HF 2448

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a lignocellulosic ethanol
production grant.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin LIGNOCELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION GRANT;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2008 from the general fund to the commissioner
of agriculture for a competitive grant to a biofuel producer for the design and construction
of a new plant or the conversion of an existing plant in Minnesota that produces ethanol
from lignocellulosic feedstocks. The commissioner of agriculture shall solicit proposals
for demonstration projects. The proposals shall be reviewed and the winning proposal
chosen by the NextGen Energy Board established by the 85th Legislative Session House
File 2227, the third engrossment. Eligible lignocellulosic feedstocks include dedicated
energy crops and trees, wood and wood residues, plants, grasses, agricultural residues,
fibers, animal wastes and other waste materials, and municipal solid waste. The NextGen
Energy Board shall select a proposal that: (1) demonstrates sufficient funding from all
sources to fully construct or retrofit an ethanol plant and produce ethanol from eligible
lignocellulosic feedstocks; (2) demonstrates the continued economic viability of the
project once the initial construction costs are paid; and (3) proposes to construct or retrofit
an ethanol plant that can be easily replicated in Minnesota. Proposals solely to replace
energy inputs derived from fossil fuels with energy derived from lignocellulosic sources
are not eligible. This appropriation is available until expended.
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