\n(a) Distribution to Funds. – The Secretary shall allocate the amount of revenue collected under this Article from an excise tax of one-half cent (1/2¢) a gallon to the following funds and accounts in the percentages indicated:\nFund or Account Amount\nCommercial Leaking Petroleum\nUnderground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Sixty-two and one-half\npercent (62.5%)\nWater and Air Quality Account Twenty-eight and one-\ntenth percent (28.1%).\n(b) Distribution of Remaining Revenue. – The Secretary shall allocate the remaining excise tax revenue collected under this Article, including any revenue that is allocated but not distributed under subsection (a) of this section, as follows:\n(1) Seventy-five percent (75%) to the Highway Fund.\n(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) to the Highway Trust Fund.\n(c) Accounting. – The Secretary shall charge a proportionate share of a refund allowed under this Article to each fund or account to which revenue collected under this Article is credited. The Secretary shall credit revenue or charge refunds to the appropriate funds or accounts on a monthly basis. (1995, c. 390, s. d or account to which revenue collected under this Article is credited. The Secretary shall credit revenue or charge refunds to the appropriate funds or accounts on a monthly basis. (1995, c. 390, s. 3; 2015-241, s. 29.27B(a), (b); 2016-5, s. 4.11(a), (b); 2016-94, s. 14.3; 2020-91, s. 4.6(a)-(c).)
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