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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of "biodiesel" as a component of motor |
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fuel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.001(3), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Biodiesel" means a motor fuel [monoalkyl ester] |
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that: |
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(A) is composed of monoalkyl esters derived from |
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agricultural products, vegetable oils, rendered animal fats, |
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recycled vegetable or animal greases, the wastes of those products |
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or fats, [or renewable lipids] or a combination of those |
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ingredients; and |
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(B) meets the requirements of ASTM D 6751, as |
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approved by ASTM International in December 2001, which covers pure |
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[PS 121, the provisional specification for] biodiesel and biodiesel |
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blended with petroleum-based diesel fuel in levels up to 20 percent |
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of biodiesel by volume of diesel fuel. |
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SECTION 2. Section 162.001(7), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(7) "Biodiesel fuel" means any motor fuel or mixture |
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of motor fuels that [is]: |
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(A) is composed at least in part of monoalkyl |
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esters derived [wholly or partly] from agricultural products, |
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vegetable oils, rendered [recycled greases, or] animal fats, |
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recycled vegetable or animal greases, [or] the wastes of those |
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products or fats, or a combination of those ingredients; [and] |
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(B) meets the requirements of ASTM D 6751, as |
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approved by ASTM International in December 2001, which covers pure |
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biodiesel and biodiesel blended with petroleum-based diesel fuel in |
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levels up to 20 percent of biodiesel by volume of diesel fuel; and |
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(C) is advertised, offered for sale, suitable for |
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use, or used as a motor fuel in an internal combustion engine. |
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SECTION 3. Section 16.001(3), Agriculture Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a plant registration decided on or a |
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grant distributed by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism |
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Office under Chapter 16, Agriculture Code, on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A plant registration decided on or |
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grant distribution made by the Texas Economic Development and |
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Tourism Office under Chapter 16, Agriculture Code, before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date of the decision or grant distribution, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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162.001(7), Tax Code, does not affect taxes imposed before the |
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effective date of this Act, and the law in effect before the |
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effective date of this Act is continued in effect for purposes of |
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the liability for and collection of those taxes. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008. |