<x-charset ISO-8859-1>It's not about tax revenues, or at least certainly not solely about tax revenues. Otherwise there wouldn't be a dictate for a 1,000% increase in testing, nor would there be demands to meet spec for distillate fuel oils.
Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "amrqq" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:45 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Connecticut versus Biodiesel > The Con. politicians want their tax money. > > A.M. > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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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