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Amend SB 1886 (house committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to read as follows and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION 1. Section 162.227, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (d-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) A license holder may take a credit on a return for the
period in which the purchase occurred, and a person who does not
hold a license under this subchapter may file a refund claim with
the comptroller, if the license holder or person paid tax on diesel
fuel and the diesel fuel is used in this state:
(1) as a feedstock in the manufacturing of tangible
personal property for resale not as a motor fuel; or
(2) in a medium for the removal of drill cuttings from
a well bore in the production of oil or gas.
(c-2) A license holder may take a credit on a return for the
period in which the purchase occurred, and a person who does not
hold a license may file a refund claim with the comptroller, if:
(1) the license holder or person paid tax on diesel
fuel;
(2) the diesel fuel is used in this state by moveable
specialized equipment used in oil field well servicing; and
(3) the person who purchased the diesel fuel has
received or is eligible to receive a federal diesel fuel tax refund
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the diesel fuel used by
moveable specialized equipment used in oil field well servicing.
(d-1) A license holder may take a credit on a return for the
period in which the purchase occurred, and a person who does not
hold a license may file a refund claim with the comptroller, if the
license holder or person paid tax on diesel fuel and the diesel fuel
is used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off
equipment on any motor vehicle. If the quantity of that diesel
fuel can be accurately measured while the motor vehicle is
stationary by any metering or other measuring device or method
designed to measure the fuel separately from fuel used to propel the
motor vehicle, the comptroller may approve and adopt the use of the
device as a basis for determining the quantity of diesel fuel
consumed in those operations for a tax credit or tax refund. If
there is no separate metering device or other approved measuring
method, the license holder may take the credit and the person who
does not hold a license may claim the refund on a percentage of the
diesel fuel consumed by each motor vehicle equipped with an
auxiliary power unit or power take-off equipment. The comptroller
shall determine the percentage of the credit or refund. The
climate-control air conditioning or heating system of a motor
vehicle that has a primary purpose of providing for the convenience
or comfort of the operator or passengers is not a power take-off
system, and a credit or refund may not be allowed for the tax paid on
any portion of the diesel fuel that is used for that purpose. A
credit or refund may not be allowed for the diesel fuel tax paid on
that portion of the diesel fuel that is used for idling.