Bill Text: MS SB2541 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Liquefied compressed gas; establish reporting requirements for importers of.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee [SB2541 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2017-SB2541-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2017 Regular Session
To: Energy
By: Senator(s) Harkins
Senate Bill 2541
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTERS OF LIQUEFIED COMPRESSED GAS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Every person hauling, transporting or conveying more than five hundred (500) gallons of liquefied compressed gas over the highways, streets, alleys or waters of this state, or into this state over any highway, street, alley or water route, shall, during the entire time he is so engaged, have in his possession a bill of sale, bills of lading, invoices or other written evidence, each of which shall be serially numbered, showing the kind and amount of liquefied compressed gas being transported, the name and address of the person from whom such liquefied compressed gas was received, and the name and address of the person to whom delivery is to be made. The vehicle or boat conveying such liquefied compressed gas shall have clearly printed on it the name and address of the person transporting the liquefied compressed gas on both sides of the vehicle or boat in well-balanced letters of not less than two (2) inches in height on a contrasting background.
Any person transporting liquefied compressed gas without a shipping document containing the required information or who diverts a shipment of liquefied compressed gas to a destination other than the destination listed on such shipping document or who alters a shipping document without notice to the commission shall be liable for a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per offense and the entire amount of the state excise tax upon such liquefied compressed gas shall be deemed due and payable, plus a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of such tax. Any authorized representative of the commission or the enforcement officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall have the right to seize or impound such vehicle or boat until the excise tax and penalty have been paid. Notice to the commission shall consist of contacting the National Diversion Registry, reporting the diversion and obtaining a registration number.
Any person other than a common or contract carrier bringing liquefied compressed gas into this state in quantities of more than five hundred (500) gallons shall give notice to the commission of his intent to import such liquefied compressed gas. The commission is authorized to promulgate rules setting forth the manner in which such notice is to be given. However, if information on liquefied compressed gas imported into this state can be accurately secured from other sources by the commission, it may waive the requirements of such notice.
If any person, other than a common or contract carrier, shall transport liquefied compressed gas over the highways of this state by motor vehicle without having given the notice required by this section, or if a copy of such notice is not carried in such motor vehicle as required by this section, the entire amount of the state excise tax upon such special fuel being transported shall be deemed due and payable, plus a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of such tax, and any authorized representative of the commission or enforcement officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall have the right to seize or impound the motor vehicle in which such liquefied compressed gas is being transported until such excise tax together with the penalty thereon has been paid. Provided, however, that the penalty shall not apply when the driver of the truck stops at the first weighing station in the line of travel and secures the signature of the officer on duty on the import notice.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2017.
