History of Senate Bill 279

SENATE BILL 279                                        
An Act to repeal 66.1103 (2) (k) 18. and 93.46 (3); to renumber and
amend 16.956 (2) (c), 93.46 (1) (d) and 560.126 (1); to amend 16.04 (1)
(a), 16.956 (3) (a) and (c), 20.115 (4) (c), 20.115 (4) (r), 70.32 (2)
(c) 1g., 71.07 (5j) (b), 71.28 (5j) (b), 71.47 (5j) (b), 73.03 (50)
(intro.), 93.46 (2) (a), 96.01 (3) and 96.02; and to create 15.137 (6),
16.045 (1) (cm) and (f), 16.045 (4m) and (6), 16.954, 16.956 (1) (bg)
and (br), 16.956 (2) (c) 2. and 3., 16.956 (3) (f), 16.956 (4), 20.115
(3) (im), 26.42, 70.32 (2) (c) 1i., 70.32 (2) (c) 1k., 71.07 (5j) (a)
2d., 71.07 (5j) (a) 2m., 71.28 (5j) (a) 2d., 71.28 (5j) (a) 2m., 71.47
(5j) (a) 2d., 71.47 (5j) (a) 2m., 73.0303, 78.005 (13j), 78.01 (2n),
78.07 (5), 93.07 (26), 93.46 (1) (d) 1. to 4., 93.46 (1e), 93.46 (2) (b)
4m. and 5m. and (dm), 93.47, 96.01 (4m), 96.05 (1m), 100.51 (6), 100.60,
168.05 (6), 168.12 (2) and 560.126 (1d) of the statutes; relating to:
financial assistance related to bioenergy feedstocks, biorefineries, and
conversion to biomass energy; the definition of the term agricultural
use for the purpose of determining the assessed value of a parcel of
land; requiring a strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment; creation of
a bioenergy council; the agricultural and forestry diversification
programs; biofuels training assessment; a study of regulatory burdens
relating to biofuel production facilities; marketing orders and
agreements for bioenergy feedstocks; exempting personal renewable fuel
production and use from the motor vehicle fuel tax, the petroleum
inspection fee, and business tax registration requirements; an income
and franchise tax credit for installing or retrofitting pumps that mix
motor vehicle fuels from separate storage tanks; offering gasoline that
is not blended with ethanol to motor fuel dealers; state renewable motor
vehicle fuels sales goals; required sales of renewable motor vehicle
fuels; use of petroleum-based transportation fuels by state vehicles;
use of alternative fuels in flex fuel vehicles owned by the state; use
of public alternative fuel refueling facilities; duties of the Office of
Energy Independence; granting rule-making authority; requiring the
exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing
penalties. (FE)
2009
   08-28.  S. Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
   08-28.  S. Read first time and referred to committee on Rural
                Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology
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   09-14.  S. Fiscal estimate received.
   09-14.  S. Fiscal estimate received.
   09-21.  S. Fiscal estimate received.
   09-23.  S. Fiscal estimate received.
   09-23.  S. Fiscal estimate received.
   09-23.  S. Fiscal estimate received.
   10-07.  S. Public hearing held.