A 3675: Relates to tax on sales of motor fuel and petroleum products and makes conforming changes; repeals provisions relating to manufacturing gallonage for purposes of the imposition of certain taxes; repeals provisions relating to reimbursement; repeals provisions relating to a utility credit or reimbursement; repeals provisions relating to an aviation fuel business which services four or more cities; repeals provisions relating to services rendered with respect to certain property; repeals provisions relating to fuel sold to an airline for use in its airplanes.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3675 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, KELLES, LEVENBERG, SEAWRIGHT, STERN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SHIMSKY, GALLAGHER, BARRETT, ROSENTHAL, EPSTEIN, SIMONE, JACKSON, STIRPE, HEVESI, GLICK, FORREST, REYES, KIM, STECK, SHRESTHA, DINOWITZ, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, COLTON, BURDICK, TAPIA, RAGA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to eliminating property that directly produces, transmits, distributes, transports or stores fossil fuels from qualifying tangible property for purposes of the investment tax credit and the Brownfield redevelopment tax credit; to amend the tax law, in relation to tax on sales of motor fuel and petroleum products and to make conforming changes; to amend the tax law, in relation to taxes not authorized and the disposition of revenue; to repeal paragraph 3 of subdivision (f) and paragraph 4 of subdivision (g) of section 301-a of the tax law relating to manufacturing gallo- nage for purposes of the imposition of certain taxes; to repeal subdi- visions (i), (j), and (l) of section 301-c of the tax law relating to reimbursement; to repeal section 301-d of the tax law relating to a utility credit or reimbursement; to repeal subdivision (f) of section 301-e of the tax law relating to an aviation fuel business which services four or more cities; to repeal subparagraph (xi) of paragraph 3 of subdivision (c) of section 1105 of the tax law relating to services rendered with respect to certain property; and to repeal paragraph 9 of subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law relating to fuel sold to an airline for use in its airplanes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "Stop Climate Polluter Handouts Act". EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06545-02-5 
 A. 3675 2 1 § 2. Subdivision (m) of section 301-a of the tax law, as added by 2 section 20 of part K of chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (m) Special rate adjustment for certain vessels. Notwithstanding any 5 provision of this section to the contrary, the use of non-highway diesel 6 motor fuel in the engine of a vessel to propel such vessel shall be 7 subject to tax at the motor fuel and highway diesel motor fuel rate 8 provided for in this section, and shall be subject to the provisions of 9 section three hundred one-j of this article, including the adjustment 10 set forth in paragraph [four] three of subdivision (a) of such section 11 three hundred one-j. A credit or refund shall be available to the extent 12 tax paid on gallonage used to propel any such vessel exceeds the amount 13 of tax due based on the tax rate set forth herein. Provided, however, 14 that the commissioner shall require such documentary proof to qualify 15 for any credit or reimbursement provided hereunder as the commissioner 16 deems appropriate. 17 § 3. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (f) and paragraph 4 of subdivision (g) 18 of section 301-a of the tax law are REPEALED. 19 § 4. Subdivisions (a) and (d) of section 301-b of the tax law, subdi- 20 vision (a) as added by chapter 190 of the laws of 1990, paragraph 5 of 21 subdivision (a) as amended by section 3 of part E of chapter 59 of the 22 laws of 2012, paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of subdivision (a) as added by 23 section 4 of part W-1 of chapter 109 of the laws of 2006, and subdivi- 24 sion (d) as amended by section 21 of part K of chapter 61 of the laws of 25 2011, are amended to read as follows: 26 (a) Products. (1) [Kerosene sold or used by a petroleum business which 27 is registered under article twelve-A of this chapter as a distributor of 28 diesel motor fuel so long as (i) such product has not been blended or 29 mixed with any other product constituting diesel motor fuel or motor 30 fuel or a residual petroleum product and (ii) such product is not used 31 by the petroleum business as fuel to operate a motor vehicle or sold by 32 such petroleum business to a consumer for use as fuel to operate a motor 33 vehicle. 