Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax
Year Started
2002 (originally the Motor Vehicle Fuel License Tax,
implemented in 1941)
What is Taxed?
Gasoline, upon removal from the terminal rack, importation into the state, or sale
Who Pays?
Gasoline suppliers
Number of Registrants
132 suppliers; 149 other accounts as of June 30, 2010
Tax Rate
$0.18 per gallon
09-10 Revenues
$2.70 billion
Revenue Change from 08-09
Down 0.3%
Fund Allocation
State Transportation Fund – to construct and maintain public roads and mass transit systems
Citation of the Law