2437-S AMS WEE S5516.1

SHB 2437  - S COMM AMD
     By Committee on Water, Energy & Environment

     Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) State agencies that own and operate or contract for refueling stations shall provide the following information to the legislature by December 31, 2007, for hydrogen and liquid natural gas refueling stations, and by December 1, 2006, for biodiesel and ethanol (E85) refueling stations:
     (a) At which refueling sites it is practicable to offer alternative fuels for use by other state or local agencies and, if it is not practicable, why not. Include a priority list on which stations would be most feasible to offer alternative fuels;
     (b) At which refueling sites it is practicable to offer alternative fuels for public use, and why or why not. Include a priority list on which stations would be most feasible to offer alternative fuels to the public. Include any concerns for offering alternative fuels to the public including, but not limited to, liability and tax issues;
     (c) Details of the agency's plans for renovating existing refueling stations or construction of new refueling stations and the associated costs;
     (d) The cost to reconfigure existing refueling stations or construction of new refueling stations to include any of the alternative fuels, and to offer any or all of the alternative fuels at those stations to other state agencies.
     (2) For purposes of this section, alternative fuels means biodiesel, ethanol (E85), hydrogen, and liquid natural gas."

SHB 2437  - S COMM AMD
     By Committee on Water, Energy & Environment

     On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "stations;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and creating a new section."

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