34 (2) Kero-jet fuel (i) sold by a petroleum business which is registered 35 under article twelve-A of this chapter as a distributor of diesel motor 36 fuel to a consumer for use exclusively as jet aircraft fuel or to a 37 petroleum business registered under such article twelve-A as a "distrib- 38 utor of kero-jet fuel only" where such fixed base operator is engaged 39 solely in making or offering to make retail sales not in bulk of kero- 40 jet fuel directly into the fuel tank of an airplane for the purpose of 41 operating such airplane, (ii) used by a petroleum business, registered 42 under article twelve-A of this chapter as a distributor of diesel motor 43 fuel, exclusively as jet aircraft fuel, or (iii) sold at retail not in 44 bulk by a petroleum business registered under article twelve-A of this 45 chapter as a "distributor of kero-jet fuel only" where such fuel is 46 delivered directly into the fuel tank of a jet airplane for use in the 47 operation of such airplane. 48 (3)] Aviation gasoline, meeting the specifications set forth in Ameri- 49 can Standard Testing Material Specification D910 or Military Specifica- 50 tion MIL-G-5572, which is imported or caused to be imported into this 51 state by a petroleum business which is registered under article twelve-A 52 of this chapter as a distributor of motor fuel or produced, refined, 53 manufactured or compounded in this state by such a petroleum business. 54 [(4) Residual petroleum product sold by a petroleum business regis- 55 tered under this article as a residual petroleum product business if 56 such product is sold by such petroleum business to a consumer for use 
 A. 3675 3 1 exclusively as bunker fuel for vessels or if such product is used by 2 such petroleum business exclusively as bunker fuel in its own vessels. 3 (5)] (2) Liquefied petroleum gases, such as butane, ethane or propane, 4 used for purposes other than as motor fuel in the operation of a motor 5 vehicle or for use in the operation of a pleasure or recreational motor 6 boat or using or consuming liquefied petroleum gas for such purpose. 7 [(6)] (3) E85 imported or caused to be imported into this state or 8 produced, refined, manufactured or compounded in this state by a petro- 9 leum business registered under article twelve-A of this chapter, as a 10 distributor of motor fuel, and then sold by such petroleum business and 11 delivered to a filling station and placed in a storage tank of such 12 filling station for such E85 to be dispensed directly into a motor vehi- 13 cle for use in the operation of such vehicle. 14 [(7)] (4) (i) Partial B20 exemption. B20 imported or caused to be 15 imported into this state or produced, refined, manufactured or 16 compounded in this state by a petroleum business registered under arti- 17 cle twelve-A of this chapter, as a distributor of diesel motor fuel, and 18 then sold by such petroleum business. 19 (ii) Calculation of partial exemption. The amount of the partial 20 exemption under this paragraph shall be determined by multiplying the 21 quantity of B20 times twenty percent of the applicable taxes otherwise 22 imposed by this article on such fuel. 23 [(8)] (5) CNG or hydrogen. 24 (d) Sales to consumers for heating purposes. [(1)] Total residential 25 heating exemption. Non-highway diesel motor fuel sold by a petroleum 26 business registered under article twelve-A of this chapter as a distrib- 27 utor of diesel motor fuel or residual petroleum product sold by a petro- 28 leum business registered under this article as a residual petroleum 29 product business to the consumer exclusively for residential heating 30 purposes only if such non-highway diesel motor fuel is delivered into a 31 storage tank which is not equipped with a hose or other apparatus by 32 which such fuel can be dispensed into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle 33 and such storage tank is attached to the heating unit burning such fuel. 34 [(2) Partial non-residential heating exemption. (A) Non-highway diesel 35 motor fuel sold by a petroleum business registered under article 36 twelve-A of this chapter as a distributor of diesel motor fuel or resi- 37 dual petroleum product sold by a petroleum business registered under 38 this article as a residual petroleum product business to the consumer 39 exclusively for heating, other than residential heating purposes only