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SF 158

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 01/16/2015 09:15am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to agriculture; exempting certain vessels from biodiesel requirements;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 239.77, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 239.77, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Exempt equipment.

(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;

(4) off-road logging equipment and machinery;

(5) vessels of the United States Coast Guard and vessels subject to inspection under
United States Code, title 46, section 3301, subsection (1), (9), (10), (13), or (15); deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(6) new text begin all Great Lakes vessels, regardless of class or country of origin; and
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end generators tested and validated by an entity that designs and manufactures the
generators for use in jurisdictions where biodiesel use is not required.

(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.