Louisiana Department of Agriculture

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Louisiana Department of Agriculture Forestry
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ACT 313 HB 685

• Alternative Fuels Minimum Standard
• Encourages the production of ethanol and
• biodiesel in the state of Louisiana
• Federal mandate starts this year with a
  minimum of
• 4 billion gallons
• Increases to a minimum of 7.5 billion gallons
  by the
• year 2012

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ACT 313 HB 685

• Requires 2 by volume of fuel sold in the
  state once
• a certain level of production is attained
• 50 million gallons of ethanol
• 10 million gallons of biodiesel
• It remains 2 regardless of how much ethanol
  or
• biodiesel is produced
• Ethanol 2 of 2.3 billion 47 million
  gallons
• Biodiesel 2 0f 1.3 billion 34 million
  gallons

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ACT 656 SB 454

• Provides that a minimum amount of Louisiana
  crops
• be used and documented in production of
  biofuels
• Sets up the Louisiana Biofuels Panel
• An representative of the La. Farm Bureau
  Federation
• A representative of La. Oil Marketers
  Convenience Store
• Association
• An appropriately credentialed member of the
  faculty
• appointed by the commissioner of higher
  education
• Nothing will happen until the price of ethanol
  is equal
• or less than regular unleaded over an average
  60 day
• period

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RULES REGULATIONS

• No individual retailer required to sell
  ethanol
• In the process of writing rules and
  regulations
• Will work with several organizations to write
  and
• implement the rules and regulations
• Weights Measures Commission will have to
• approve

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WHERE CAN I VIEW THE BILLS?

• http//www.legis.state.la.us/
• Bill Search 2006 Regular Session
• HB 685 ACT 313
• SB 454 ACT 656

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Louisiana Department of Agriculture Forestry

• Bob Odom, Commissioner