A. A tax is imposed on all gasoline, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas and all diesel fuel used or consumed in this state as follows:
1. Gasoline, sixteen cents ($0.16) per gallon;
2. Diesel fuel, thirteen cents ($0.13) per gallon;
3. Compressed natural gas, five cents ($0.05) per gasoline gallons equivalent (gge) until the credit authorized pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 2357.22 of this title expires. Upon the expiration of the credit authorized pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 2357.22 of this title, the rate of tax imposed upon compressed natural gas shall be equal to the tax rate imposed on diesel fuel using gasoline gallons equivalent (gge); and
4. Liquefied natural gas, five cents ($0.05) per diesel gallon equivalent (dge) until the credit authorized pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 2357.22 of this title expires. Upon the expiration of the credit authorized pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 2357.22 of this title, the rate of tax imposed upon liquefied natural gas shall be equal to the tax rate imposed on diesel fuel using diesel gallon equivalent (dge), which shall be equal to six and six one-hundredths (6.06) pounds of liquefied natural gas.
B. A tax is imposed on all gasoline, diesel fuel and kerosene used or consumed in this state for use as fuel to generate power in aircraft engines or for training, testing or research on aircraft engines in the amount of eight one-hundredths of one cent ($0.0008) per gallon. All gasoline, diesel fuel and kerosene sold for use under this subsection shall not be subject to the excise tax levied in subsection A of this section.
C. Notwithstanding any exemption provided in Section 500.1 et seq. of this title, all gasoline used or consumed in this state for use as fuel for farm tractors or stationary engines and used exclusively for agricultural purposes shall be subject to a tax in the amount of two and eight one-hundredths cents ($0.0208) per gallon. All gasoline sold for use pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the excise tax levied in subsection A of this section. The term "farm tractor", as used herein, shall include all tractor-type, motorized farm implements and equipment but shall not include motor vehicles of the truck-type, pickup truck-type, automobiles and other motor vehicles required to be registered and licensed each year under the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
D. It is the intent of this section to amend, revise, incorporate and recodify the tax imposed on motor fuel and that the tax shall be conclusively presumed to be a direct tax and shall be a direct tax on the retail or ultimate consumer precollected for the purpose of convenience and facility to the consumer. The levy and assessment on other persons as specified in this act shall be as agents of the state for the precollection of the tax. The provisions of this section shall in no way affect the method of collecting the tax as provided in this act. The tax imposed by this section shall be collected and paid at those times, in the manner, and by those persons specified in this act.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 345, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 314, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2011, c. 163, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 375, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.