07 LC 25
4763
Senate
Bill 157
By:
Senators Tolleson of the 20th, Meyer von Bremen of the 12th, Bulloch of the
11th, Williams of the 19th, Hill of the 4th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 3 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to gasoline additives, so as to provide for grants to
persons to finance installing, replacing, and converting motor fuel storage
equipment to facilitate storing and dispensing E-85 gasoline for retail sale; to
define certain terms; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to
provide for rules and regulations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
3 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to gasoline additives, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"12-9-71.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
'Board' means the Board of Natural Resources.
(2)
'E-85 gasoline' means a blend of ethanol and gasoline that by volume consists of
not less than 70 percent nor more than 85 percent ethanol which meets the
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D5798-99 Standard Specification
for Fuel Ethanol for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines.
(3)
'E-85 project' means installing, replacing, or converting motor fuel storage and
dispensing equipment at sites where motor fuel is stored and dispensed for
retail sale such that the installed, replacement, or converted equipment shall
be used exclusively for storing and dispensing E-85 gasoline for retail sale for
a period of not less than five consecutive years.
(4)
'Gasoline' has the meaning provided by Code Section 48-9-2.
(5)
'Motor fuel' has the meaning provided by Code Section 48-9-2.
(6)
'Motor fuel storage and dispensing equipment' means tanks, pumps, dispensers,
pipes, hoses, tubes, lines, fittings, valves, filters, seals, covers, and other
associated equipment used in storing and dispensing motor fuel for retail
sale.
(7)
'Retail sale' means the sale for consumption, and not for resale, at a retail
outlet serving the motoring public.
(b)
The General Assembly finds and declares that making grants for E-85 projects
would return a substantial benefit to the state by providing improved air
quality in this state through reduction of combustion of gasoline in motor
vehicles; aiding compliance with federal air quality standards; promoting the
use of alternative domestic fuels that reduce dependence on foreign petroleum
supplies; and enabling increased availability of motor fuels crucial to the
state´s economy, welfare, and public safety, which may be especially
critical in times of natural disaster or international crisis.
(c)(1)
The department shall establish a grant program to fund the costs of E-85
projects, subject to availability of funds.
(2)
Grant money for such a project shall be refunded to the state with interest at
the legal rate if the equipment is not used for the purposes and period required
for such project as specified in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Code
section.
(d)
The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as are reasonable and necessary
to implement and administer the grant program established under this Code
section."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.