1. (a) There is hereby imposed a floor-stocks inspection fee on gasoline held in inventory outside of the bulk transfer/terminal system, as defined in Section 40-17-322, but not at the retail level, on October 1, 2016, if:

   1. (1) No inspection fee was imposed on the gasoline under Section 8-17-87, as of September 30, 2016; and
   2. (2) The inspection fee would have been imposed on the gasoline by this article had it been in effect for the periods prior to October 1, 2016.
2. (b) The rate of the inspection fee imposed by this section shall be the amount of the fee imposed under Section 8-17-87, on September 30, 2016.
3. (c) Any person owning gasoline on October 1, 2016, to which the inspection fee imposed by this section applies, shall be liable for the inspection fee. The inspection fee imposed by this section shall be paid on or before December 31, 2016, and shall be paid in the manner prescribed by the Department of Revenue.

(Act 2015-54, §3.)