Minnesota Legislature
HF 3442
as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/21/2018 02:10pm
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A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; reducing the minimum production level for advanced biofuel
production incentive payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.16,
subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
(a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must
source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or
less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius.
Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility
must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025,
and must not begin operating above deleted text begin 23,750deleted text end new text begin 1,500new text end MMbtu of quarterly new text begin advanced new text end biofuel
production before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities
that are adding advanced biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as
well as new companies and facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol and
conventional biodiesel is not eligible. Eligible advanced biofuel facilities must produce at
least deleted text begin 23,750deleted text end new text begin 1,500new text end MMbtu of new text begin advanced new text end biofuel quarterly.
(b) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after June
30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a).
(c) An eligible producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's eligibility
for payments under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different location.
(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive payments
under this section until the producer resumes production.
(e) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section
41A.17, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under section
41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.
(f) Biobutanol is eligible under this section.