if 40 such non-highway diesel motor fuel is delivered into a storage tank 41 which is not equipped with a hose or other apparatus by which such fuel 42 can be dispensed into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle and such storage 43 tank is attached to the heating unit burning such fuel (B) Calculation 44 of partial exemption. The partial exemption under this paragraph shall 45 be determined by multiplying the quantity of non-highway diesel motor 46 fuel and residual petroleum product eligible for the exemption times the 47 sum of the then current rate of the supplemental tax imposed by section 48 three hundred one-j of this article and forty-six percent of the then 49 current rate of the tax imposed by section three hundred one-a of this 50 article, with respect to the specific non-highway diesel motor fuel or 51 residual petroleum product rate, as the case may be.] 52 § 5. The subdivision heading and paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of 53 section 301-b of the tax law, as added by chapter 190 of the laws of 54 1990, are amended to read as follows: 55 Sales to [New York state and] the federal government. (1) Motor fuel 56 imported or caused to be imported into this state or produced, refined, 
 A. 3675 4 1 manufactured or compounded in this state by a petroleum business regis- 2 tered under article twelve-A of this chapter, as a distributor of motor 3 fuel, and then sold by such petroleum business to an organization 4 described in paragraph [one or] two of subdivision (a) of section eleven 5 hundred sixteen of this chapter where such motor fuel is used by such 6 organization for its own use or consumption. 7 § 6. The opening paragraph and subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 8 301-c of the tax law, the opening paragraph as amended by section 2 of 9 part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2022, subdivision (a) as amended by 10 section 23 of part K of chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, and subdivision 11 (b) as amended by chapter 330 of the laws of 1991, are amended to read 12 as follows: 13 A subsequent purchaser shall be eligible for reimbursement of tax with 14 respect to the following gallonage, subsequently sold by such purchaser 15 in accordance with subdivision (a), (b), (e), (h), [(j), (k), (n) or 16 (o)] (i), (k) or (l) of this section or used by such purchaser in 17 accordance with subdivision (c), (d), (f), (g), [(i), (l), (m)] (j) or 18 [(q)] (n) of this section, which gallonage has been included in the 19 measure of the tax imposed by this article on a petroleum business: 20 (a) [Non-highway Diesel motor fuel used for heating purposes. (1)] 21 Total residential heating reimbursement. Non-highway Diesel motor fuel 22 purchased in this state and sold by such purchaser to a consumer for use 23 exclusively for residential heating purposes but only where (i) such 24 non-highway diesel motor fuel is delivered into a storage tank which is 25 not equipped with a hose or other apparatus by which such non-highway 26 Diesel motor fuel can be dispensed into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle 27 and such storage tank is attached to the heating unit burning such non- 28 highway Diesel motor fuel, (ii) the tax imposed pursuant to this article 29 has been paid with respect to such non-highway diesel motor fuel and the 30 entire amount of such tax has been absorbed by such purchaser, and (iii) 31 such purchaser possesses documentary proof satisfactory to the commis- 32 sioner evidencing the absorption by it of the entire amount of the tax 33 imposed pursuant to this article. Provided, however, that the commis- 34 sioner is authorized, in the event that the commissioner determines that 35 it would not threaten the integrity of the administration and enforce- 36 ment of the tax imposed by this article, to provide a reimbursement with 37 respect to a retail sale to a consumer for residential heating purposes 38 of less than ten gallons of non-highway diesel motor fuel provided such 39 fuel is not dispensed into the tank of a motor vehicle. 