§ 284-a. Additional motor fuel tax. In addition to the tax imposed by section two hundred eighty-four of this chapter, a like tax shall be imposed at the rate of three cents per gallon upon motor fuel imported, manufactured or sold within this state by a distributor. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all the provisions of this article except subdivision two of section two hundred eighty-nine-e of this article shall apply with respect to the additional tax imposed by this section to the same extent as if it were imposed by said section two hundred eighty-four. Beginning on April first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, four and one-sixth per centum of the moneys received by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency highway reconditioning and preservation fund reserve account established pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of § 89 of the state finance law. Beginning on April first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, four and one-sixth per centum of the moneys received by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency highway construction and reconstruction fund reserve account established pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of § 89-a of the state finance law. Beginning on April first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, an additional eight and one-third per centum of the moneys received by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency highway reconditioning and preservation fund reserve account established pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of § 89 of the state finance law. Beginning on April first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, an additional eight and one-third per centum of the moneys received by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency highway construction and reconstruction fund reserve account established pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of § 89-a of the state finance law. Beginning on April first, two thousand, seventy-five per centum of the moneys received by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the dedicated fund accounts pursuant to subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-j of this chapter. Beginning on April first, two thousand three, all of the moneys received by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the dedicated fund accounts pursuant to subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-j of this chapter.

Terms Used In N.Y. Tax Law 284-A

  • distributor: means any person, firm, association or corporation, who or which imports or causes to be imported into the state, for use, distribution, storage or sale within the state, any motor fuel; and also any person, firm, association or corporation who or which produces, refines, manufactures or compounds motor fuel within the state. See N.Y. Tax Law 282
  • Motor fuel: means gasoline, benzol, reformulated blend stock for oxygenate blending, conventional blend stock for oxygenate blending, E85, fuel grade ethanol that meets the ASTM International active standards specifications D4806 or D4814 or other product which is suitable for use in operation of a motor vehicle engine. See N.Y. Tax Law 282