Florida Senate - 2013 SB 522 By Senator Bradley 7-00785-13 2013522__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to biodiesel fuel; amending s. 206.02, 3 F.S.; exempting municipalities, counties, and school 4 districts manufacturing biodiesel fuel for internal 5 use from certain reporting, bonding, and licensing 6 requirements applicable to biodiesel manufacturers; 7 amending s. 206.874, F.S.; requiring such entities to 8 pay a tax on such biodiesel fuel; providing an 9 effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 206.02, Florida 14 Statutes, is amended to read: 15 206.02 Application for license; temporary license; terminal 16 suppliers, importers, exporters, blenders, biodiesel 17 manufacturers, and wholesalers.— 18 (5) Each biodiesel manufacturer, except for a municipality, 19 county, or school district manufacturing biodiesel for internal 20 use, must meet the reporting, bonding, and licensing 21 requirements prescribed for wholesalers underbythis chapter. 22 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 23 206.874, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 24 206.874 Exemptions.— 25 (4) 26 (b) Local government users of diesel fuel shallbe required27tofile a return accounting for diesel fuel acquisitions, 28 biodiesel manufactured for internal use only, inventory, and 29 use, and remit a tax equal to 3 cents of the 4-cent tax required 30 under s. 206.87(1)(a), plus the taxes required under s. 31 206.87(1)(b), (c), and (d) each month to the department. 32 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.