SCS/SB 96 - This act creates the Missouri Made Fuels Act. Under the act, all diesel fuel sold or offered for sale in Missouri for use in internal combustion engines shall contain at least the following stated percentage of biodiesel fuel oil by volume on and after the following dates:
1) April 1, 2023, until March 31, 2024, 5%; and
2) Beginning April 1, 2024, 10%.
Starting April 1, 2024, the minimum content level of 10% shall be in effect during the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, and October, except in certain circumstances set forth in the act.
The minimum content levels shall go into effect when the Director of the Department of Agriculture submits notice in the Missouri Register that certain conditions set forth in the act have been met and the state is prepared to move to the next scheduled minimum content level.
The minimum biodiesel content levels shall not apply to certain equipment or purposes listed in the act.
Requirements for bills of lading or shipping manifests for diesel fuel and for biodiesel-blended products are listed in the act.
A violation of the act is a Class A misdemeanor.
This act is similar to provisions contained in HCS/HB 601 (2021), SCS/SB 568 (2020) and HCS/HB 1858 (2020).
JAMIE ANDREWS