SB142 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald O. Dial

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Petroleum products, inspection fees, bonded distributor replaced by an inspection fee permit holder, bonding requirement deleted, Secs. 8-17-80, 8-17-87, 8-17-96, 8-17-97, 8-17-99, 8-17-101 am'd.

Summary

SB142 would remove the $5,000 bonding requirement to obtain an inspection fee permit for petroleum products in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

The bill eliminates the current $5,000 bond requirement for issuance of an inspection fee permit. The existing inspection fee system—collection and remittance of fees on various petroleum products, monthly reporting, and enforcement—remains in place and would be administered by the Department of Revenue, now without a bond prerequisite for permit issuance. The changes would apply to the referenced code sections and take effect immediately upon passage.

Who It Affects

• Suppliers, permissive suppliers, importers, first sellers, and bonded distributors who would no longer need to post a $5,000 bond to obtain an inspection fee permit.
• The Alabama Department of Revenue, which would continue to administer the inspection fee permit system and enforce reporting and payment requirements, but without requiring a bond for permit issuance.

Key Provisions

• Eliminate the $5,000 bond requirement for obtaining an inspection fee permit (amending sections 8-17-80, 8-17-87, 8-17-96, 8-17-97, 8-17-99, and 8-17-101).
• Maintain the existing inspection fee framework (rates, collection, exemptions, penalties, and monthly reporting) under the Department of Revenue.
• The act takes effect immediately upon passage and repeals conflicting laws as needed (Section 2).

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Subjects

Bonds