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                                   962

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CAHILL,  WEPRIN,  MORELLE, DESTITO, LUPARDO,
  GUNTHER, CARROZZA, ROSENTHAL, PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
  A.  EDDINGTON,  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to eliminating the  residential
  restriction for heating exemptions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 301-b of the tax law, as amended
by section 2 of part H of chapter 407 of the laws of 1999,  subparagraph
(C)  of  paragraph  2 as amended by section 1 of part X of chapter 63 of
the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  (d) Sales to consumers for heating purposes.  [(1)  Total  residential
heating]  HEATING  exemption. (A) Unenhanced diesel motor fuel sold by a
petroleum business registered under article twelve-A of this chapter  as
a distributor of diesel motor fuel or residual petroleum product sold by
a  petroleum business registered under this article as a residual petro-
leum product business to  the  consumer  exclusively  for  [residential]
heating purposes.
  (B) Enhanced diesel motor fuel sold by a petroleum business registered
under  article twelve-A of this chapter as a distributor of diesel motor
fuel to the consumer exclusively for [residential] heating purposes  but
only if such enhanced diesel motor fuel is delivered into a storage tank
which  is not equipped with a hose or other apparatus by which such fuel
can be dispensed into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle and such  storage
tank  is  attached to the heating unit burning such fuel, provided, that
with respect to each delivery of  such  fuel  over  four  thousand  five
hundred  gallons,  to  obtain  this  exemption there shall be required a
certificate signed by the purchaser stating that  the  product  will  be
used exclusively for [residential] heating purposes.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  [(2)  Partial non-residential heating exemption. (A) Unenhanced diesel
motor fuel  sold  by  a  petroleum  business  registered  under  article
twelve-A  of this chapter as a distributor of diesel motor fuel or resi-
dual petroleum product sold by a  petroleum  business  registered  under
this  article  as  a residual petroleum product business to the consumer
exclusively for heating, other than residential heating purposes.
  (B) Enhanced diesel motor fuel sold by a petroleum business registered
under article twelve-A of this chapter as a distributor of diesel  motor
fuel  to  the  consumer  exclusively for heating, other than residential
heating purposes, but only if such enhanced diesel motor fuel is  deliv-
ered  into  a  storage  tank  which is not equipped with a hose or other
apparatus by which such fuel can be dispensed into the fuel  tank  of  a
motor  vehicle  and  such  storage  tank is attached to the heating unit
burning such fuel, provided, that with respect to each delivery of  such
fuel  over  four thousand five hundred gallons, to obtain this exemption
there shall be required a certificate signed by  the  purchaser  stating
that  the product will be used exclusively for heating, other than resi-
dential heating purposes.
  (C)  Calculation  of  partial  exemption.  Notwithstanding  any  other
provision  of this article, commencing April first, two thousand one and
ending August thirty-first, two thousand two, the amount of the  partial
exemption  under  this  paragraph shall be determined by multiplying the
quantity of diesel motor fuel and residual  petroleum  product  eligible
for  the exemption times the sum of the then current rate of the supple-
mental tax imposed by section three hundred one-j of  this  article  and
twenty  percent  of  the then current rate of the tax imposed by section
three hundred one-a of this article, with respect to the specific diesel
motor fuel or residual petroleum product rate, as the case may  be,  and
commencing  September first, two thousand two, the amount of the partial
exemption under this paragraph shall be determined  by  multiplying  the
quantity  of  diesel  motor fuel and residual petroleum product eligible
for the exemption times the sum of the then current rate of the  supple-
mental  tax  imposed  by section three hundred one-j of this article and
forty-six percent of the then current rate of the tax imposed by section
three hundred one-a of this article, with respect to the specific diesel
motor fuel or residual petroleum product rate, as the case may be.]
  S 2. Subdivision (a) of section 301-c of the tax law,  as  amended  by
section  4 of part H of chapter 407 of the laws of 1999 and subparagraph
(B) of paragraph 2 as amended by section 2 of part X of  chapter  63  of
the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  Diesel  motor fuel used for heating purposes. [(1) Total residen-
tial heating] HEATING reimbursement. Diesel motor fuel purchased in this
state and sold by such purchaser to a consumer for use  exclusively  for
[residential] heating purposes but only where (i) such diesel motor fuel
is  delivered  into  a storage tank which is not equipped with a hose or
other apparatus by which such fuel can be dispensed into the  fuel  tank
of a motor vehicle and such storage tank is attached to the heating unit
burning  such  fuel,  (ii)  the tax imposed pursuant to this article has
been paid with respect to such diesel motor fuel and the  entire  amount
of such tax has been absorbed by such purchaser, and (iii) such purchas-
er possesses documentary proof satisfactory to the commissioner evidenc-
ing  the absorption by it of the entire amount of the tax imposed pursu-
ant to  this  article.  Provided,  however,  that  the  commissioner  is
authorized,  in the event that the commissioner determines that it would
not threaten the integrity of the administration and enforcement of  the
tax  imposed by this article, to provide a reimbursement with respect to

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a retail sale to a consumer for [residential] heating purposes  of  less
than  ten  gallons  of  diesel  motor  fuel  provided  such  fuel is not
dispensed into the tank of a motor vehicle. Provided, further, that with
respect  to  each  delivery  of  enhanced diesel motor fuel of over four
thousand five hundred gallons, to obtain this reimbursement there  shall
be  required a certificate signed by the consumer stating that the prod-
uct will be used exclusively for [residential] heating purposes.
  [(2) Partial non-residential heating reimbursement. (A)  Diesel  motor
fuel  purchased  in  this state and sold by such purchaser to a consumer
for use exclusively for heating,  other  than  for  residential  heating
purposes,  but only where (i) such diesel motor fuel is delivered into a
storage tank which is not equipped with a hose  or  other  apparatus  by
which  such  fuel can be dispensed into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle
and such storage tank is attached to the heating unit burning such fuel,
(ii) the tax imposed pursuant to this article has been paid with respect
to such diesel motor fuel and the entire amount of  such  tax  has  been
absorbed  by such purchaser, and (iii) such purchaser possesses documen-
tary proof satisfactory to the commissioner evidencing the absorption by
it of the entire amount of the tax imposed  pursuant  to  this  article.
Provided, however, that with respect to each delivery of enhanced diesel
motor  fuel  of  over four thousand five hundred gallons, to obtain this
reimbursement there shall  be  required  a  certificate  signed  by  the
consumer  stating that the product will be used exclusively for heating,
other than for residential heating purposes.
  (B) Calculation of partial reimbursement.  Notwithstanding  any  other
provision  of this article, commencing April first, two thousand one and
ending  August  thirty-first,  two  thousand  two,  the  amount  of  the
reimbursement  under  this  paragraph shall be determined by multiplying
the quantity of diesel motor fuel eligible for the  reimbursement  times
the  sum  of  the  then  current rate of the supplemental tax imposed by
section three hundred one-j of this article and twenty  percent  of  the
then  current  rate of the tax imposed by section three hundred one-a of
this article, with respect to the specific diesel motor  fuel  rate,  as
the  case  may be, and commencing September first, two thousand two, the
amount of the reimbursement under this paragraph shall be determined  by
multiplying   the  quantity  of  diesel  motor  fuel  eligible  for  the
reimbursement times the sum of the then current rate of the supplemental
tax imposed by section three hundred one-j of this article and forty-six
percent of the then current rate of the tax  imposed  by  section  three
hundred one-a of this article, with respect to the specific diesel motor
fuel rate, as the case may be.]
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2010.