114 STAT. 2050 PUBLIC LAW 106-469—NOV. 9, 2000 (ii) CONFORMITY WITH GAAP.— The policies and procedures established under clause (i) shall conform with generally accepted accounting principles, (g) PUBLIC ACCESS TO ALLIANCE PROCEEDINGS.— (1) PUBLIC NOTICE.— The AlHance shall give at least 30 days' public notice of each meeting of the Alliance. (2) MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. —Each meeting of the Alliance shall be open to the public. (3) MINUTES. —The minutes of each meeting of the Alliance shall be made available to and readily accessible by the public, (h) ANNUAL REPORT. —Each year the Alliance shall prepare and make publicly available a report that— (1) includes a description of all programs, projects, and contracts and other agreements undertaken by the Alliance during the previous year and those planned for the current year; and (2) details the allocation of Alliance resources for each such program and project. 42 USC 6201 SEC. 707. ASSESSMENTS. (a) RATE. —The assessment rate shall be equal to two-tenthscent per gallon of No. 1 distillate and No. 2 dyed distillate. (b) COLLECTION RULES.— (1) COLLECTION AT POINT OF SALE. —The assessment shall be collected at the point of sale of No. 1 distillate and No. 2 dyed distillate by a wholesale distributor to a person other than a wholesale distributor, including a sale made pursuant to an exchange. (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT. — A wholesale distributor— (A) shall be responsible for payment of an assessment to the Alliance on a quarterly basis; and (B) shall provide to the Alliance certification of the volume of fuel sold. (3) No OWNERSHIP INTEREST.—^A person that has no ownership interest in No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed distillate shall not be responsible for pa3niient of an assessment under this section. (4) FAILURE TO RECEIVE PAYMENT. — (A) REFUND. —A wholesale distributor that does not receive payments from a purchaser for No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed distillate within 1 year of the date of sale may apply for a refund from the Alliance of the assessment paid. (B) AMOUNT.— The gmiount of a refund shall not exceed the amount of the assessment levied on the No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed distillate for which payment was not received. (5) IMPORTATION AFTER POINT OF SALE.—The owner of No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed distillate imported after the point of sale— (A) shall be responsible for payment of the assessment to the Alliance at the point at which the product enters the United States; and (B) shall provide to the Alliance certification of the volume of fuel imported. (6) LATE PAYMENT CHARGE.— The Alliance may establish a late payment charge and rate of interest to be imposed
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