ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2626	By:	Jones of the House

			   and

		Schulz of the Senate

An Act relating to motor fuel; amending 52 O.S. 2001, Section 325, as amended by Section 15, Chapter 430, O.S.L. 2004 (52 O.S. Supp. 2009, Section 325), which relates to the authority of the Corporation Commission to set motor fuel specifications; providing definition of biodiesel for certain purposes; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     52 O.S. 2001, Section 325, as amended by Section 15, Chapter 430, O.S.L. 2004 (52 O.S. Supp. 2009, Section 325), is amended to read as follows:

Section 325.  A.  Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Corporation Commission, and the same is authorized and empowered, to prescribe and promulgate such rules and specifications for safety and quality with reference to gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, motor fuel and burning oil as it may deem proper from time to time; provided that, the.  The Corporation Commission shall prescribe rules governing the test for octane rating on motor fuels and prescribe such the rating.

B.  Such All specifications as may be prescribed and promulgated by the Corporation Commission shall be accepted as statutory enactments and shall be received as prima facie evidence by any court of competent jurisdiction within the State of Oklahoma.

C.  For purposes of prescribing specifications for the quality of biodiesel, “biodiesel” shall mean a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated as B100, and meeting the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D6751 standards.  A biodiesel blend is a blend of biodiesel fuels meeting the ASTM D6751 standards with a petroleum-based diesel fuel, which is designated “Bxx”, with “xx” representing the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel in the blend.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2010.

Passed the House of Representatives the 1st day of March, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 14th day of April, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate