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gate determines is payable under this section, or is refundable under any provision of this title, to any person with respect to such gasoline. (e) APPLICABLE LAWS.

(1) IN GENERAL.-All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable in respect of the tax imposed by section 4081 shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with this section, apply in respect of the payments provided for in this section to the same extent as if such payments constituted refunds of overpayments of the tax so imposed.

(2) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.-For the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any claim made under this section, or the correctness of any payment made in respect of any such claim, the Secretary or his delegate shall have the authority granted by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 7602 (relating to examination of books and witnesses) as if the claimant were the person liable for tax.

(3) FRACTIONAL PARTS OF A DOLLAR.-Section 7504 (granting the Secretary discretion with respect to fractional parts of a dollar) shall not apply.

(f) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary or his delegate may by regulations prescribe the conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, under which payments may be made under this section. (g) EFFECTIVE DATE. This section shall apply only with respect to gasoline purchased after December 31, 1955.

(h) CROSS REFERENCES.

(1) For exemption from tax in case of diesel fuel and special motor fuels used on a farm for farming purposes, see section 4041 (d).

(2) For civil penalty for excessive claim under this section, see section 6675.

(3) For fraud penalties, etc., see chapter 75 (section 7201 and following, relating to crimes, other offenses, and forfeitures).

SEC. 6421. GASOLINE USED FOR CERTAIN NONHIGHWAY PURPOSES OR BY LOCAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS.

(a) NONHIGHWAY USES.-If gasoline is used otherwise than as a fuel in a highway vehicle (1) which (at the time of such use) is registered, or is required to be registered, for highway use under the laws of any State or foreign country, or (2) which, in the case of a highway vehicle owned by the United States, is used on the highway, the Secretary or his delegate shall pay (without interest) to the ultimate purchaser of such gasoline an amount equal to 1 cent for each gallon of gasoline so used on which tax was paid at the rate of 3 cents a gallon and 2 cents for each gallon of gasoline so used on which tax was paid at the rate of 4 cents a gallon.

(b) LOCAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS.

(1) ALLOWANCE.-If gasoline is used during any calendar quarter in vehicles while engaged in furnishing scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service along regular routes, the Secretary or his delegate shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), pay (without interest) to the ultimate purchaser of such gasoline the amount determined by multiplying—

(A) 1 cent for each gallon of gasoline so used on which tax was paid at the rate of 3 cents a gallon and 2 cents for each gallon of gasoline so used on which tax was paid at the rate of 4 cents a gallon, by

(B) the percentage which the ultimate purchaser's tax-exempt passenger fare revenue derived from such scheduled service during such quarter was of his total passenger fare revenue (not including the tax imposed by section 4261, relating to the tax on transportation of persons) derived from such scheduled service during such quarter.

(2) LIMITATION.-Paragraph (1) shall apply in respect of gasoline used during any calendar quarter only if at least 60 percent of the total passenger fare revenue (not including the tax imposed by section 4261, relating to the tax on transportation of persons) derived during such quarter from scheduled service described in paragraph (1) by the person filing the claim was attributable to tax-exempt passenger fare revenue derived during such quarter by such person from such scheduled service.

(c) TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS; PERIOD COVERED.

(1) GENERAL RULE.-Except as provided in paragraph (2), not more than one claim may be filed under subsection (a), and not more than one claim may be filed under subsection (b), by any person with respect to gasoline used during the one-year period ending on June 30 of any year. No claim shall be allowed under this paragraph with respect to any one-year period unless filed on or before September 30 of the year in which such one-year period ends.

(2) EXCEPTION.-If $1,000 or more is payable under this section to any person with respect to gasoline used during a calendar quarter, a claim may be filed under this section by such person with respect to gasoline used during such quarter. No claim filed under this paragraph shall be allowed unless filed on or before the last day of the first calendar quarter following the calendar quarter for which the claim is filed.

