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[ Engrossed ][ Senate Amendment 003 ]

90_SB1458

      35 ILCS 120/2d            from Ch. 120, par. 441d
      35 ILCS 505/2             from Ch. 120, par. 418
          Amends the  Retailers'  Occupation  Tax  Act  to  make  a
      technical  change in the Section concerning the prepayment of
      retailers' occupation tax by motor  fuel  retailers.   Amends
      the  Motor  Fuel  Tax Law by making a technical change in the
      Section concerning the imposition and rate of the tax.
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 1        AN ACT in relation to taxation.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section  5.  The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
 5    by changing Section 2d as follows:
 6        (35 ILCS 120/2d) (from Ch. 120, par. 441d)
 7        Sec. 2d.  Any person engaged in the business  of  selling
 8    motor  fuel  at retail, as defined in the Motor Fuel Tax Law,
 9    and who is not a licensed distributor or supplier, as defined
10    in the Motor Fuel  Tax  Law,  shall  prepay  to  his  or  her
11    distributor,  supplier,  or  other  reseller  of motor fuel a
12    portion of the tax imposed by this Act  if  the  distributor,
13    supplier, or other reseller of motor fuel is registered under
14    Section  2a  or  Section  2c  of  this  Act.   The prepayment
15    requirement provided for in this Section does  not  apply  to
16    liquid propane gas.
17        The  Retailers'  Occupation  Tax paid to the distributor,
18    supplier, or other reseller shall be an amount equal to $0.04
19    per gallon of the motor fuel, except gasohol  as  defined  in
20    Section  2-10  of  this Act which shall be an amount equal to
21    $0.03 per gallon, purchased from the  distributor,  supplier,
22    or other reseller.
23        Any  person engaged in the business of selling motor fuel
24    at retail shall be entitled to a credit against the  tax  due
25    under  this  Act  in  an  amount equal to the tax paid to the
26    distributor, supplier, or other reseller.
27        Every distributor, supplier, or other reseller registered
28    as provided in Section 2a or Section 2c  of  this  Act  shall
29    remit  the prepaid tax on all motor fuel that is due from any
30    person engaged in the business of  selling  at  retail  motor
31    fuel  with the returns filed under Section 2f or Section 3 of
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 1    this Act, but the vendors  discount  provided  in  Section  3
 2    shall  not  apply  to  the  amount  of  prepaid  tax  that is
 3    remitted. Any distributor or supplier who fails  to  properly
 4    collect  and  remit the tax shall be liable for the tax.  For
 5    purposes of this Section, the prepaid tax is due on  invoiced
 6    gallons  sold during a month by the 20th day of the following
 7    month.
 8    (Source: P.A. 86-1475; 87-14.)
 9        Section 10.   The  Motor  Fuel  Tax  Law  is  amended  by
10    changing Section 2 as follows:
11        (35 ILCS 505/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 418)
12        Sec.  2.  A  tax is imposed on the privilege of operating
13    motor vehicles upon the public highways and recreational-type
14    watercraft upon the waters of this State.
15        (a)  Prior to August 1, 1989, the tax is imposed  at  the
16    rate  of  13 cents per gallon on all motor fuel used in motor
17    vehicles operating on the public  highways  and  recreational
18    type  watercraft  operating  upon  the  waters of this State.
19    Beginning on August 1, 1989 and until January  1,  1990,  the
20    rate  of  the tax imposed in this paragraph shall be 16 cents
21    per gallon.  Beginning January  1,  1990,  the  rate  of  tax
22    imposed in this paragraph shall be 19 cents per gallon.
23        (b)  The tax on the privilege of operating motor vehicles
24    that  which  use  diesel  fuel shall be the rate according to
25    paragraph (a) plus an additional  2  1/2  cents  per  gallon.
26    "Diesel  fuel"  is  defined as any petroleum product intended
27    for use or offered for sale as a fuel for  engines  in  which
28    the  fuel is injected into the combustion chamber and ignited
29    by pressure without electric spark.
30        (c)  A tax is imposed upon the privilege of  engaging  in
31    the  business of selling motor fuel as a retailer or reseller
32    on all motor fuel used in motor  vehicles  operating  on  the
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 1    public  highways  and  recreational type watercraft operating
 2    upon the waters of this State: (1) at the rate of 3 cents per
 3    gallon on motor fuel owned or possessed by such  retailer  or
 4    reseller at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1989; and (2) at the rate
 5    of  3  cents  per  gallon on motor fuel owned or possessed by
 6    such retailer or reseller at 12:01 A.M. on January 1, 1990.
 7        Retailers  and  resellers  who  are   subject   to   this
 8    additional tax shall be required to inventory such motor fuel
 9    and  pay  this  additional  tax in a manner prescribed by the
10    Department of Revenue.
11        The tax  imposed  in  this  paragraph  (c)  shall  be  in
12    addition  to all other taxes imposed by the State of Illinois
13    or any unit of local government in this State.
14        (d)  Except as provided in Section 2a, the collection  of
15    a  tax based on gallonage of gasoline used for the propulsion
16    of any aircraft is prohibited on and after October 1, 1979.
17        (e)  The collection of a tax, based on gallonage  of  all
18    products  commonly  or  commercially  known  or  sold  as 1-K
19    kerosene,  regardless  of  its  classification  or  uses,  is
20    prohibited on and after July 1, 1992,  except  when  the  1-K
21    kerosene   is   either:   (1)  delivered  into  bulk  storage
22    facilities of a bulk user, or (2) delivered directly into the
23    fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles.
24        Any sales, except as provided in paragraph (e), items  in
25    (1)  or  (2)  of  this  Section,  of  1-K  kerosene  that are
26    delivered into a storage tank that is located at  a  facility
27    that  has  withdrawal facilities which are readily accessible
28    to, and are capable of dispensing 1-K kerosene into the  fuel
29    supply   tanks   of  motor  vehicles  must  be  supported  by
30    documentation affirming that the 1-K  kerosene  will  not  be
31    sold  for  use  in  highway  vehicles.  Any person, who after
32    submitting documentation, sells or uses 1-K kerosene for  use
33    in  motor  vehicles  shall  be  liable for any tax due on the
34    sales of 1-K kerosene.
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 1    (Source: P.A. 86-16; 86-125; 86-1028; 87-149.)

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