Petroleum products: motor oil.

Existing provisions of law generally govern the sale of petroleum products and establish a motor oil fee to be used for the administration and enforcement of these provisions. Existing law provides that persons involved in the sale of motor oil, as specified, pay a maximum fee of $0.02 for each gallon of motor oil sold or purchased on or after July 1, 1980. Existing law provides that this fee may be established at a lower rate by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and that the secretary may, by regulation, prescribe the frequency of payments, the procedures for such payment, the procedures for refunds, and penalties for late payment. Existing law provides that this fee be paid only once on any particular motor oil and that it not apply to motor oil exported for sale outside of California. This bill would instead provide that persons involved in the sale of motor oil, as specified, pay a maximum fee of $0.05 for each gallon of motor oil sold or purchased on or after January 1, 2010, and that a fee of $0.03 for each gallon of motor oil sold or purchased may be applied by the secretary prior to the adoption of regulations.