4/11/05-Gov. Mike Huckabee has signed a bill into law raising fuel taxes by one penny per 10 gallons of fuel purchased.
The new law, previously SB231, won approval in the Senate 55-28. It previously passed the House 19-9.
It grants the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission the power to raise the fee charged to petroleum wholesalers.
It is expected to generate up to $3 million more a year to replenish the petroleum storage tank trust fund. This fund helps clean up sites where fuel tanks and fuel lines have leaked and created an environmental problem that exceeds the fuel vendor’s ability to pay for cleanup.
Arkansas law now allows for two-tenths of 1 cent for each gallon of fuel to be charged to petroleum wholesalers for cleanup.

2/9/05-The Senate narrowly passed a bill Feb. 8 that would raise fuel taxes by one penny per 10 gallons of fuel purchased.
The bill, which would grant the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission the power to raise the fee charged to petroleum wholesalers, could generate up to $3 million more a year to replenish the petroleum storage tank trust fund. This fund helps clean up sites where fuel tanks and fuel lines have leaked and created an environmental problem that exceeds the fuel vendor’s ability to pay for cleanup.
Arkansas law now allows for two-tenths of 1 cent for each gallon of fuel to be charged to petroleum wholesalers for cleanup.
SB231, sponsored by Sen. Jerry Bookout, D-Jonesboro, passed in a 19-9 vote, one vote more than the minimum needed for passage. It now moves to the House for consideration.
For bill status, call (501) 682-5951.