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SF 2724 Senate Long Description

1E Relating to motor fuels; modifying the definition of biodiesel fuel and increasing the minimum content of biodiesel fuel in diesel fuel, specifying biodiesel content goals; establishing a panel composed of the commissioners of agriculture, commerce and pollution control agency (PCA) and specifying duties, clarifying minimum content exceptions; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to issue a report annually by a certain date to the legislature regarding the implementation of biodiesel minimum content requirements; requiring the commissioners of finance, commerce and the PCA to develop and submit to the legislature a proposal for eliminating redundant fuel inspections and dedicating petroleum inspection fee revenue to the weights and measures division of the department of commerce; requiring the commissioners of agriculture and commerce to consider and provide recommendations to maximize the performance of biodiesel in cold weather; appropriating money to the commissioner of commerce for infrastructure grants for fuel facilities serving cold weather biodiesel blending
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