06 AM
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ADOPTED
The
Senate Transportation Committee offered the following amendment:
Amend
SB 453 by striking line 9 of page 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
government; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
government; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By
redesignating Sections 1 through 4 as Sections 2 through 5, respectively, and
inserting immediately after the enacting clause the following:
SECTION
1.
The
General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1)
Georgia currently consumes nearly 6.5 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel
fuel annually;
(2)
Gasoline and diesel production depends primarily on imported
petroleum;
(3)
Using clean alternative fuels instead of fossil fuels can provide for a cleaner
environment by reducing air and water contamination;
(4)
Specifically, use of clean renewable fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol can
provide additional benefits for this state;
(5)
This state has the potential to create a biofuels industry that would serve as a
model for the southern United States and attract additional
industries;
(6)
Biofuels industry could add over $1 billion of economic activity to this state
and increase the
statés
income tax collection by over $10 million annually;
(7)
Nearly 500 direct and over 1,000 indirect jobs could be created by biofuels
industry in this state; and
(8)
Creating a biofuels industry can add additional value to
Georgiás
agricultural and forestry commodities, including biomass, and support land
values in rural areas of this state.
By
striking line 21 of page 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
shall
be biodiesel fuel, to the extent that such fuel is compatible with the
technology of the vehicles or equipment used and the cost of available biodiesel
fuel at time of purchase does not exceed 105 percent of the cost of
conventional fuel. This subsection shall apply to local school districts that
receive
By
striking line 11 of page 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
use
in diesel engine motor vehicles it operates shall be biodiesel fuel, to the
extent that such fuel is compatible with the technology of the vehicles or
equipment used and the cost of available biodiesel fuel at time of purchase does
not exceed 105 percent of the cost of conventional
fuel."
By
striking line 22 of page 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
for
use in diesel engine motor vehicles it operates shall be biodiesel fuel, to the
extent that such fuel is compatible with the technology of the vehicles or
equipment used and the cost of available biodiesel fuel at time of purchase does
not exceed 105 percent of the cost of conventional
fuel."