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SF 887

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to ethanol fuels; establishing a program of
small grants to stimulate research on improved
combustion of agriculturally derived ethanol in motor
vehicle engines; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 41A.09, by adding
subdivisions.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 41A.09, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Motor vehicles; ethanol combustion efficiency
grants. new text end

new text begin From within the appropriation for each fiscal year to
the ethanol development program under this section, or from
other appropriated money, the commissioner shall make up to two
grants, each in an amount not exceeding $50,000, to qualified
applicants proposing to do research on ways to improve fuel
system materials compatibility and to improve the energy
efficiency of burning ethanol or ethanol fuel blends in motor
vehicles while meeting all requirements for control of tailpipe
emissions. A grant recipient may receive funding for no more
than three consecutive years. A research project must be
matched by $1 of nonstate money for each $3 of state grant money.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 41A.09, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Guidelines. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall establish
guidelines not subject to chapter 14 for the submission and
review of applications and the awarding of grants under
subdivision 9.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; ETHANOL EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in Laws 2003, chapter 128,
article 3, section 2, subdivision 4, $100,000 is appropriated in
fiscal year 2006 and $100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year
2007 to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to ethanol
efficiency research studies under Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.09, subdivision 9.
 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Section 1 is effective July 1, 2005. Sections 2 and 3 are
effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end