590.840 - Collection of fee for certain fuels and heating oil; exempt products; payment of expenses of Department.
590.840 Collection of fee for certain fuels and heating oil; exempt products; payment of expenses of Department.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department shall collect for deposit in the Fund a fee of 0.75 cent for each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, diesel fuel of grade number 1, diesel fuel of grade number 2 and heating oil imported into this State in one of those forms or refined in this State. The fee imposed by this section is in addition to the taxes imposed by chapters 365 and 366 of NRS.
2. The fee imposed by subsection 1 does not apply to motor vehicle fuel, diesel fuel of grade number 1, diesel fuel of grade number 2 or heating oil that is:
(a) Imported or refined by the United States, its unincorporated agencies and instrumentalities, or any incorporated agency or instrumentality of the United States wholly owned by the United States or by a corporation wholly owned by the United States;
(b) Exported from this State;
(c) Imported or refined by railroad companies for use in locomotive engines;
(d) Being transported through this State in interstate commerce; or
(e) Used as fuel for jet or turbine-powered aircraft.
3. The fee is payable on or before the last day of each calendar month for those products subject to the fee that are handled during the preceding calendar month. The Department shall prescribe by regulation the manner of payment of the fee and for this purpose may reasonably classify the persons liable for payment. The Department may, in collecting the fee, employ any administrative power conferred upon it by chapter 360A or 365 of NRS.
4. The expenses incurred by the Department in performing its duties under NRS 590.700 to 590.920, inclusive, are a charge against the Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1688; A 1991, 339; 1995, 2503; 1999, 1022; 2001, 2630, 2642)