40 [(2) Partial non-residential heating reimbursement. (A) Non-highway 41 Diesel motor fuel purchased in this state and sold by such purchaser to 42 a consumer for use exclusively for heating, other than for residential 43 heating purposes, but only where (i) such non-highway diesel motor fuel 44 is delivered into a storage tank which is not equipped with a hose or 45 other apparatus by which such non-highway Diesel motor fuel can be 46 dispensed into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle and such storage tank is 47 attached to the heating unit burning such non-highway Diesel motor fuel, 48 (ii) the tax imposed pursuant to this article has been paid with respect 49 to such non-highway diesel motor fuel and the entire amount of such tax 50 has been absorbed by such purchaser, and (iii) such purchaser possesses 51 documentary proof satisfactory to the commissioner evidencing the 52 absorption by it of the entire amount of the tax imposed pursuant to 53 this article. 54 (B) Calculation of partial reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other 55 provision of this article, the amount of the reimbursement under this 56 paragraph shall be determined by multiplying the quantity of non-highway 
 A. 3675 5 1 diesel motor fuel eligible for the reimbursement times the sum of the 2 then current rate of the supplemental tax imposed by section three 3 hundred one-j of this article and forty-six percent of the then current 4 rate of the tax imposed by section three hundred one-a of this article, 5 with respect to the non-highway diesel motor fuel rate, as the case may 6 be.] 7 (b) Sales to [New York state and] the federal government. Motor fuel 8 and diesel motor fuel purchased in this state and sold by such purchaser 9 in this state to an organization described in paragraph [one or] two of 10 subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred sixteen of this chapter where 11 (i) such motor fuel or diesel motor fuel is for such organization's own 12 use or consumption, (ii) the tax imposed pursuant to this article has 13 been paid with respect to such motor fuel or diesel motor fuel and the 14 entire amount of such tax has been absorbed by such purchaser and, (iii) 15 such purchaser possesses documentary proof satisfactory to the commis- 16 sioner of taxation and finance evidencing the absorption by it of the 17 entire amount of the tax imposed pursuant to this article. Provided, 18 however, that the commissioner [of taxation and finance] shall require 19 such documentary proof to qualify for any reimbursement of tax provided 20 by this section as the commissioner deems appropriate, including the 21 expansion of any certification required pursuant to section two hundred 22 eighty-five-a or two hundred eighty-five-b of this chapter to cover the 23 taxes imposed pursuant to this article. 24 § 6-a. The opening paragraph of section 301-c of the tax law, as 25 amended by section 3 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2022, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 A subsequent purchaser shall be eligible for reimbursement of tax with 28 respect to the following gallonage, subsequently sold by such purchaser 29 in accordance with subdivision (a), (b), (e), (h), [(j)] or [(k)] (i) of 30 this section or used by such purchaser in accordance with subdivision 31 (c), (d), (f), (g), [(i), (l), (m)] (j) or [(q)] (n) of this section, 32 which gallonage has been included in the measure of the tax imposed by 33 this article on a petroleum business: 34 § 7. Subdivisions (i), (j) and (l) of section 301-c of the tax law are 35 REPEALED. 36 § 8. Subdivisions (k), (m), (n), (o), (p) and (q) of section 301-c of 37 the tax law are relettered subdivisions (i), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n). 38 § 9. Section 301-d of the tax law is REPEALED. 39 § 10. Subdivision (f) of section 301-e of the tax law is REPEALED. 40 § 11. Subdivision (a) of section 301-j of the tax law, as amended by 41 chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 as amended by 42 section 29 of part K of chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, is amended to 43 read as follows: 44 (a) Imposition of tax. (1) In addition to the taxes imposed by 45 sections three hundred one-a and three hundred one-e of this article, 46 there is hereby imposed upon every petroleum business subject to tax 47 imposed under section three hundred one-a of this article and every 48 aviation fuel business subject to the aviation gasoline component of the 49 tax imposed under section three hundred one-e of this article, a supple- 50 mental monthly tax for each or any part of a taxable month at a rate of 51 six and eight-tenths cents per gallon with respect to the products 52 included in each component of the taxes imposed by such section three 53 hundred one-a and the aviation gasoline component of the tax imposed by 54 such section three hundred one-e of this article. 