(d) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section

(1) GASOLINE.-The term "gasoline" has the meaning given to such term by section 4082 (b).

(2) TAX-EXEMPT PASSENGER FARE REVENUE.-The term "taxexempt passenger fare revenue" means revenue attributable to fares which were exempt from the tax imposed by section 4261 by reason of section 4263 (a) (relating to the exemption for commutation travel, etc.).

(e) EXEMPT SALES; OTHER PAYMENTS OR REFUNDS AVAILABLE.(1) EXEMPT SALES.-No amount shall be paid under this section with respect to any gasoline which the Secretary or his delegate determines was exempt from the tax imposed by section 4081. The amount which (but for this sentence) would be payable under this section with respect to any gasoline shall be reduced by any other amount which the Secretary or his delegate determines is payable under this section, or is refundable under any provision of this title, to any person with respect to such gasoline.

(2) GASOLINE USED ON FARMS.-This section shall not apply in respect of gasoline which was (within the meaning of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 6420 (c)) used on a farm for farming purposes.

(f) APPLICABLE LAWS.

(1) IN GENERAL.-All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable in respect to the tax imposed by section 4081 shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with this section, apply in respect of the payments provided for in this section to the same extent as if such payments constituted refunds of overpayments of the tax so imposed.

(2) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.-For the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any claim made under this section, or the correctness of any payment made in respect of any such claim, the Secretary or his delegate shall have the authority granted by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 7602 (relating to examination of books and witnesses) as if the claimant were the person liable for tax.

(g) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary or his delegate may by regulations prescribe the conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, under which payments may be made under this section. (h) EFFECTIVE DATE. This section shall apply only with respect to gasoline purchased after June 30, 1956, and before July 1, 1972. (i) CROSS REFERENCES.

(1) For reduced rate of tax in case of diesel fuel and special motor fuels used for certain nonhighway purposes, see subsections (a) and (b) of section 4041.

(2) For partial refund of tax in case of diesel fuel and special motor fuels used for certain nonhighway purposes, see section 6416 (b) (2) (I) and (J).

(3) For partial refund of tax in case in case of diesel fuel and special motor fuels used by local transit systems, see section 6416 (b) (2) (H). (4) For civil penalty for excessive claims under this section, see section 6675.

(5) For fraud penalties, etc., see chapter 75 (section 7201 and following, relating to crimes, other offenses, and forfeitures).

SEC. 6422. CROSS REFERENCES.

(1) For limitations on credits and refunds, see subchapter B of chapter 66.

(2) For overpayment arising out of adjustments incident to involuntary liquidation of inventory, see section 1321.

(3) For overpayment in case of adjustments to accrued foreign taxes, see section 905 (c).

(4) For credit or refund in case of deficiency dividends paid by a personal holding company, see section 547.

(5) For refund, credit, or abatement of amounts disallowed by courts upon review of Tax Court decision, see section 7486.

(6) For abatement or refund of tax on transfers to avoid income tax, see section 1494 (b).

(7) For abatement or refund in case of tax on silver bullion, see section 4894.

(8) For overpayment in certain renegotiations of war contracts, see section 1481.

(9) For refund or redemption of stamps, see chapter 69.

(10) For abatement, credit, or refund in case of jeopardy assessments, see chapter 70.

(11) For treatment of certain overpayments as having been refunded, in connection with sale of surplus war-built vessels, see section 9 (b) (8) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 48; 50 U. S. C. App. 1742).

(12) For restrictions on transfers and assignments of claims against the United States, see R. S. 3477 (31 U. S. C. 203).

(13) For set-off of claims against amounts due the United States, see the act of March 3, 1875, as amended by section 13 of the act of March 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1516; 31 U. S. C. 227).

(14) For special provisions relating to alcohol and tobacco taxes, see subtitle E.

SEC. 6423. CONDITIONS TO ALLOWANCE IN THE CASE OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAXES.

