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	Amend SB 1495 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read as follows and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.113(e), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(e)  A licensed distributor or licensed importer who makes 
timely payments of the gasoline tax imposed under this subchapter 
is entitled to retain an amount equal to 0.30 [1.75] percent of the 
total taxes to be paid to the supplier or permissive supplier to 
cover administrative expenses.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.116(b), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(b)  A supplier or permissive supplier that timely pays the 
tax to this state may deduct from the amount of tax due a collection 
allowance equal to one-half of one [two] percent of the amount of 
tax payable to this state.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.119(b), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(b)  An importer of gasoline that timely files a return and 
payment may deduct from the amount of tax payable with the return a 
collection allowance equal to one-half of one [two] percent of the 
amount of tax payable to this state.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.127(f), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(f)  After examination of the refund claim, the comptroller, 
before issuing a refund warrant, shall deduct from the amount of the 
refund the one-half of one [two] percent deducted originally by the 
license holder on the first sale or distribution of the gasoline.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.214(e), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(e)  A licensed distributor or licensed importer who makes 
timely payments of the diesel fuel tax imposed under this 
subchapter is entitled to retain an amount equal to 0.30 [1.75] 
percent of the total taxes to be paid to the supplier or permissive 
supplier to cover administrative expenses.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.217(b), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(b)  A supplier or permissive supplier that timely pays the 
tax to this state may deduct from the amount of tax due a collection 
allowance equal to one-half of one [two] percent of the amount of 
tax payable to this state.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.220(b), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(b)  An importer of diesel fuel that timely files a return 
and payment may deduct from the amount of tax payable with the 
return a collection allowance equal to one-half of one [two] 
percent of the amount of tax payable to this state.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.229(f), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(f)  After examination of the refund claim, the comptroller, 
before issuing a refund warrant, shall deduct from the amount of the 
refund the one-half of one [two] percent deducted originally by the 
license holder on the first sale or distribution of the diesel fuel.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.308(c), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(c)  The tax on one-half of one percent of the taxable 
gallons of liquefied gas sold in this state shall be allocated to 
the licensed dealer making the sale for the expense of collecting, 
accounting for, reporting, and timely remitting the taxes collected 
and for keeping the records.  The allocation allowance shall be 
deducted by the licensed dealer when paying the tax to this state.
	SECTION ____.  Section 162.311(c), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(c)  A licensed interstate trucker is entitled to a refund of 
the amount of the liquefied gas tax paid under this subchapter on 
each gallon of liquefied gas subsequently used outside this state.  
On verification by the comptroller that the interstate trucker's 
report was timely filed with all information required, the 
comptroller shall issue a warrant to the interstate trucker for the 
amount of the refund less the one-half of one  percent deducted 
originally by the licensed dealer making the sale.  An interstate 
trucker who fails to file an interstate trucker report by the 25th 
day of the month following the end of a calendar quarter forfeits 
the right to a refund.