Free BOE-501-OA - CALIFORNIA OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND ADMINISTRATION FEE RETURN - California

BOE-501-OA (FRONT) REV. 5 (7-07)

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
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RA-B/A RR-QS AUD FILE REG REF

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND ADMINISTRATION FEE RETURN DUE ON OR BEFORE

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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION FUEL TAXES DIVISION PO BOX 942879 SACRAMENTO CA 94279-6147
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GENERAL INFORMATION The State Board of Equalization is responsible for collecting the fees payable under the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act. FILING REQUIREMENTS Every marine terminal operator shall pay a fee for each barrel of crude oil received at the operator's marine terminal from within or outside the state and for every barrel of petroleum products received from outside the state. Every operator of a pipeline shall pay a fee for each barrel of crude oil originating from a production facility in marine waters and transported in the state by means of pipeline operating across, under, or through the marine waters of this state. The return shall be filed on or before the 25th day of the month following the reporting period together with a remittance for the amount of the fee, if any, due for that period. This return must be filed even though no fees are due.

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CRUDE OIL 1. Crude oil received at a marine terminal from within or outside the state 1. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TOTAL

2. Crude oil originating from a production facility in marine 2. waters and transported in the state by means of a pipeline operating across, under, or through marine waters 3. Petroleum products received at a marine terminal from outside this state 4. Total barrels (add lines 1 through 3) 5. Rate of fee per barrel 6. Total amount of fee due (multiply line 4 by line 5) 7. Penalty [multiply line 6 by 10% (0.10) if payment made or return filed after due date shown above] 8. INTEREST: One month's interest is due on tax for each month or fraction of a month that payment is delayed
after the due date. The adjusted monthly interest rate is PENALTY INTEREST

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4. 5. $ 6. $ 7. $ 8. $ 9. $

9. TOTAL AMOUNT DUE AND PAYABLE (add lines 6, 7, and 8)

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I hereby certify that this return, including any accompanying schedules and statements, has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct, and complete return.
YOUR SIGNATURE AND TITLE TELEPHONE NUMBER DATE

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BOE-501-OA (BACK) REV. 5 (7-07)

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CALIFORNIA OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND ADMINISTRATION FEE RETURN
Credit Card Payments. You can use a Discover/Novus, MasterCard, VISA, or American Express credit card to pay your taxes. Other credit cards cannot be accepted. EFT accounts are not eligible for credit card payments. Credit card payments can be made by calling 800-272-9829 or through our website at www.boe.ca.gov. After authorizing your payment, check the box on your return indicating you have paid with a credit card. Be sure to sign and mail your return.

DEFINITIONS Marine terminal means any marine facility used for transferring oil to or from tankers or barges. For the purposes of this section, a marine terminal includes all piping not integrally connected to a tank facility as defined in subdivision (k) of section 25270.2 of the Health and Safety Code. Marine facility means any facility of any kind, other than a vessel, which is or was used for the purposes of exploring for, drilling for, producing, storing, handling, transferring, processing, refining, or transporting oil and is located in marine waters, or is located where a discharge could impact marine waters. Pipeline means any pipeline used at any time to transport oil. Marine waters means those waters subject to tidal influence, except for waters in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta upstream from a line running north and south through the point where Contra Costa, Sacramento, and Solano Counties meet. Petroleum product means, for purposes of the oil spill prevention and administration fee under section 8670.40, any liquid hydrocarbon at atmospheric temperature and pressure that is the product of the fractionation, distillation, or other refining or processing of crude oil and is used as, useable as, or may be refined as, a fuel or fuel blendstock, including, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, bunker fuel, and fuels containing a blend of alcohol and petroleum. Crude oil means, for purposes of the oil spill prevention and administration fee under section 8670.40, any naturally occurring liquid hydrocarbon at atmospheric temperature and pressure coming from the earth, including condensate and natural gasoline. PENALTY FOR LATE FILING If your fee is paid after the due date shown on the front of this return, a penalty of 10 percent (0.10) of the total fee due should be shown on line 7. PREPARATION OF RETURN Line 1. Enter the total number of barrels of crude oil received at a marine terminal from within or outside the state during this period. Enter the total number of barrels of crude oil originating from a production facility in marine waters and transported in the state by means of pipeline operating across, under, or through marine waters. Enter the total number of barrels of petroleum products received at a marine terminal from outside this state. Enter total barrels reported on lines 1 through 3. Rate of fee per barrel. Current rate of fee per barrel. Enter the tax computed by multiplying the number of barrels on line 4 by the rate shown on line 5. Enter the total amount due and payable, including late filing charges if applicable.

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If you wish additional information, please contact the State Board of Equalization, Fuel Taxes Division, PO Box 942879, Sacramento, CA 94279-0030, Telephone 916-322-9669.