| An Act To Establish a Definition for Biodiesel Fuels |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §3202, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 94, Pt. D, | §6, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Distillates. "Distillates" means all combustible gases and | liquids used in an internal combustion engine, including | biodiesel fuel, except the fuel subject to the tax imposed by | chapter 451 and low-energy fuel. |
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| | Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §3202, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 1-A.__Biodiesel fuel.__"Biodiesel fuel" means renewable fuel | composed of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived | from vegetable oils or animal fats that is registered with the | United States Environmental Protection Agency as a fuel and a | fuel additive under the federal Clean Air Act, Section 211(b), 42 | United States Code, Section 7545 and as otherwise specified in | the American Society for Testing Materials Standard D6751-02a or | its subsequent Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel (B100) | Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels. |
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