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Laws of Minnesota 1987 CHAPTER 390-H.F.No. 777 An act relating to motor fuels; trade practices; extending the expiration of the ethanol development fund to the year 2000; appropriating money for promoting ethanol; amending Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 41A.09, subdivisions 3 and 5. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 41A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. [PAYMENTS FROM FUND.] The commissioner of revenue shall make cash payments from the development fund to producers of ethanol or agricultural grade alcohol, for use as a motor fuel, located in the state. The amount of the payment for each producer's annual production shall be as follows: (a) For each gallon of ethanol produced: (1) For the period beginning July 1, 1986 and ending June 30, 1987, 15 cents per gallon; (2) For the period beginning July 1, 1987 and ending June 30,19922000, 20 cents per gallon. (b) For each gallon produced of agricultural grade alcohol of a purity of at least 50 percent but not more than 90 percent and designed to be used in conjunction with diesel fuel in an engine's internal combustion process, for the period beginning July 1, 1987 and ending June 30,19922000, 11 cents per gallon. The total payments from the fund to all producers may not exceed $200,000 during the period beginning July 1, 1986 and ending June 30, 1987, and may not exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year during the period beginning July 1, 1987 and ending June 30,19922000. Total payments to any producer from the fund in any fiscal year may not exceed $3,000,000. By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each producer shall file a claim for payment for production during the preceding three calendar months. The volume of production must be verified by a certified financial audit performed by an independent certified public accountant using generally accepted accounting procedures. Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 41A.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read: Subd. 5. [EXPIRATION.] This section expires July 1,19922000, and all money in the fund on that date reverts to the general fund. Sec. 3. [APPROPRIATION.] Notwithstanding section 41A.09, subdivision 1, $100,000 is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1988, and $100,000 is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1989, from the ethanol development fund established under section 41A.09 to the commissioner of agriculture for the purpose of promoting ethanol fuel usage. Approved June 3, 1987
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