Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §2903, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 688, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Excise tax imposed. An excise tax is imposed on internal combustion engine fuel used or sold within this State, including sales to the State or a political subdivision of the State, at the rate of 22¢ per gallon, except that the rate is 3.4¢ per gallon on internal combustion engine fuel, as defined in section 2902, bought or used for the purpose of propelling jet or turbojet engine aircraft. The tax rate provided by this section is subject to annual inflation adjustment pursuant to section 3321 except with respect to the tax imposed upon fuel bought or used for the purpose of propelling jet or turbojet engine aircraft.

Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §3203, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 688, §5, is further amended to read:

1. Generally. Except as provided in section 3204-A, an excise tax is levied and imposed on all suppliers of distillates sold, on all retailers of low-energy fuel sold and on all users of special fuel used in this State for each gallon of distillate at the rate of 23¢ per gallon and for each gallon of low-energy fuel based on the British Thermal Unit, referred to in this subsection as "BTU," energy content for each fuel as compared to gasoline. In the case of distillates, the tax rate provided by this section is subject to annual inflation adjustment pursuant to section 3321. Applicable BTU values are as follows.

Fuel type BTU content Formula Tax rate

per gallon (BTU

value fuel/

BTU value

gasoline)

x tax rate

gasoline

115,000 100% x 22¢ 22¢ per

gallon as

authorized

in section

2903

Methanol 65,530 57% x 22¢ 12.5¢ per

gallon