PRINTER'S NO. 18
No. 26 Special Session No. 1 of 2007-2008
INTRODUCED BY WONDERLING, PILEGGI, MADIGAN, WAUGH, FONTANA,
COSTA, WOZNIAK, MUSTO, PUNT, DINNIMAN, BOSCOLA, WASHINGTON,
PIPPY AND STACK, OCTOBER 22, 2007
REFERRED TO ENERGY POLICIES, OCTOBER 22, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20 commissions shall be determined," further providing for
21 special power relating to State vehicles.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 2407.1 of the act of April 9, 1929
25 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
26 amended by adding subsections to read:
27 Section 2407.1. Special Power Relating to State Vehicles.--*
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2 (d) State-owned or leased diesel vehicles shall operate
3 using a twenty per centum (20%) biodiesel blend starting January
4 1, 2010. The biodiesel used in the blend shall be from a
5 qualified biodiesel producer.
6 (e) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
7 shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
8 "Biodiesel" means a renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl
9 ester combustible liquid fuel that meets American Society for
10 Testing and Materials Specification D-6751 or its successor
11 standard, Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100)
12 for Middle Distillate Fuels.
13 "Qualified biodiesel producer" means a producer of biodiesel
14 who has its principal place of business and facility for
15 production of biodiesel fuel in this Commonwealth and is at
16 least fifty-one per centum (51%) owned or operated by persons
17 with a permanent residence in this Commonwealth.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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