Bill Text: VA HB779 | 2021 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Virginia Fuels Tax Act; refueling vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-12-04 - Left in Transportation [HB779 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-HB779-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§58.1-2204, 58.1-2272, and 59.1-162.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§58.1-2204. Persons required to be licensed.
A. A person shall obtain a license issued by the Commissioner before conducting the activities of:
1. A refiner, who shall be licensed as a supplier;
2. A supplier;
3. A terminal operator;
4. An importer;
5. An exporter;
6. A blender;
7. A motor fuel transporter;
8. An aviation consumer;
9. A bonded importer;
10. An elective supplier; or
11. A fuel alcohol provider; or
12. A fuel distributor operating as provided in clause (ii) of subdivision A 18 of §58.1-2272.
B. A person who is engaged in more than one activity for which a license is required shall have a separate license for each activity, except as provided in subsection C.
C. 1. A person who is licensed as a supplier shall not be required to obtain a separate license for any other activity for which a license is required and shall be considered to have a license as a distributor.
2. A person who is licensed as an occasional importer shall not be required to obtain a license as a distributor.
3. A person who is licensed as a distributor shall not be required to obtain a separate license as an importer if the distributor acquires fuel for import only from an elective supplier or permissive supplier. Such licensed distributor shall not be required to obtain a separate license as an exporter.
4. A person who is licensed as a distributor or a blender shall not be required to obtain a separate license as a motor fuel transporter if he does not transport motor fuel for others for hire.
§58.1-2272. Prohibited acts; criminal penalties.
A. Any person who commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor:
1. Failing to obtain a license required by this chapter;
2. Failing to file a return required by this chapter;
3. Failing to pay a tax when due under this chapter;
4. Failing to pay a tax collected on behalf of a destination state to that state when it is due;
5. Making a false statement in an application, return, ticket, invoice, statement, or any other document required under this chapter;
6. Making a false statement in an application for a refund;
7. Failing to keep records as required under this chapter;
8. Refusing to allow the Commissioner or a representative of the Commissioner to examine the person's books and records concerning fuel;
9. Failing to make a required disclosure of the correct amount of fuel sold or used in the Commonwealth;
10. Failing to file a replacement or additional bond or certificate of deposit as required under this chapter;
11. Failing to show or give a shipping document as required under this chapter;
12. Refusing to allow a licensed distributor, licensed exporter, or licensed importer to defer payment of tax to the supplier, as required by §58.1-2231;
13. Refusing to allow a bulk user of alternative fuel or a retailer of alternative fuel who has posted a bond in accordance with § 58.1-2246 to defer payment of tax to the provider of alternative fuel, as required by §58.1-2252;
14. Refusing to allow a licensed distributor or a licensed importer to take a deduction or discount allowed by §58.1-2233 when remitting the tax to the supplier, or to allow a licensed retailer of alternative fuel to take a deduction or discount allowed by §58.1-2254 when remitting the tax to the provider of alternative fuel;
15. Using, delivering, or selling any aviation fuel for use or intended for use in highway vehicles or watercraft;
16. Violating the provisions of §58.1-2278;
17. Interfering with or refusing to permit seizures authorized under §58.1-2274; or
18. Delivering fuel from a transport truck or tank wagon to the fuel tank of a highway vehicle, except (i) in an emergency or (ii) when such transport truck or tank wagon is being operated in the normal course of business by a person properly licensed by the Department and in compliance with §59.1-162.1.
B. A person who knowingly commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor:
1. Dispenses any fuel on which tax levied pursuant to this chapter has not been paid into the supply tank of a highway vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft; or
2. Allows any fuel on which tax levied pursuant to this chapter has not been paid to be dispensed into the supply tank of a highway vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft.
§59.1-162.1. Direct fueling of certain vehicles authorized; conditions.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the dispensing of gasoline and diesel fuel from a tank vehicle into the fuel tank of any highway vehicle on the premises of a commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing establishment or a site approved at the discretion of the local fire official is permitted, provided that the following conditions are met:
1. The highway vehicle is
used in connection with the business or function of the establishment;
2.
The owner or operator of the tank vehicle complies with all requirements
pertaining to the collection and payment of taxes on
gasoline and diesel fuel pursuant to Title 58.1 and fees
pursuant to Title 62.1;
3. 2. The owner or operator of the
tank vehicle complies with all requirements pertaining to Chapter 56 (§
3.2-5600 et seq.) of Title 3.2;
4. 3. Each delivery shall be metered
and recorded and the customer shall be provided an invoice or delivery ticket
plainly indicating the quantity of fuel dispensed, the price per gallon, the
amount of tax and the total price of the fuel dispensed;
5. 4. The tank vehicle is
designed, equipped and operated to prevent spills during fueling operations and
to minimize spillage in the event of operator error or equipment malfunction;
6. 5. The owner of the tank
vehicle has established and maintains in place a contingency plan for the
cleanup of spills occurring during fueling operations, and the operator has
been trained in the prevention of spills, and containment of spills should they
occur, and in compliance with such spill plan; and
7. 6. The owner is licensed in
Virginia as a distributor.