 A. 3675 6 1 (2) [Provided, however, "commercial gallonage," as such term is 2 defined in subdivision (k) of section three hundred of this article, 3 shall be exempt from the measure of the tax imposed under this section. 4 (3)] Provided, further, "railroad diesel," as such term is defined in 5 subdivision (l) of section three hundred of this article, shall be 6 exempt from the measure of the tax imposed under this section. 7 [(4)] (3) Provided, further, a separate per gallon rate shall apply 8 with respect to highway diesel motor fuel. Such rate shall be determined 9 by taking the adjusted rate per gallon of tax imposed under paragraph 10 one of this subdivision as adjusted in accordance with paragraph [five] 11 four of this subdivision and subtracting therefrom one and three-quar- 12 ters cents. Commencing January first, two thousand twelve, and each 13 January thereafter, the per gallon rate applicable to highway diesel 14 motor fuel shall be the adjusted rate under paragraph one of this subdi- 15 vision as adjusted in accordance with paragraph [five] four of this 16 subdivision which commences on such date minus one and three-quarters 17 cents. The resulting rate under this paragraph shall be expressed in 18 hundredths of a cent. 19 [(5)] (4) Except as herein provided, the tax imposed under this 20 section shall be calculated in the same respective manner as the taxes 21 imposed by section three hundred one-a and section three hundred one-e 22 of this article. Except [for section three hundred one-d and except] as 23 otherwise provided in this section, all the provisions of this article 24 applicable to the taxes imposed by sections three hundred one-a and 25 three hundred one-e of this article, shall apply with respect to the 26 supplemental tax imposed by this section to the same extent as if it 27 were respectively imposed by such sections. 28 § 12. Subparagraphs (ix) and (x) of paragraph 3 and paragraph 5 of 29 subdivision (c) of section 1105 of the tax law, subparagraph (ix) of 30 paragraph 3 as added by chapter 395 of the laws of 1998, subparagraph 31 (x) of paragraph 3 as added by section 1 of part FF of chapter 407 of 32 the laws of 1999, and paragraph 5 as amended by chapter 321 of the laws 33 of 2005, are amended to read as follows: 34 (ix) [such services rendered with respect to tangible property used or 35 consumed directly and predominantly in the production for sale of gas or 36 oil by manufacturing, processing, generating, assembling, refining, 37 mining, or extracting. 38 (x)] such services rendered with respect to property described in 39 paragraph twelve-a of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen 40 of this article. 41 (5) Maintaining, servicing or repairing real property, property or 42 land, as such terms are defined in the real property tax law, whether 43 the services are performed in or outside of a building, as distinguished 44 from adding to or improving such real property, property or land, by a 45 capital improvement as such term capital improvement is defined in para- 46 graph nine of subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred one of this 47 article, but excluding (i) services rendered by an individual who is not 48 in a regular trade or business offering [his] such individual's services 49 to the public, (ii) [services rendered directly with respect to real 50 property, property or land used or consumed directly and predominantly 51 in the production for sale of gas or oil by manufacturing, processing, 52 generating, assembling, refining, mining, or extracting, (iii)] services 53 rendered with respect to real property, property or land used or 54 consumed predominantly either in the production of tangible personal 55 property, for sale, by farming or in a commercial horse boarding opera- 56 tion, or in both and [(iv)] (iii) services of removal of waste material 
 A. 3675 7 1 from a facility regulated as a transfer station or construction and 2 demolition debris processing facility by the department of environmental 3 conservation, provided that the waste material to be removed was not 4 generated by the facility. 5 § 13. Subparagraph (xi) of paragraph 3 of subdivision (c) of section 6 1105 of the tax law is REPEALED. 7 § 14. Paragraph 9 of subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is 8 REPEALED. 9 § 15. