Below is the text of a bill filed in Connecticut that will apparently stifle the development of biodiesel through the regulation of any production of the fuel or any biodiesel mixes that could be sold or used in the state. This is similar, but far worse than the misguided approach of the regulators in California. For motivations unknown, these people are planning to ban the sale of anything more concentrated than B20, and even that may be illegal. The problem is that any blend of diesel and biodiesel must meet the specification for diesel, which is not possible at higher concentrations of biodiesel. This shows up in the viscosity and aromatics areas, and possibly others. The details are buried in obscure California codes, and I haven't found them all out yet.
Please note that homebrewers would be illegal under this regulations unless they had approximately $850 of testing on every batch they produce. If a single quart of this fuel is produced, even for one's own use, it would be illegal unless official testing was submitted to the government, certified by corporate officers, on a monthly basis. This bill has been filed and will soon be enacted. It will stop any biodiesel work in the state. STATE OF CONNECTICUT "AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF BIODIESEL FUEL." Connecticut Seal Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened Effective October 1, 2004 (a) As used in this section, "biodiesel fuel" means a diesel fuel substitute that is produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources and "blended fuel" means a blend of biodiesel fuel and diesel fuel. (b) No person shall sell or offer for sale biodiesel fuel unless such fuel meets the following requirements: (1) The sulfur content standards for diesel fuel set forth in title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, section 2281; (2) The aromatic hydrocarbon content of diesel fuel set forth in title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, section 2282; (3) The requirements of the alternative fuel transportation program set forth in 10 CFR, Part 490; and (4) The specifications established by the American Society for Testing and Materials standard D6751, the Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel. (c) No person shall sell or offer for sale blended fuel unless such fuel meets the following requirements: (1) The biodiesel fuel portion of the blended fuel meets the requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section; (2) The blended fuel meets the specifications established by the American Society for Testing and Materials standard D975, the Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils; and (3) The blended fuel does not have a sulfur content of more than five hundred parts per million. (d) Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, any person who produces biodiesel fuel or blended fuel in this state or produces biodiesel fuel or blended fuel for sale in this state shall provide to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, the following information, by batch: (1) For blended fuel, the percentage of biodiesel fuel within the blend; (2) The volume of the biodiesel fuel or blended fuel; (3) For biodiesel fuel or the biodiesel fuel portion of the blended fuel, the results of the analysis for the parameters established by the American Society for Testing and Materials standard D6751, the Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel; and (4) For blended fuel, the results of the analysis of the diesel fuel portion of the blended fuel for the following parameters, as established by the American Society for Testing and Materials standard D975, the Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils: (A) Sulfur content; (B) Aromatic hydrocarbon content; (C) Cetane number; (D) Specific gravity; (E) American Petroleum Institute Gravity; and (F) The temperatures at which ten per cent, fifty per cent and ninety per cent of the diesel fuel boiled off during distillation. (e) The information contained in the form submitted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be attested to as true by a corporate officer who is responsible for operations at the production facility. (f) Any person who sells or offers for sale blended fuel shall label dispensers at which the blended fuel is dispensed in such a manner to notify other persons of the percentage of biodiesel fuel in such blended fuel, by volume. This act shall take effect as follows: Section 1 October 1, 2004 Statement of Purpose: To provide standards for the regulation of biodiesel fuel and biodiesel fuel that is blended with diesel fuel. < Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. 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