15-70-321. Tax on special fuel and volatile liquids. - Montana Statutes

     15-70-321. Tax on special fuel and volatile liquids. (1) The department shall, under the provisions of rules issued by it, collect or cause to be collected from the owners or operators of motor vehicles a tax, as provided in subsection (2):
     (a) for each gallon of undyed special fuel or other volatile liquid, except liquid petroleum gas, of less than 46 degrees A.P.I. (American petroleum institute) gravity test when actually sold or used to produce motor power to operate motor vehicles upon the public roads and highways of this state;
     (b) for each gallon of special fuel or other volatile liquid, except liquid petroleum gas, of less than 46 degrees A.P.I. (American petroleum institute) gravity test when actually sold or used in motor vehicles, motorized equipment, and the internal combustion of any engines, including stationary engines, used in connection with any work performed under any contracts pertaining to the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of any highway or street and their appurtenances awarded by any public agencies, including federal, state, county, municipal, or other political subdivisions; and
     (c) for each gallon of dyed special fuel delivered into the fuel supply tank of a diesel-powered highway vehicle, regardless of weight, operating upon the public roads and highways of this state.
     (2) The tax imposed in subsection (1) is 27 3/4 cents per gallon.
     (3) Material used for construction, reconstruction, or improvement in connection with work performed under a contract as provided in subsection (1)(b) must be produced using special fuel on which state fuel tax has been paid.

     History: En. 84-1832.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 60, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 277, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 516, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 473 L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 514, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 390, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 84-1832.1; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 632, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 624, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 30, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 525, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 575, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 605, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 10, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 43, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 568, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 384, L. 2005.