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HF 2158

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 03:20pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to agriculture; extending certain exceptions to the minimum content
requirements for biodiesel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 239.77,
subdivision 3; Laws 2010, chapter 228, section 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 239.77, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Exceptions.

(a) The minimum content requirements of subdivision 2 do
not apply to fuel used in the following equipment:

(1) motors located at an electric generating plant regulated by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission;

(2) railroad locomotives;

(3) off-road taconite and copper mining equipment and machinery;new text begin and
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(4) off-road logging equipment and machinerydeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
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deleted text begin (5) until May 1, 2010, vehicles and equipment used exclusively on an aircraft
landing field.
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(b) The exemption in paragraph (a), clause (1), expires 30 days after the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission has approved the use of biodiesel fuel in motors at electric
generating plants under its regulation.

(c) This subdivision expires on May 1, deleted text begin 2012deleted text end new text begin 2020new text end .

Sec. 2.

Laws 2010, chapter 228, section 4, is amended to read:


Sec. 4. EXTENSION OF COMMISSIONER'S ORDER.

The order by the commissioner of commerce exempting number 1 diesel fuel from
the biodiesel content requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 239.77, subdivision
2, paragraph (a), is extended until March 31, deleted text begin 2012deleted text end new text begin 2015new text end , for the months of October,
November, December, January, February, and March.

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective April 1, 2012.
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