Chapter 328 Oregon Laws 2001

 

AN ACT

 

SB 461

 

Relating to minimum purchase requirement for customer of nonretail fuel facility; creating new provisions; amending ORS 480.345; and limiting expenditures.

 

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

 

          SECTION 1. ORS 480.345 is amended to read:

          480.345. Notwithstanding ORS 480.330 and 480.340, the owner, operator or employee of a dispensing facility may permit nonretail customers other than the owner, operator or employee to use or manipulate at the dispensing facility a card activated or key activated device for dispensing Class 1 flammable liquids into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or other container under the following conditions:

          (1) The owner or operator shall hold a current nonretail facility license issued by the State Fire Marshal under ORS 480.350;

          (2) After April 1, 1992, a nonretail customer shall purchase at least [2,400] 900 gallons of Class 1 flammable liquids or diesel fuel from any source during a 12-month period or, if the amount of such liquids or fuel purchased is less than [2,400] 900 gallons annually, file documentation that:

          (a) The fuel qualifies as a deductible farming expense on the customer’s federal income tax return; or

          (b) The fuel was purchased by a governmental agency providing fire, ambulance or police services;

          (3) The nonretail customer shall provide a federal employer identification number or equivalent documentation to indicate participation in a business or employment with a government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (4) The nonretail customer, other than the owner or operator, dispensing Class 1 flammable liquids shall be employed by a business, government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization and shall dispense Class 1 flammable liquids only into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or other container owned [and] or used by the business, government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (5) The nonretail customer, other than the owner, operator or employee, dispensing Class 1 flammable liquids shall have satisfied safety training requirements in compliance with rules of the State Fire Marshal; and

          (6) The owner or operator shall enter into a written agreement with nonretail customers permitted under this section to dispense fuel at the nonretail facility. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 480.355, the agreement shall at a minimum:

          (a) Certify that the nonretail customer will purchase at least [2,400] 900 gallons of Class 1 flammable liquids or diesel fuel from any source during a 12-month period or, if the amount of such liquids or fuel purchased is less than [2,400] 900 gallons annually, file documentation that:

          (A) The fuel qualifies as a deductible farming expense on the customer’s federal income tax return; or

          (B) The fuel was purchased by a governmental agency providing fire, ambulance or police services;

          (b) Provide a federal employer identification number or equivalent documentation to indicate participation in a business or employment with a government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (c) Certify that the nonretail customer is employed by a business, government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization and that the nonretail customer shall dispense Class 1 flammable liquids only into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or other container owned [and] or used by the business, government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (d) Certify that the nonretail customer has satisfied safety training requirements in compliance with rules of the State Fire Marshal; and

          (e) Require the nonretail customer to submit a sworn statement, as defined in ORS 162.055, that the information supplied in the agreement is true and correct.

 

          SECTION 2. ORS 480.345, as amended by section 1 of this 2001 Act, is amended to read:

          480.345. Notwithstanding ORS 480.330 and 480.340, the owner, operator or employee of a dispensing facility may permit nonretail customers other than the owner, operator or employee to use or manipulate at the dispensing facility a card activated or key activated device for dispensing Class 1 flammable liquids into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or other container under the following conditions:

          (1) The owner or operator shall hold a current nonretail facility license issued by the State Fire Marshal under ORS 480.350;

          (2) After April 1, 1992, a nonretail customer shall purchase at least [900] 2,400 gallons of Class 1 flammable liquids or diesel fuel from any source during a 12-month period or, if the amount of such liquids or fuel purchased is less than [900] 2,400 gallons annually, file documentation that:

          (a) The fuel qualifies as a deductible farming expense on the customer’s federal income tax return; or

          (b) The fuel was purchased by a governmental agency providing fire, ambulance or police services;

          (3) The nonretail customer shall provide a federal employer identification number or equivalent documentation to indicate participation in a business or employment with a government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (4) The nonretail customer, other than the owner or operator, dispensing Class 1 flammable liquids shall be employed by a business, government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization and shall dispense Class 1 flammable liquids only into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or other container owned [or] and used by the business, government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (5) The nonretail customer, other than the owner, operator or employee, dispensing Class 1 flammable liquids shall have satisfied safety training requirements in compliance with rules of the State Fire Marshal; and

          (6) The owner or operator shall enter into a written agreement with nonretail customers permitted under this section to dispense fuel at the nonretail facility. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 480.355, the agreement shall at a minimum:

          (a) Certify that the nonretail customer will purchase at least [900] 2,400 gallons of Class 1 flammable liquids or diesel fuel from any source during a 12-month period or, if the amount of such liquids or fuel purchased is less than [900] 2,400 gallons annually, file documentation that:

          (A) The fuel qualifies as a deductible farming expense on the customer’s federal income tax return; or

          (B) The fuel was purchased by a governmental agency providing fire, ambulance or police services;

          (b) Provide a federal employer identification number or equivalent documentation to indicate participation in a business or employment with a government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (c) Certify that the nonretail customer is employed by a business, government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization and that the nonretail customer shall dispense Class 1 flammable liquids only into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or other container owned [or] and used by the business, government agency or nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (d) Certify that the nonretail customer has satisfied safety training requirements in compliance with rules of the State Fire Marshal; and

          (e) Require the nonretail customer to submit a sworn statement, as defined in ORS 162.055, that the information supplied in the agreement is true and correct.

 

          SECTION 3. The amendments to ORS 480.345 by section 2 of this 2001 Act become operative 31 days after entry of a final judgment that invalidates the amendments to ORS 480.345 by section 1 of this 2001 Act.

 

          SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law, the limitation on expenditures established by section 2 (6), chapter 776, Oregon Laws 2001 (Enrolled Senate Bill 5538), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds, collected or received by the Department of State Police for the activities and operations of the State Fire Marshal, is increased by $82,340 for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of ORS 480.345, as amended by section 1 of this 2001 Act.

 

Approved by the Governor June 5, 2001

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 5, 2001

 

Effective date January 1, 2002

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