Renewable Fuels bills
The following is a list of bills pertaining to Renewable Fuels that MEIC followed at the 2007 Legislature, and their final staus:
HB 166 (Rep. Holly Raser, D-Missoula): Extends biodiesel tax credit. MEIC Position: SUPPORT.
- Bill passed by Legislature and signed by Governor 4/10/07 — became law.
SB 432 (Sen. John Brueggeman, R-Polson). One of several bills this session to encourage the use of renewable fuels, SB 432 would have required that diesel fuel sold in Montana have a minimum biodiesel content starting at 2% and increasing to 5%. The bill would have been triggered when the production of biodiesel in Montana reached the corresponding percentages.
- Bill tabled in (H) Transportation Committee; motion to take from table and place on 2nd Reading failed House 47-51 on 4/3/07.
