GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

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SENATE BILL 1272

Short Title:     Definition of Biodiesel.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Snow.
Referred to:	Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

March 26, 2007

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to amend the definition of biodiesel for the quality and safety of motorists.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 105-449.60(1) reads as rewritten:

"(1)      Biodiesel. - Any fuel or mixture of fuels derived in whole or in part from agricultural products or animal fats or wastes from these products or fats.A fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100 and meeting the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D-6751. The term also includes blends of biodiesel with petroleum-based diesel fuel, designated BXX where XX represents the percentage of volume of biodiesel fuel in the blend, that meet the requirements of ASTM D-6751."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.