6508-S AMS DOUM RODG 052
SSB 6508 - S AMD to S AMD (S-5231.3/06) 117
By Senators Fraser, Doumit and Poulsen
ADOPTED 2/13/2006
On page 3, after line 24 insert the following:
"Sec. 6. RCW 43.19.642 and 2003 c 17 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All state agencies are encouraged to use a fuel blend of twenty percent biodiesel and eighty percent petroleum diesel for use in diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.
(2) Effective June 1, 2006, for agencies complying with the ultra- low sulfur diesel mandate of the United States environmental protection agency for on-highway diesel fuel, agencies shall use biodiesel as an additive to ultra-low sulfur diesel for lubricity, provided that the use of a lubricity additive is warranted and that the use of biodiesel is comparable in performance and cost with other available lubricity additives. The amount of biodiesel added to the ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel shall be not less than two percent.
(3) Effective June 1, 2009, all state agencies are required to use a minimum of twenty percent biodiesel as compared to total volume of all diesel purchases made by the agency for the operation of the agency's diesel-powered vehicles and construction equipment.
(4) All state agencies using biodiesel fuel shall, beginning on July 1, 2006, file quarterly reports with the department of general administration documenting any problems encountered with the use of the fuel and a description of how the problems were resolved.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department of general administration must assist state agencies seeking to meet the biodiesel fuel mandates in RCW 43.19.642 by coordinating the purchase and delivery of biodiesel if requested by any state agency. The department may use long-term contracts of up to ten years to secure a sufficient and stable supply of biodiesel for use by state agencies.
(2) The department shall compile and analyze the reports submitted under RCW 43.19.642(4) and report its findings and recommendations to the governor and legislature within thirty days from the end of each reporting period. The governor shall consider these reports in determining whether to temporarily suspend minimum renewable fuel content requirements as authorized under section 8 of this act."
Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
SSB 6508 - S AMD 117
By Senators Fraser, Doumit and Poulsen
ADOPTED 2/13/2006
On page 5, line 2 of the title, after "19.112.020", insert "and 43.19.642"
On page 5, line 3 of the title, after "crating a new", strike "section" and insert "sections"
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EFFECT: Adds a requirement for all state agencies to use 20% biodiesel effective June 1, 2009.
Beginning July 1, 2006, all state agencies must file reports with GA concerning any problems encountered with the use of biodiesel, and include a description of how those problems were resolved.
GA must assist state agencies seeking to meet the biodiesel fuel mandates by coordinating the purchase and delivery of biodiesel if requested by any state agency. The department may use long-term contracts of up to ten years to secure a sufficient and stable supply of biodiesel for use by state agencies.
The department must compile and analyze the agency reports of problems with biodiesel and file quarterly report to the governor and legislature. The governor must consider the reports in determining whether to suspend statewide minimum renewable fuel requirements.