HB2573

THE CONTEXT: The Use Fuel Tax applies to all gases and liquids used to propel motor vehicles that are not subject to the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax, including diesel. The Use Fuel Tax rate for vehicles weighing less than 26,000 pounds is 18 cents per gallon, which is the same rate as the State Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Rate.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would change the civil penalty for vendors who violate requirements related to use fuel dispenser labels or posting to be $100, rather than $100 for each day the violation continues, state that ADOT is only required to provide use fuel dispenser labels to vendors that comply with the record requirements for interstate user reports and use fuel sale and transfer receipts, and specifies that a vendor is subject to the $100 civil penalty for failing to properly affix a use fuel dispenser label rather than for violating the outlined requirements related to use fuel dispenser labeling and posting.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to make the stated financial responsibility enforceable and keep public reporting on time. It would change the civil penalty for vendors who violate requirements related to use fuel dispenser labels or posting to be $100, rather than $100 for each day the violation continues, and would also state that ADOT is only required to provide use fuel dispenser labels to vendors that comply with the record requirements for interstate user reports and use fuel sale and transfer receipts, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.