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RI Gen L § 31-36.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-36.1 - Fuel Use Reporting Law|Section 31-36.1-16 - Reciprocity.

§ 31-36.1-16. Reciprocity.The tax administrator may enter the International Fuel Tax Agreement or other cooperative compacts or agreements with other states or jurisdictions to permit base state or base jurisdiction licensing of persons using motor fuel in this state. Those agreements may provide for the cooperation and assistance among member states in the administration and collection of motor fuel tax, including, but not limited to, exchanges of information, auditing and assessing of interstate carriers and suppliers, and any other activities necessary to further uniformity.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 22, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-36.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-36.1 - Fuel Use Reporting Law|Section 31-36.1-17 - Penalties.

§ 31-36.1-17. Penalties.(a) Any motor carrier failing to secure or display upon demand the license or identification device required in § 31-36.1-3, or under the International Fuel Tax Agreement shall be guilty of a civil violation and subject to a fine not exceeding: (1) eighty-five dollars ($85.00) for the first offense and (2) not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for subsequent offenses. Any motor carrier willfully violating any other provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a civil violation and subject to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense and not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for subsequent offenses.(b) Filing of a false statement to obtain credit or refund. Any person who willfully and knowingly makes a false statement orally, in writing, or in the form of a receipt for the sale of motor fuel, for the purpose of obtaining, attempting to obtain, or to assist any other person, partnership, or corporation to obtain or attempt to obtain a credit or refund or reduction of liability for taxes under this chapter, shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both.(c) Failure to file return or pay tax. When any motor carrier fails to file a return within the time prescribed by this chapter for the filing of it or fails to pay the amount of taxes due when they are payable, a penalty of ten percent (10%) or fifty dollars ($50.00), whichever is greater, shall be added to the amount of the tax due, and the penalty shall immediately accrue, and the tax shall bear interest at the annual rate provided by § 44-1-7, as amended, until the tax is paid. The tax administrator may waive all or part of the penalties provided in this chapter when it is proved to the tax administrator's satisfaction that the failure to file the return or pay the taxes on time was due to reasonable cause.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 103, § 12; P.L. 1992, ch. 388, § 13; P.L. 1996, ch. 173, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 15; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 9; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 13.
RI Gen L § 31-36.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-36.1 - Fuel Use Reporting Law|Section 31-36.1-18 - Disposition of proceeds.

§ 31-36.1-18. Disposition of proceeds.All money collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the intermodal surface transportation fund as established in § 31-36-20.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 13, § 8.
RI Gen L § 31-36.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-36.1 - Fuel Use Reporting Law|Section 31-36.1-19 - Out-of-state vehicles.

§ 31-36.1-19. Out-of-state vehicles.When under the laws of any other jurisdiction, any tax, license, fee, or other obligation in addition to any imposed by Rhode Island, are imposed on motor vehicles registered in Rhode Island, the same tax, license, fee, or other obligation may be imposed on vehicles from those states by Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 220, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-36.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-36.2 - Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011|Section 31-36.2-1 - Short title.

§ 31-36.2-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011."History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 379, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-36.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-36.2 - Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011|Section 31-36.2-2 - Biofuels study commission established.

§ 31-36.2-2. Biofuels study commission established.(a) Membership. There is hereby established a special study commission to study the feasibility and effectiveness of various forms of incentives to promote the development and use of advanced biofuels in the state including, but not limited to: production credits, the production and harvesting of woody biomass or woody residue, feedstock incentives, and direct consumer credits for the use of advanced biofuels in various applications. Said commission shall be known as the Biofuels Study Commission and shall be comprised of fifteen (15) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the house of representatives, not more than four (4) from the same political party, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; three (3) of whom shall be members of the senate, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the senate president; one of whom shall be the director of the department of environmental management, or his or her designee; one of whom shall be employed by an independent organization in the field of the environment and fuels, to be appointed by the speaker of the house; one of whom shall be the director of the office of energy resources, or his or her designee; three (3) of whom shall be employed by companies that work in and/or who themselves work in the field of advanced biofuels, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and one of whom shall be from the University of Rhode Island cooperative extension, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.(b) Purpose. The purpose of the commission shall be to investigate and develop a strategy to increase the use of advanced biofuels as alternatives to conventional carbon-based fuels by the state, its agencies and political subdivisions and regional transit authorities, and also to promote the use of such fuels in all sectors of the state, both private and public. In conducting its investigation and study, the commission shall consider biofuel incentive programs in other states and the states' relative competitiveness in the field.(c) Information furnished. All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish any advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to the commission and its agents that is deemed necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.(d) The commission shall report to the general assembly on the results of its investigations and study and its recommendations, if any, on or before January 23, 2012, and at least every two (2) years thereafter on its continued findings and the results of its studies, and shall make such recommendations to the general assembly as it deems advisable.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 379, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-36.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-36.2 - Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011|Section 31-36.2-3 - Further study purposes of biofuels study commission.

