1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money for reimbursement grants to 
1.3 	persons who install E85 pumps.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; E85 PUMP REIMBURSEMENT.
 1.6 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2007 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of agriculture for grants to gasoline service station owners who, after the 
1.8 	effective date of this section, install pumps in this state for dispensing E85 gasoline. The 
1.9 	commissioner may reimburse owners of gasoline service stations for up to 50 percent of 
1.10 	the total cost of installing an E85 pump, including the tank and any related components, up 
1.11 	to a maximum of $15,000 per E85 pump. The commissioner shall grant priority for E85 
1.12 	pumps installed in areas of the state where gasoline service stations with E85 pumps are 
1.13 	not reasonably available to the general public. This appropriation is available until spent.