3E Increasing the minimum ethanol content requirement for gasoline sold in the state after a certain date, motor fuel formulation or blending liability provision, requirement to expire under certain conditions; establishing a petroleum replacement goal relating to renewable resources, requiring the commissioner of agriculture in consultation with the commissioner of commerce and the pollution control agency to identify and implement activities necessary for the widespread use of renewable liquid fuels in the state, specifying certain required activities and requiring annual recommendations; requiring the commissioner of agriculture in consultation with the commissioners of employment and economic development (DEED) and the PCA to review information and data collected in evaluations of federal waiver requests for use of the fuel in the state, specifying certain review requirements and requiring initial and updated reports to the legislature on certain dates; requiring the commissioner of commerce in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture to investigate scientific studies on use of the gasoline in small engines and to assess the availability of gasoline not blended with ethanol for exempt uses and make recommendations to the legislature by a certain date
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