The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1)        Alternative fuel. – A combustible gas or liquid that can be used to generate power to operate a highway vehicle and that is not subject to tax under Article 36C of this Chapter.

(1a)      Bulk end-user. – A person who maintains storage facilities for alternative fuel and uses part or all of the stored fuel to operate a highway vehicle.

(1f)      Diesel gallon equivalent of liquefied natural gas. – The energy equivalent of 6.06 pounds of liquefied natural gas.

(1g)      Gas gallon equivalent of compressed natural gas. – The energy equivalent of 5.66 pounds of compressed natural gas.

(1h)      Gas gallon equivalent of liquefied propane gas. – The energy equivalent of 5.75 pounds of liquefied propane gas.

(2)        Highway. – Defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449.60

(3)        Highway vehicle. – Defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449.60

(4)        Motor fuel. – Defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449.60

(5)        Motor fuel rate. – Defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449.60

(6)        Provider of alternative fuel. – A person who does one or more of the following:

a.         Acquires alternative fuel for sale or delivery to a bulk end-user or a retailer.

b.         Maintains storage facilities for alternative fuel, part or all of which the person uses or sells to someone other than a bulk end-user or a retailer to operate a highway vehicle.

c.         Sells alternative fuel and uses part of the fuel acquired for sale to operate a highway vehicle by means of a fuel supply line from the cargo tank of the vehicle to the engine of the vehicle.

d.         Imports alternative fuel to this State, by a means other than the usual tank or receptacle connected with the engine of a highway vehicle, for use by that person to operate a highway vehicle.

(7)        Retailer. – A person who maintains storage facilities for alternative fuel and who sells the fuel at retail or dispenses the fuel at a retail location to operate a highway vehicle. ?(1995, c. 390, s. 3; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 647, s. 44; 2008-134, s. 53; 2014-4, s. 30(a), (b); 2015-224, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 105-449.130

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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