SSB 6508 -
By Senators Mulliken, Schoesler
NOT ADOPTED 02/13/2006
Beginning on page 1, line 3 of the amendment, strike all of sections 1 through 4, and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 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 combined are
required to use a minimum of twenty percent biodiesel, to be derived
from Washington grown feedstock to the maximum extent possible, as
compared to the total aggregate volume of all diesel purchases made by
state agencies for the operation of diesel-powered vehicles and
equipment."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
SSB 6508 -
By Senators Mulliken, Schoesler
NOT ADOPTED 02/13/2006
Beginning on page 3, line 15 of the amendment, strike all of sections 5 through 9, and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW
to read as follows:
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.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW
to read as follows:
The department of general administration shall coordinate a
biodiesel technical assistance team, including representatives from the
department of agriculture, the department of ecology, the department of
community, trade, and economic development's energy policy division,
and Washington State University's energy program. The team shall
provide assistance to fleet managers and recommend best management
practices concerning the use of biodiesel."
SSB 6508 -
By Senators Mulliken, Schoesler
NOT ADOPTED 02/13/2006
On page 5, line 2 of the title amendment, after "insert" strike the remainder of the title amendment and insert "amending RCW 43.19.642; and adding new sections to chapter 43.19 RCW."
EFFECT: Eliminates the statewide provisions concerning mandates for the use of biodiesel and ethanol. Adds a requirement that state agencies use up to 20% biodiesel, and to the maximum extent possible that fuel should be derived from Washington grown feedstock. GA will provide assistance to agencies in purchasing biodiesel and coordinate a biodiesel technical assistance team.