monthly grant by paying additional amount or subtracting the amount in deficiency by using the calculation described in this subsection.

[4.] 5. In order for a Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer to obtain a grant from the fund for a particular month, an application for such funds shall be received no later than fifteen days prior to the first day of the month for which the grant is sought. The application shall include:

(1) The location of the Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer;

(2) The average number of citizens of Missouri employed by the Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer in the preceding quarter, if applicable;

(3) The number of bushels of Missouri agricultural commodities used by the Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer in the production of fuel ethanol in the preceding quarter;

(4) The number of gallons of qualified fuel ethanol the producer expects to manufacture during the month for which the grant is applied;

(5) A copy of the qualified fuel ethanol producer license required pursuant to subsection 5 of this section, name and address of surety company, and amount of bond to be posted pursuant to subsection 5 of this section; and

(6) Any other information deemed necessary by the department of agriculture to adequately ensure that such grants shall be made only to Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producers.

[5.] 6. The director of the department of agriculture, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the provisions of this section. The director shall also establish procedures for bonding Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producers. Each Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer who attempts to obtain moneys pursuant to this section shall be bonded in an amount not to exceed the estimated maximum monthly grant to be issued to such Missouri qualified fuel ethanol producer.

[6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid and void.]

142.031. 1. As used in this section the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Biodiesel", fuel as defined in ASTM Standard D-6751 or its subsequent standard specifications for biodiesel fuel (B100) blend stock for distillate fuels;

(2) "Qualified biodiesel producer", a facility that produces biodiesel, is registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency according to the requirements of 40 CFR 79, and at least fifty-one percent is owned by agricultural producers actively engaged in agricultural production for commercial purposes.

2. The "Missouri Qualified Biodiesel Producer Incentive Fund" is hereby created and subject to appropriations with funds, other than general revenue funds, including funds assessed pursuant to subsection 2 of section 142.028, shall be used to provide economic subsidies to Missouri qualified biodiesel producers pursuant to this section. The director of the department of agriculture shall administer the fund pursuant to this section.

3. A Missouri qualified biodiesel producer shall be eligible for a monthly grant from the fund, except that a Missouri qualified biodiesel producer shall only be eligible for the grant for a total of sixty months. The amount of the grant is determined by calculating the estimated gallons of qualified biodiesel produced during the preceding month from Missouri agricultural products, as certified by the department of agriculture, and applying such figure to the per-gallon incentive credit established in this subsection. Each Missouri qualified biodiesel producer shall be eligible for a total grant in any fiscal year equal to thirty cents per gallon for the first fifteen million gallons of qualified biodiesel produced from Missouri agricultural products in the fiscal year. All such qualified biodiesel produced by a Missouri qualified biodiesel producer in excess of fifteen gallons shall not be applied to the computation of a grant pursuant to this subsection. The department of agriculture shall pay all grants for a particular month by the fifteenth day after receipt and approval of the application described in subsection 4 of this section.

4. In order for a Missouri qualified biodiesel producer to obtain a grant from the fund, an application for such funds shall be received no later than fifteen days following the last day of the month for which the grant is sought. The application shall include:

(1) The location of the Missouri qualified biodiesel producer;

(2) The average number of citizens of Missouri employed by the Missouri qualified biodiesel producer in the preceding month, if applicable;

(3) The number of bushel equivalents of Missouri agricultural commodities used by the Missouri qualified biodiesel producer in the production of biodiesel in the preceding month;

(4) The number of gallons of qualified biodiesel the producer manufactures during the month for which the grant is applied;

(5) A copy of the qualified biodiesel producer license required pursuant to subsection 5 of this section, name and address of surety company, and amount of bond to be posted pursuant to subsection 5 of this section; and

(6) Any other information deemed necessary by the department of agriculture to adequately ensure that such grants shall be made only to Missouri qualified biodiesel producers.

5. The director of the department of agriculture, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the provisions of this section.

6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid and void.




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