(a) CONDITIONS.-No credit or refund shall be allowed or made, in pursuance of a court decision or otherwise, of any amount paid or collected as an alcohol or tobacco tax unless the claimant establishes (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate)

(1) that he bore the ultimate burden of the amount claimed; or (2) that he has unconditionally repaid the amount claimed to the person who bore the ultimate burden of such amount; or

(3) that (A) the owner of the commodity furnished him the amount claimed for payment of the tax, (B) he has filed with the Secretary or his delegate the written consent of such owner to the allowance to the claimant of the credit or refund, and (C) such owner satisfies the requirements of paragraph (1) or (2).

(b) FILING OF CLAIMS.-No credit or refund of any amount to which subsection (a) applies shall be allowed or made unless a claim therefor has been filed by the person who paid the amount claimed, and, except as hereinafter provided in this subsection, unless such claim is filed after April 30, 1958, and within the time prescribed by law, and in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate. All evidence relied upon in support of such claim shall be clearly set forth and submitted with the claim. Any claimant who has on or before April 30, 1958, filed a claim for any amount to which subsection (a) applies may, if such claim was not barred from allowance on April 30, 1958, file a superseding claim after April 30, 1958, and on or before April 30, 1959, conforming to the requirements of this section and covering the amount (or any part thereof) claimed in such prior claim. No claim filed before May 1, 1958, for the credit or refund of any amount to which subsection (a) applies shall be held to constitute a claim for refund or credit within the meaning of, or for purposes of, section 7422 (a); except that any claimant who instituted a suit before June 15, 1957, for recovery of any amount to which subsection (a) applies shall not be barred by this subsection from the maintenance of such suit as to any amount claimed in such suit on such date if in such suit he establishes the conditions to allowance required under subsection (a) with respect to such amount.

(c) PERIOD NOT EXTENDED.-Any suit or proceeding, with respect to any amount to which subsection (a) applies, which is barred on April 30, 1958, shall remain barred. No claim for credit or refund of any such amount which is barred from allowance on April 30, 1958, shall be allowed after such date in any amount.

(d) APPLICATION OF SECTION.-This section shall apply only if the credit or refund is claimed on the grounds that an amount of alcohol or tobacco tax was assessed or collected erroneously, illegally, without authority, or in any manner wrongfully, or on the grounds that such amount was excessive. This section shall not apply to

(1) any claim for drawback,

(2) any claim made in accordance with any law expressly providing for credit or refund where a commodity is withdrawn from the market, returned to bond, or lost or destroyed, and

(3) any amount claimed with respect to a commodity which has been lost, where a suit or proceeding was instituted before June 15,

1957.

(e) MEANING OF TERMS.-For purposes of this section

(1) ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO TAX.-The term "alcohol or tobacco tax" means

(A) any tax imposed by chapter 51 (other than part II of subchapter A, relating to occupational taxes) or by chapter 52 or by any corresponding provision of prior internal revenue laws, and

(B) in the case of any commodity of a kind subject to a tax described in subparagraph (A), any tax equal to any such tax, any additional tax, or any floor stocks tax.

(2) TAX.-The term "tax" includes a tax and an exaction denominated a "tax", and any penalty, addition to tax, additional amount, or interest applicable to any such tax.

(3) ULTIMATE BURDEN.-The claimant shall be treated as having borne the ultimate burden of an amount of an alcohol or tobacco tax for purposes of subsection (a) (1), and the owner referred to in subsection (a) (3) shall be treated as having borne such burden for purposes of such subsection, only if—

(A) he has not, directly or indirectly, been relieved of such burden or shifted such burden to any other person,

(B) no understanding or agreement exists for any such relief or shifting, and

(C) if he has neither sold nor contracted to sell the commodities involved in such claim, he agrees that there will be no such relief or shifting, and furnishes such bond as the Secretary or his delegate may require to insure faithful compliance with his agree

ment.

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