Multiple Withdrawals in a Single Load; Load, Split Load Defined

The fee is to be paid for each load of petroleum products withdrawn from a terminal. A "load" is the total amount of petroleum products withdrawn prior to delivery into a storage tank not connected to another bulk facility, regardless of how many different petroleum products make up the load.

For example, if a cargo tank makes a withdrawal from a bulk facility of gasoline into one tank and diesel into another tank without making any deliveries between the withdrawals, only one load fee is to be charged.

If one load of petroleum products came from different sellers at different bulk facilities or from different sellers at the same facility, the load is a "split load" and only one fee is due for the split load. If each seller collects a fee, the person ordering the withdrawal can receive a credit or refund from the seller by verifying that the withdrawals were a split load. The verification must be submitted to one of the sellers on forms approved by the Department of Revenue.

The person ordering the withdrawal is responsible for paying the fee to the Department of Revenue in the event of fraudulent or improper verification to a seller.