§ 31-36.2-3. Further study purposes of biofuels study commission.(a) The biofuels study commission established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall explore the possibility of developing and entering into, to the extent possible, an agreement among those states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, for the purpose of implementing a low carbon fuel standard (hereinafter referred to as "LCFS"), for transportation fuels. Provided, the commission is not authorized to, nor shall the commission enter into any form of agreement, contract, compact, memorandum of understanding, or similar document or arrangement.(b) By way of guidance, in developing proposed agreements, such agreements should seek to provide for the following, when reasonably possible:(1) That LCFS shall be measured on a full fuels lifecycle basis;(2) That LCFS may be met through market-based methods by which providers exceeding the performance required by an LCFS shall receive credits that may be applied to future obligations or traded to providers not meeting the LCFS;(3) That agreement shall establish a declining standard for greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2-equivalent grams per unit of fuel energy sold, sufficient to achieve a ten percent (10%) reduction in the carbon content of all passenger vehicle fuels sold in participating states; and(4) That the state shall, with the other states participating in the agreement, examine the regulations and implementation of a low carbon fuel standard in California and other states and consider ways to coordinate and issue public findings on both such matters, and if applicable, use in the agreement the life-cycle analysis methods employed by the California Air Resources Board to determine the carbon intensity of fuel. The state shall, with other states, adopt life-cycle emissions accounting standards that are consistent with the EPA's recently revised regulations for the federal renewable fuel standard.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 379, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-36.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-36.2 - Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011|Section 31-36.2-4 - Biofuels as alternatives to carbon-based fuels.

§ 31-36.2-4. Biofuels as alternatives to carbon-based fuels.(a) In addition to the preceding provisions of this chapter, the biofuels study commission shall investigate and develop a strategy to increase the use of advanced biofuels as alternatives to conventional carbon-based fuels by the state, its agencies and political subdivisions and regional transit authorities.(b) The commission shall develop strategies to increase the use of advanced biofuels by the state, its agencies and political subdivisions and regional transit authorities and methods to advance those strategies. Methods to be considered shall include, but not be limited to: financing mechanisms including grants, loans and other incentive programs for group procurement of advanced biofuels, vehicles using advanced biofuels and distribution infrastructure and technical assistance.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 379, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-1 - Filling station license.

§ 31-37-1. Filling station license.Every owner shall, before continuing or commencing to transact the business of operating a filling station, obtain from the tax administrator a license for each filling station operated. Applications for the licenses shall be made to the tax administrator on forms to be obtained from the administrator and the administrator, if satisfied as to the facts stated in the application, shall issue a license for the filling station, which license shall entitle the owner to continue or commence to engage in the business within the state provided the owner shall have complied with all ordinances or other local regulations respecting the location of pumps.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 13; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 70; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-2 - Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license.

§ 31-37-2. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license.The administrator may for cause refuse any application for a license for a filling station and may for cause suspend or revoke any license issued by the administrator under the provisions of this chapter after an opportunity for a hearing of the applicant or licensee has been afforded.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 13; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 70; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-2.
RI Gen L § 31-37-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-3 - Filling station records.

§ 31-37-3. Filling station records.The owner of every filling station, at the filling station, shall keep a record of the number of gallons of fuels purchased, sold, and used by the owner, from whom purchased, and the date of the purchases. These records shall be preserved for three (3) years and shall be open to the inspection of the investigators and examiners of the division of taxation upon demand.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 14; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 10; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-3; P.L. 1967, ch. 181, § 10.
RI Gen L § 31-37-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-4 - Inspection of pumps and tanks.

§ 31-37-4. Inspection of pumps and tanks.The division of taxation may cause its investigators and examiners to make inspections and examinations of filling stations, pumps, measuring devices, storage tanks, and tanks on motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 16; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; P.L. 1937, ch. 2510, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 11; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-4.
RI Gen L § 31-37-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-5 - Information furnished by fuel vehicle drivers - Inspection and sampling.

§ 31-37-5. Information furnished by fuel vehicle drivers — Inspection and sampling.The operator or driver of any vehicle used for the transportation of fuels in this state shall furnish to the tax administrator or the administrator's agents, on request, any information relative to the transportation of fuels in this state that may be required for the proper administration of the provisions of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title. For the purpose of securing the information the agents may stop on the highways of this state any vehicle which, they have reasonable cause to believe, is used for the transportation of fuels in this state. The agents may take samples of any fuels so transported or offered for sale in this state in sufficient quantity for the purpose of making an analysis of them.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 16; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; P.L. 1937, ch. 2510, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 11; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-5.
RI Gen L § 31-37-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-6 - Method of testing for quality of fuels.

§ 31-37-6. Method of testing for quality of fuels.All tests to determine the quality of gasoline shall be made by the materials section of the public works division in accordance with methods contained in "American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specifications for Automotive Gasoline D-439-78".History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 16; P.L. 1937, ch. 2510, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 11; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-6; P.L. 1976, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 177, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-7 - Weights and measures.

§ 31-37-7. Weights and measures.It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to give false or insufficient weight or measure in the sale of fuels or lubricating oils.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 16; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; P.L. 1937, ch. 2510, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 11; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-7; P.L. 1976, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 324, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 78, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 1, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 37, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 43, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-7.1 - Minimum standards for gasoline.

§ 31-37-7.1. Minimum standards for gasoline.(a) Beginning June 1, 2007, no person shall sell, deliver for sale, import, or cause to be imported into the state for sale any gasoline containing methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) or other ether oxygenates in quantities greater than one-half of one percent (0.5%) by volume. For the purpose of this section, "other ether oxygenates" shall include the following gasoline additives: Methanol; Isopropanol; n-Propanol; N-Butonal; sec-Butanol; tert-Butanol; Tert-pentalol (tert-amylalcohol); Ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE); Diisopropylether (DIPE); Tertiary Butyl alcohol (TBA); Iso-butanol; and Tert-amymethylether (TAME). Nothing in this section shall prohibit the transshipment of gasoline containing the oxygenates within the state for disposition outside the state, including storage coincident to the transshipment.(b) No person shall sell, offer for sale, deliver, or have in the person's possession for the purpose of sale, any article or product represented as gasoline for use in internal combustion engines used in motor vehicles that does not equal the most recent version of the "American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Automotive Gasoline D-4814."(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it shall be the responsibility of the director of the department of environmental management to administer and enforce this section.(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 31-37-17, penalties for violations of this section shall be assessed pursuant to § 23-23-14 as administered by the department of environmental management. In addition, the department is hereby authorized to administer this section according to the provisions of chapter 12.1 of title 46 in conjunction with its authority relating to underground storage tanks.(e) The director of the department of environmental management shall have the authority to temporarily waive a control or prohibition respecting the use of a fuel or fuel additive required under this section to avoid a disruption in the supply of fuel to the state or to other states as a result of a natural disaster or other emergency. The director shall provide, in writing, the notice of waiver; the nature of the emergency; and the time frame for which the waiver shall remain in effect.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 37, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 43, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-37-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-8 - Peddler's license.

§ 31-37-8. Peddler's license.Every peddler shall, before continuing or commencing to transact the business of a peddler, obtain from the division of taxation a license. Application for the license shall be made to the division of taxation on forms to be obtained from the division of taxation. The division of taxation, if satisfied as to the facts stated in the application, shall issue a license to the peddler, and it shall entitle the peddler to continue or commence to engage in the business within this state.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 14a; P.L. 1937, ch. 2509, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 12; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-8.
RI Gen L § 31-37-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-9 - Peddler's records of purchases and sales.

§ 31-37-9. Peddler's records of purchases and sales.(a) Every peddler, at its principal place of business within the state of Rhode Island, shall keep a record of the number of gallons of fuels purchased, sold, and used by the peddler, from whom purchased and the date of the purchases, to whom sold and the amount and date of the sales. These records shall be preserved for three (3) years and shall be open to the inspection of the investigators and examiners of division of taxation upon demand.(b) Every peddler shall keep, at its principal place of business, within the state of Rhode Island, for a period of three (3) years, a complete record of the purchases and sales of fuels. This record must contain the names and addresses of those from whom the peddler has purchased the fuels, and the names and addresses of those to whom the peddler has sold the fuels.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 14a; P.L. 1937, ch. 2509, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 12; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-9; P.L. 1967, ch. 181, § 11.
RI Gen L § 31-37-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-10 - Term of licenses - Fee.

§ 31-37-10. Term of licenses — Fee.(a) Any license issued by the tax administrator to an owner for the operation of a retail filling station, or to a peddler of gasoline, shall, from the date of the issuance of the license, be and remain in full force and effect until or unless:(1) Suspended or revoked by the tax administrator;(2) The business with respect to which the license was issued shall change ownership; or(3) The owner or peddler shall cease to transact the business for which the license was issued.(b) In any of which cases the license shall expire and terminate, and its holder shall immediately return the license to the tax administrator. There shall be no fee for this license.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2093, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3007, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-10; P.L. 1960, ch. 74, § 16; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 3, § 4.