Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Miscellaneous Tax
Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
12B-5.130: Refunds
12B-5.150: Public Use Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Section 206.8745(6), F.S., grants a refund, as provided by rule, for undyed tax-paid diesel fuel that is consumed by a power take-off unit or engine exhaust for the purpose of unloading bulk cargo by pumping when the power take-off unit or engine exhaust is mounted on a motor vehicle that has no separate fuel tank. The purpose of this rulemaking is to provide the proposed standards for granting refunds of the tax paid on undyed diesel fuel that is consumed by a power take-off unit or engine exhaust for the purpose of unloading bulk cargo by pumping using a hydraulic, pneumatic, or any other kind of pump. When in effective, proposed subparagraph (2)(a)2. of Rule 12B-5.130, F.A.C., and the proposed revisions to Form DR-309639, Application for Refund of Tax Paid on Undyed Diesel Used for Off-road or Other Exempt Purposes, will provide: (1) the types of vehicles that qualify for the refund; (2) the information that will be required for each qualified vehicle; (3) the qualified vehicle’s percentage of fuel consumed for purposes of unloading bulk cargo by pumping; (4) how to determine the gallons of undyed diesel fuel that are eligible for refund; and (5) how to determine the amount of sales tax due on the eligible fuel.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject area of the workshop is the proposed provisions of subparagraph (2)(a)2. of Rule 12B-5.130, F.A.C., and the proposed revisions to Form DR-309639, Application for Refund of Tax Paid on Undyed Diesel Used for Off-road or Other Exempt Purposes, to provide for a refund of tax paid on undyed diesel fuel consumed by a power take-off unit or engine exhaust for the purpose of unloading bulk cargo by pumping.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 206.14(1), 206.485(1), 206.59(1), 206.8745(6), 213.06(1), 213.755(8), 526.206 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 119.071(5), 206.02, 206.021, 206.022, 206.025, 206.026, 206.027, 206.028, 206.05, 206.055, 206.095, 206.11, 206.404, 206.41(4), (5), 206.43(5), (6), 206.44, 206.485, 206.64, 206.86, 206.874, 206.8745, 206.877, 206.90, 206.91, 206.92, 206.97, 206.9835, 206.9865, 206.9931, 206.9942, 206.9943, 212.0501, 213.255, 213.755, 526.203 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: April 4, 2011, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 2450 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Building One, Room 2503, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Tammy Miller at (850)617-8346. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Ronald Gay, Tax Law Specialist, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)717-6745.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

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