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of subdivision (a) of section 1221 of the tax 10 law, paragraph 3 as amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1995 and para- 11 graph 4 as added by chapter 93 of the laws of 1965, are amended and a 12 new paragraph 5 is added to read as follows: 13 (3) except in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-b of 14 the general city law, a tax upon gross incomes, gross operating incomes 15 or gross receipts of persons subject to taxation under the provisions of 16 section one hundred eighty-six-a or one hundred eighty-six-e of this 17 chapter, but this clause shall not be deemed to restrict the power to 18 tax persons not subject to taxation under such section of this chapter 19 who are otherwise subject to taxation under subdivision (a) of section 20 twelve hundred one of this article, nor the power to provide for credits 21 against any tax imposed pursuant to such subdivision, nor to limit the 22 rates of taxes authorized to be imposed by such subdivision [(a) of such 23 section twelve hundred one], [or] 24 (4) a tax upon interest or dividends received from a corporation by a 25 person referred to in this section[.], or 26 (5) a tax on fuel sold to an airline for use in its airplanes. 27 § 16. Section 1148 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi- 28 sion (d) to read as follows: 29 (d) Provided, however, before such funds are distributed pursuant to 30 subdivision (a) of this section, any revenue collected by the state, 31 from fuel sold to an airline for use in its airplanes, under the author- 32 ity granted to the state by this article shall be dedicated to the 33 aviation purpose account of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, 34 provided that the portion for the airport or aviation state program 35 shall be no less than forty million dollars annually, with the remaining 36 revenue collected from such taxes being dedicated to the capital 37 projects fund for aviation purposes required in connection therewith of 38 airports and aviation facilities, equipment and related projects. 39 § 17. Paragraph (ii) of subdivision (b) of section 1115 of the tax 40 law, as amended by section 30 of part Y of chapter 63 of the laws of 41 2000, is amended to read as follows: 42 (ii) [Gas, electricity] Electricity, refrigeration and steam, and 43 [gas,] electric, refrigeration and steam service of whatever nature for 44 use or consumption directly and exclusively in research and development 45 in the experimental or laboratory sense shall be exempt from the tax 46 imposed under subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five and the 47 compensating use tax imposed under section eleven hundred ten of this 48 article. Such research and development shall not be deemed to include 49 the ordinary testing or inspection of materials or products for quality 50 control, efficiency surveys, management studies, consumer surveys, 51 advertising, promotions or research in connection with literary, histor- 52 ical or similar projects. 53 § 18. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of section 1115 of the tax law, 54 as amended by section 7 of part B of chapter 63 of the laws of 2000, is 55 amended to read as follows: 
 A. 3675 8 1 (1) [Fuel, gas, electricity] Electricity, refrigeration and steam, and 2 [gas,] electric, refrigeration and steam service of whatever nature for 3 use or consumption directly and exclusively in the production of tangi- 4 ble personal property, [gas,] electricity, refrigeration or steam, for 5 sale, by manufacturing, processing, assembling, generating, refining, 6 mining or extracting shall be exempt from the taxes imposed under subdi- 7 visions (a) and (b) of section eleven hundred five and the compensating 8 use tax imposed under section eleven hundred ten of this article. 9 § 19. Subdivision (j) of section 1115 of the tax law, as amended by 10 section 41 of part K of chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, is amended to 11 read as follows: 12 (j) The exemptions provided in this section shall not apply to the tax 13 required to be prepaid pursuant to the provisions of section eleven 14 hundred two of this article nor to the taxes imposed by sections eleven 15 hundred five and eleven hundred ten of this article with respect to 16 receipts from sales and uses of motor fuel or diesel motor fuel, except 17 that the exemptions provided in [paragraphs nine and] paragraph forty- 18 two of subdivision (a) of this section shall apply to the tax required 19 to be prepaid pursuant to the provisions of section eleven hundred two 20 of this article and to the taxes imposed by sections eleven hundred five 21 and eleven hundred ten of this article with respect to sales and uses of 22 [kero-jet fuel,] CNG, hydrogen and E85, provided, however, the exemption 23 allowed for E85 shall be subject to the additional requirements provided 24 in section eleven hundred two of this article with respect to E85. The 25 exemption provided in subdivision (c) of this section shall apply to 26 sales and uses of non-highway diesel motor fuel but only if all of such 27 fuel is consumed other than on the public highways of this state. The 28 exemption provided in subdivision (c) of this section shall apply to 29 sales and uses of non-highway diesel motor fuel for use or consumption 30 either in the production for sale of tangible personal property by farm- 31 ing or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both but only if 32 all of such fuel is consumed other than on the public highways of this 33 state (except for the use of the public highways to reach adjacent farm- 34 lands or adjacent lands used in a commercial horse boarding operation, 35 or both). 