Iowa Senate Committee Passes Ethanol-Only Bill

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Posted: Feb 15, 2010

Another proposal would make all diesel fuel sold in Iowa to have at least 5 percent biodiesel.

DES MOINES – A bill before the Iowa legislature would require all Iowa gasoline stations to offer only ethanol-blended fuel, Radio Iowa reports. A Senate committee okayed the bill, which would go into effect January 2011. The bill would have exemptions for boats, lawn mowers, race cars and snowmobiles.

“It’s worked in Minnesota now for seven or eight years,” said Senate President Jack Kibbie. “There’s five other states that (have) some kind of requirement on ethanol, so to me it’s just a step forward.”

Kibbie estimates that Iowa motorists would consume an extra 30 million gallons of corn-based ethanol if the bill passes. However, not everyone is on board with the measure.

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