SCS/HCS/HB 2141 - This act defines measurement standards and tax rates for compressed and liquefied natural gas as a motor fuel. This act also removes compressed and liquefied natural gas from the alternative fuel decal and tax system unless an owner or operator of the natural gas fueled motor vehicles operates a natural gas fueling station as of December 31, 2015, exclusively for the use of fueling those vehicles and the owner or operator opts to continue apply for and use the alternative fuel decals. Any owner or operator that sells at retail natural gas motor fuel from their natural gas fueling station or declines to renew alternative fuel decals for their vehicles shall no longer be eligible to participate in the alternative fuel decal system. Any fuel that an owner or operator of a natural gas fueled motor vehicle purchases at any location other than their own shall be subject to the per gallon tax rates for compressed and liquefied natural gas for that purchase. This act also adds compressed natural gas meters, liquefied natural gas meters, electrical charging stations, and hydrogen fuel meters to the list of meters requiring registration, inspection and calibration. This act modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Propane Safety Act. This act changes the name of the Missouri Propane Gas Commission to the Missouri Propane Safety Commission, removes the definition of "director," and defines "autogas". Further, this act modifies the composition of the Commission by removing the member representing the Department of Natural Resources and replacing them with the Missouri State Fire Marshal or his or her designee.
Currently, no city, town, village, fire district, or other political subdivision shall adopt or enforce any ordinance or regulation in conflict with the Missouri Propane Safety Act. This act adds counties to the list of entities that shall not adopt or enforce any conflicting ordinance or regulation.
This act also expands permissible airport planning projects that may be paid for with aviation trust fund moneys to include airport business plans and strategic plans. This act also lowers the threshold of deposits necessary to spend money for the study or promotion of expanded domestic, international, or intrastate commercial service, the promotion of aviation in the state, or assisting airport sponsors participating in a federally funded air service program supporting intrastate scheduled commercial service from $6 million dollars to $4.5 million. This lowered threshold is restricted by permitting no more than $2 million to be spent for the above purposes and at least $4 million must be used for other purposes allowable under the law.
The provisions of this act become effective on January 1, 2016.
This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 970 (2014), contains provisions substantially similar to SB 920 (2014), and contains provisions identical to HB 1897 (2014) and SB 818 (2014).
MICHELA BIRK