KS Stat § 55-427 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 4 - Petroleum Products Inspection|55-427 Monthly report of sales and payment of fees; interest and penalty when delinquent; petroleum inspection fee fund.

55-427. Monthly report of sales and payment of fees; interest and penalty when delinquent; petroleum inspection fee fund. (a) Every manufacturer, importer, or distributor of any of the above-named petroleum products subject to inspection and liable for the payment of fees as provided in the petroleum products inspection law, shall report in full and detail before the 25th day of every month at the office of the director of taxation, on blanks prepared, furnished and approved by the director of taxation, the quantity of each of the above-named petroleum products sold in the state of Kansas during the preceding calendar month, and shall, at the time of forwarding such report, compute and pay to the director of taxation at the director's office, the amount of fees due the state on all petroleum products subject to inspection during the preceding month.(b) All fees imposed under the provisions of the petroleum products inspection law and not paid on or before the 25th day of the month succeeding the calendar month in which such petroleum products were sold or offered for sale shall be deemed delinquent and shall bear interest at the rate of 1% a month, or fraction thereof, from such due date until paid. In addition, there is hereby imposed upon all amounts of such fees remaining due and unpaid after such due date a penalty in the amount of 5%. Such penalty shall be added to and collected as part of the fees by the director of taxation. The fees, including penalty and interest shall be remitted by the director of taxation to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit the same in accordance with subsections (c) and (d).(c) There is hereby created in the state treasury the petroleum inspection fee fund which shall be administered by the secretary of agriculture. All moneys credited to the petroleum inspection fee fund shall be used for the expenses incurred for the performance of the duties and functions of the secretary of agriculture and the Kansas department of agriculture prescribed by K.S.A. 55-422 through 55-427, 55-434 through 55-445 and 55-447, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 83-501, and amendments thereto, or any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, relating to the regulation of the quality of petroleum products, and for the expenses incurred for the performance of the duties and functions of the secretary of agriculture and the Kansas department of agriculture prescribed by K.S.A. 83-401 through 83-410, and amendments thereto, or any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, and K.S.A. 83-501, and amendments thereto, or any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, relating to the regulation of motor fuel dispensing devices, as defined by K.S.A. 83-401, and amendments thereto. All expenditures from the petroleum inspection fee fund shall be made in accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of agriculture or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.(d) All moneys received for the fee imposed by K.S.A. 55-426, and amendments thereto, or for interest or penalties imposed by K.S.A. 55-427, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and such moneys shall be credited in accordance with the following:(1) On and after July 1 of each fiscal year, 2/3 of each such deposit shall be credited to the state general fund and the balance of each such deposit shall be credited to the petroleum inspection fee fund until the aggregate of all amounts credited to the state general fund under this subsection (d)(1) equals $100,000; and(2) after $100,000 has been credited to the state general fund under subsection (d)(1) for any fiscal year, the entire amount of each amount deposited thereafter for such fiscal year shall be credited to the petroleum inspection fee fund.History: L. 1935, ch. 210, § 6; L. 1939, ch. 288, § 15; L. 1941, ch. 278, § 4; L. 1955, ch. 265, § 3; L. 1956, ch. 52, § 9; L. 1957, ch. 429, § 13; L. 1989, ch. 163, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 105, § 6; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 194; L. 2008, ch. 93, § 1; July 1.