36 § 19-a. Subdivision (j) of section 1115 of the tax law, as amended by 37 section 41-a of part K of chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, is amended to 38 read as follows: 39 (j) The exemptions provided in this section shall not apply to the tax 40 required to be prepaid pursuant to the provisions of section eleven 41 hundred two of this article nor to the taxes imposed by sections eleven 42 hundred five and eleven hundred ten of this article with respect to 43 receipts from sales and uses of motor fuel or diesel motor fuel[, except 44 that the exemption provided in paragraph nine of subdivision (a) of this 45 section shall apply to the tax required to be prepaid pursuant to the 46 provisions of section eleven hundred two of this article and to the 47 taxes imposed by sections eleven hundred five and eleven hundred ten of 48 this article with respect to sales and uses of kero-jet fuel]. The 49 exemption provided in subdivision (c) of this section shall apply to 50 sales and uses of non-highway diesel motor fuel but only if all of such 51 fuel is consumed other than on the public highways of this state. The 52 exemption provided in subdivision (c) of this section shall apply to 53 sales and uses of non-highway diesel motor fuel for use or consumption 54 either in the production for sale of tangible personal property by farm- 55 ing or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both but only if 56 all of such fuel is consumed other than on the public highways of this 
 A. 3675 9 1 state (except for the use of the public highways to reach adjacent farm- 2 lands or adjacent lands used in a commercial horse boarding operation, 3 or both). 4 § 20. Subdivision (s) of section 1115 of the tax law, as added by 5 chapter 201 of the laws of 1995, is relettered subdivision (p). 6 § 21. Subdivision (w) of section 1115 of the tax law, as added by 7 section 32 of part Y of chapter 63 of the laws of 2000, is amended to 8 read as follows: 9 (w) Receipts from the sale of [gas or] electricity or [gas or] elec- 10 tric service of whatever nature and consideration given or contracted to 11 be given for, or for the use of, [gas or] electricity or [gas or] elec- 12 tric service of whatever nature purchased for use or consumption direct- 13 ly and exclusively to provide [gas or] electric service of whatever 14 nature consisting of operating [a gas pipeline or gas distribution line 15 or] an electric transmission or distribution line [and ensuring the 16 necessary working pressure in an underground gas storage facility] shall 17 be exempt from sales and compensating use taxes imposed by this article. 18 Such exempt [gas or] electricity or [gas or] electric service of whatev- 19 er nature shall include, but shall not be limited to, such [gas or] 20 electricity or [gas or] electric service of whatever nature used or 21 consumed directly and exclusively to (1) [ensure necessary working pres- 22 sure in a gas pipeline used to transport, transmit or distribute gas, 23 (2) operate compressors used to transport, transmit or distribute gas 24 through such a gas pipeline or distribution line or used to ensure 25 necessary working pressure in such a storage facility, (3) operate heat- 26 ers to prevent gas in such a pipeline or distribution line from freez- 27 ing, (4) operate equipment which removes impurities and moisture from 28 gas in such a pipeline or distribution line, (5)] operate substations 29 and equipment related to electric transmission and distribution lines 30 such as transformers, capacitors, meters, switches, communication 31 devices and heating and cooling equipment, and [(6)] (2) ensure the 32 reliability of electricity or electric service transmitted or distrib- 33 uted through such lines, for example, by operating reserve capacity 34 machinery and equipment. 