Bill Text: OR HB3448 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Oregon House Bill 3448 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to diesel fuel stored for use in emergency power generation.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Chapter 89, (2013 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2014. [HB3448 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3448-Enrolled.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 3448

Sponsored by Representatives BOONE, BAILEY; Representative
  FREEMAN, Senator BATES

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to diesel fuel stored for use in emergency power
  generation; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 646.922.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. ORS 646.922 is amended to read:
  646.922. (1) A retail dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale
dealer may not sell or offer for sale diesel fuel unless the
diesel fuel contains at least two percent biodiesel by volume or
other renewable diesel with at least two percent renewable
component by volume.
  (2) Two months after the date of the notice given under ORS
646.921 (2), a retail dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale
dealer may not sell or offer for sale diesel fuel unless the
diesel fuel contains at least five percent biodiesel by volume or
other renewable diesel with at least five percent renewable
component by volume. Diesel fuel   { - containing - }  { +  that
contains + } more than five percent biodiesel by volume or other
renewable diesel with more than five percent renewable component
by volume must be labeled as
  { - provided by - }  the State Department of Agriculture { +
provides + } by rule.
  (3) A retail dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale dealer may
sell or offer for sale diesel fuel that otherwise meets the
requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section and rules
adopted pursuant to ORS 646.957 but to which there have been
added substances to prevent congealing or gelling of diesel fuel
containing biodiesel or other renewable diesel, without violating
the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section and
rules adopted pursuant to ORS 646.957. This subsection applies
only to diesel fuel sold or offered for sale during the period
from October 1 of any year to February 28 of the following year.
  (4) The department shall adopt standards for biodiesel or other
renewable diesel sold in this state. The department shall consult
the specifications established for biodiesel or other renewable
diesel by ASTM International in forming   { - its - }  { +  the
department's + } standards. The department may review
specifications adopted by ASTM International, or equivalent
organizations, and revise the standards adopted pursuant to this
subsection as necessary.
  (5) The minimum biodiesel fuel content and renewable component
in other renewable diesel requirements under subsections (1) and
(2) of this section do not apply to diesel fuel sold or offered

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for sale for use by railroad locomotives, marine engines or home
heating { +  or to facilities that store more than 50 gallons of
diesel fuel for use in emergency power generation + }.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 646.922 by section 1 of
this 2013 Act apply to diesel fuel sold on or after the effective
date of this 2013 Act. + }
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Passed by House March 21, 2013

    .............................................................
                             Ramona J. Line, Chief Clerk of House

    .............................................................
                                     Tina Kotek, Speaker of House

Passed by Senate May 2, 2013

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2013

Approved:

......M.,............., 2013

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2013

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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