Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 505 - Interstate Motor Vehicle Fuel Licenses and Permits › Rule 761-505.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  transportation.
"Electric fuel"
means electrical energy
				  delivered or placed into the battery or other energy storage device of an
				  electric motor vehicle from a source outside the motor vehicle for purposes of
				  propelling the motor vehicle as defined in Iowa Code section
				  452A.40 as enacted by
				  2019 Iowa Acts, House File 767, section 23.
"Fuel supply tank"
means a motor vehicle's
				  hydrogen fuel cells if the motor vehicle uses hydrogen as a special
				  fuel.
"Fuel(s)"
means and includes motor fuel and
				  special fuel as defined in Iowa Code section
				  452A.2.
"Fuel license"
or
"license "
means an International Fuel Tax License issued pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  452A.53.
"Hydrogen gallon"
means a diesel gallon
				  equivalent. A diesel gallon equivalent of hydrogen weighs 2.49 pounds.
"IFTA member jurisdiction"
means a
				  jurisdiction that is a member of the International Fuel Tax Agreement. A list
				  of jurisdictions and their membership statuses may be obtained by contacting
				  the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau.
"International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA)"
is
				  a multi jurisdiction agreement for the administration of motor fuel tax laws
				  for vehicles operated in multiple member jurisdictions.
"Lease"
means a contract or agreement by
				  which a vehicle owner (lessor) provides a vehicle to a person or company
				  (lessee) for use during a specified period of time.
1.
"Long-term lease"
means a lease for a
				  period of 30 days or more.
2.
"Short-term lease"
means a lease for a
				  period of 29 days or less including trip leases. Back-to-back leases of 29 days
				  or less are considered short-term leases.
"Licensee"
means any person who holds a
				  valid fuel license.
"Non-IFTA member jurisdiction"
means a
				  jurisdiction that is not a member of the International Fuel Tax Agreement. A
				  list of jurisdictions and their membership statuses may be obtained by
				  contacting the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau.
"Permittee"
means any person who holds a
				  valid temporary fuel permit.
"Qualified motor vehicle"
means a motor
				  vehicle or combination of vehicles used or designed to transport persons or
				  property if any of the following apply:
1. The vehicle or combination of vehicles weighs more than
				  26,000 pounds.
2. The vehicle or combination of vehicles is registered for
				  more than 26,000 pounds.
3. The power unit has three or more axles.
"Qualified motor vehicle" does not include recreational
				  vehicles.
"Quarter"
means calendar quarter, January 1
				  to March 31, April 1 to June 30, July 1 to September 30, and October 1 to
				  December 31.
"Temporary fuel permit"
or
"temporary
				  permit"
means a single trip fuel permit issued pursuant to Iowa Code
				  section
				  452A.53.
In addition to the preceding definitions, all of the
				  definitions contained in Iowa Code sections
				  452A.2 and
				  452A.57
				  shall govern the rules in this chapter, where not inconsistent with the above
				  definitions.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  452A.2 and
				  452A.57
				  and section
				  452A.40 as enacted by
				  2019 Iowa Acts, House File 767, section 23.