Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
- Last Action
- 3/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2021-03-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-10 (00)
Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
This bill expands the definition of crude oil for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale).
The bill also authorizes the Department of the Treasury to classify as crude oil or as a petroleum product subject to such tax any fuel feedstock or finished fuel product transported by pipeline, vessel, railcar, or tanker truck if (1) such classification is consistent with the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and (2) such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is produced in sufficient commercial quantities as to pose a significant risk of hazard in the event of a discharge.
Cosponsors (4)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of the Treasury
- Motor fuels
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Sales and excise taxes
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