Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 1774
       
       
       
       By Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       24-01609-10                                           20101774__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to gasoline and oil inspection fees;
    3         amending s. 525.09, F.S.; imposing an inspection fee
    4         on certain alternative fuels; providing an effective
    5         date.
    6  
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Section 525.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   10  read:
   11         525.09 Inspection fee.—
   12         (1) For the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to
   13  inspecting, testing, and analyzing petroleum fuels in this
   14  state, there shall be paid to the department a charge of one
   15  eighth cent per gallon on all gasoline, alternative fuel, as
   16  defined in s. 525.01(1)(c)1. or 2., kerosene (except when used
   17  as aviation turbine fuel), and #1 fuel oil for sale or use in
   18  this state. This inspection fee shall be imposed in the same
   19  manner as the motor fuel tax pursuant to s. 206.41. Payment
   20  shall be made on or before the 25th day of each month.
   21         (2) If any company fails to make the payment herein
   22  provided on or before the 25th day of each month, the department
   23  may add 10 percent to the amount of such taxes already due as a
   24  penalty for failure of the company to make the report and
   25  payment by the 25th day of each month. The department shall
   26  proceed to collect the tax, together with all costs incident to
   27  collection by the same methods as other delinquent taxes are
   28  collected by law.
   29         (3) All remittances to the department for the inspection
   30  tax herein provided shall be accompanied by a detailed report
   31  under oath showing the number of gallons of gasoline,
   32  alternative fuel, kerosene, or #1 fuel oil sold and delivered in
   33  each county.
   34         (4) No inspection fee shall be charged on petroleum fuels
   35  unloaded in any of the Florida ports for shipment into other
   36  states.
   37         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.