06 SB636/AP
Senate
Bill 636
By:
Senator Bulloch of the 11th
AS PASSED
AS PASSED
AN ACT
To
amend Part 1 of Article 8 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to sale of petroleum products, so as to prohibit the
production, offering for sale, or sale of biodiesel fuel for certain purposes
unless such fuel meets certain standards; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prevention and control of air
pollution, so as to define a term; to authorize and urge the director of the
Environmental Protection Division to develop for consideration by the Board of
Natural Resources rules and regulations phasing out the use of gasoline
containing a certain chemical; to authorize the adoption of such rule and
regulations; to provide for a study relating to gasoline additives; to provide
for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
1 of Article 8 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to sale of petroleum products, is amended by adding a new
Code section to read as follows:
"10-1-151.1.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to produce, offer for sale, or sell any
biodiesel fuel to be used in blending such biodiesel fuel with petroleum diesel
fuel to create a blended fuel for subsequent sale for use in diesel engines
unless the biodiesel fuel meets the specifications of American Society for
Testing and Materials Standard D
6751."
SECTION
2.
Chapter
9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prevention
and control of air pollution, is amended by adding a new Article to read as
follows:
"ARTICLE
3.
12-9-70.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term 'MTBE' means methyl tertiary butyl
ether.
(b)
The director of the Environmental Protection Division of the department is
authorized and urged to study and review the use of gasoline additives in this
state and to develop rules and regulations not later than January 1, 2008, for
consideration by the Board of Natural Resources to provide for a phase out of
the permissible use of gasoline containing MTBE in a manner designed to
coordinate such phase out with other states adjacent to this state to the extent
practicable; and the board is authorized to adopt rules and regulations for such
purpose. In developing such rules and regulations, the director is urged to
consider the need to ensure adequate supplies of gasoline in this state,
environmental issues such as air quality and ground-water protection, the
overall benefits and concerns with various gasoline additives, the use of
additives by adjacent states, and the viability of ethanol for use as an
additive to the greatest extent
practicable."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.