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| Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §3203, sub-§7 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 7.__Lower tax levied on certain uses of diesel fuel.__ | | Beginning January 1, 2004, in place of the fuel tax | | established under subsection 1, a person who operates a | | vehicle that uses diesel fuel shall pay the excise tax imposed | | under section 2903, subsection 1 if the following conditions | | are met: |
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| | | A. The person is not a user as defined in section 3202, | | subsection 9; and |
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| | | B. The fuel is used in a motor vehicle that is registered | | as an automobile or pickup truck in compliance with Title | | 29-A, section 501, subsection 1. |
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| | | Sec. 3. Agencies to develop plan for implementation. The Commissioner of | | Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the | | Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the | | Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Maine | | Revenue Services, shall develop a method to implement a change | | in the fuel tax imposed on automobiles and light pickup trucks | | that use diesel fuel. |
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| | | This bill provides for diesel automobiles and pickup trucks | | less than 6,000 pounds to pay the gas tax imposed on other | | automobiles rather than the special fuel tax paid by | | commercial vehicles. |
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