SB 732 – Requires the use of biodiesel fuel

• Sponsor: Cauthorn
• LR Number: 3542S.01I
• Committee: Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources
• Last Action: 1/10/2006 - Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee
• Journal Page: S66
• Effective Date: August 28, 2006

Current Bill Summary

SB 732 - The act mandates that after January 1, 2007, all diesel fuel sold at the terminal or imported for sale in the state contain at least two percent biodiesel fuel by volume. Exemptions are provided in the act, namely fuel sold to locomotives, those consumed in generation of electricity at nuclear plants, or any others determined by the director of the Department of Agriculture.

MEGAN WORD