35 § 22. Subdivision (k) of section 300 of the tax law, as amended by 36 section 17 of part K of chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, is amended to 37 read as follows: 38 (k) "Commercial gallonage" means gallonage (1) which is non-highway 39 diesel motor fuel or residual petroleum product, (2) [which is included 40 in the full measure of the non-highway diesel motor fuel component or 41 the residual petroleum product component of the tax imposed under 42 section three hundred one-a of this article, (3)] which does not (and 43 will not) qualify (A) [for the utility credit or reimbursement provided 44 for in section three hundred one-d of this article, (B)] as "manufactur- 45 ing gallonage", as such term is defined in subdivision (m) of this 46 section, [(C)] or (B) for the not-for-profit organization exemption 47 provided for in subdivision (h) of section three hundred one-b of this 48 article, [or (D) for the heating exemption provided for in paragraph two 49 of subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-b of this article or the 50 heating reimbursement provided for in paragraph two of subdivision (a) 51 of section three hundred one-c of this article,] and [(4)] (3) which 52 will not be used nor has been used in the fuel tank connecting with the 53 engine of a vessel. No gallonage shall qualify as "commercial gallonage" 54 where such gallonage is eligible for the [(i) utility credit or 55 reimbursement under such section three hundred one-d of this article, 56 (ii) "manufacturing exemption" under paragraph three of subdivision (f) 
 A. 3675 10 1 of section three hundred one-a of this article, (iii)] not-for-profit 2 organization exemption under subdivision (h) of section three hundred 3 one-b of this article[, or (iv) heating exemption provided for in para- 4 graph two of subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-b of this 5 article or the heating reimbursement provided for in paragraph two of 6 subdivision (a) of section three hundred one-c of this article]. The 7 commissioner shall require such documentary proof to substantiate the 8 classification of product as "commercial gallonage" as the commissioner 9 deems appropriate. 10 § 23. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (f) of section 301-b of the tax law, 11 as amended by section 21 of part K of chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 (1) Residual petroleum product and non-highway diesel motor fuel sold 14 to an electric corporation, [as described in subdivision (a) of section 15 three hundred one-d of this article,] as defined in subdivision thirteen 16 of section two of the public service law, subject to the supervision of 17 the department of public service, which is registered with the depart- 18 ment as a petroleum business tax direct pay permittee, and used by such 19 electric corporation to fuel generators for the purpose of manufacturing 20 or producing electricity where such electric corporation provides a copy 21 of a direct pay permit authorized and issued by the commissioner, to the 22 petroleum business making such sale. If so registered, such corporation 23 shall be a taxpayer under this article and (i) such electric corporation 24 shall file a return monthly and pay the applicable tax under this arti- 25 cle, after the application of allowable credits, on all such purchases 26 directly to the commissioner, (ii) such electric corporation shall be 27 subject to all of the provisions of this article relating to the respon- 28 sibilities and liabilities of taxpayers under this article with respect 29 to such residual petroleum product and non-highway diesel motor fuel. 30 § 24. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxa- 31 ble years commencing on or after the first of January next succeeding 32 the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that: 33 (a) the amendments to paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of subdivision (a) of 34 section 301-b of the tax law made by section four of this act shall not 35 affect the repeal of such paragraphs and shall be deemed repealed there- 36 with; 37 (b) the amendments to the opening paragraph of section 301-c of the 38 tax law made by section six of this act shall be subject to the expira- 39 tion and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 19 of part W-1 40 of chapter 109 of the laws of 2006, as amended, when upon such date the 41 provisions of section six-a of this act shall take effect; 42 (c) the amendments to subdivisions (k) and (l) of section 301-c of the 43 tax law made by section eight of this act shall not affect the repeal of 44 such subdivisions and shall be deemed repealed therewith; and 45 (d) the amendments to subdivision (j) of section 1115 of the tax law 46 made by section nineteen of this act shall be subject to the expiration 47 and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 19 of part W-1 of 48 chapter 109 of the laws of 2006, as amended, when upon such date the 49 provisions of section nineteen-a of this act shall take effect.