Technical changes made to various provisions governed or administered by the Department of Commerce.

A bill for an act

relating to commerce; making technical changes to various provisions governed

or administered by the Department of Commerce; amending Minnesota Statutes

2024, sections 46.044, subdivision 1; 48.195; 49.37; 58B.051; 60A.13, subdivisions

1, 6; 72A.061, subdivision 5; 239.761, subdivisions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16,

17; 239.77, subdivision 1; 296A.01, subdivisions 7, 8, 14, 19, 22, 26, 28, 35;

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 41A.09, subdivision 2a; 239.761,

subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 296A.01, subdivisions 20, 23, 24.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, is amended

to read:

Subd. 2a.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this

subdivision have the meanings given them.

(a) "Ethanol" means fermentation ethyl alcohol derived from agricultural products,

including potatoes, cereal grains, cheese whey, and sugar beets; forest products; or other

renewable resources, including residue and waste generated from the production, processing,

and marketing of agricultural products, forest products, and other renewable resources, that:

(1) meets all of the specifications in ASTM specification
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(2) is denatured as specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, parts 20 and 21.

(b) "Ethanol plant" means a plant at which ethanol is produced.

(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(d) "Rural economic infrastructure" means the development of activities that will enhance

the value of agricultural crop or livestock commodities or by-products or waste from farming

operations through new and improved value-added conversion processes and technologies,

the development of more timely and efficient infrastructure delivery systems, and the

enhancement of marketing opportunities. "Rural economic infrastructure" also means land,

buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements located or to be located in Minnesota and

used or operated primarily for the processing or the support of production of marketable

products from agricultural commodities or wind energy produced in Minnesota.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 46.044, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Issuance and conditions.

An application for a bank charter must be

granted if (1) the applicants are of good moral character and financial integrity, (2) there is

a reasonable public demand for this bank in this location, (3) the probable volume of business

in this location is sufficient to
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and maintain the solvency of the new bank and

the solvency of the then existing bank or banks in the locality without endangering the safety

of any bank in the locality as a place of deposit of public and private money, (4) the

commissioner of commerce is satisfied that the proposed bank will be properly and safely

managed, and (5) the commissioner is satisfied that the capital funds required pursuant to

section
48.02
are available and the commissioner may accept any reasonable demonstration

including subscription agreements supported by current financial statements. If the application

does not satisfy the requirements of this subdivision, it must be denied. In case of the denial

of the application, the commissioner of commerce shall specify the grounds for the denial.

A person aggrieved may obtain judicial review of the determination in accordance with

chapter 14.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 48.195, is amended to read:

48.195 INTEREST RATES; USURY LIMIT FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a bank, savings bank, savings association, or

credit union organized under the laws of this state, or a national bank or federally chartered

savings bank, savings association, or credit union, doing business in this state, may charge

on any loan or discount made or upon any note, bill or other evidence of debt, except an

extension of credit made pursuant to section
48.185
, interest at a rate of not more than 4-1/2

percent in excess of the discount rate, including any surcharge thereon, on 90-day commercial

paper in effect at the
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Board of Governors of the
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Federal Reserve
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Bank located in the Ninth

Federal Reserve District
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System
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Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 49.37, is amended to read:

49.37 STOCKHOLDERS TO APPROVE; CERTIFICATE OF CONSOLIDATION

OR MERGER.

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Either before or after the consolidation or merger agreement has been approved by

the commissioner of commerce, it must be submitted to the stockholders of each corporation

at a meeting thereof called, and it does not become binding upon the corporation until it has

been approved at each of the meetings required by this section by the vote or ballot of the

stockholders, holding at least a majority of the amount of stock of the respective corporations,

or a higher percentage as may be required by the certificate of incorporation of the

corporations. Proof of the holding of these meetings and the results thereof must be submitted

to the commissioner of commerce.

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(b)
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After the agreement called for by sections
49.33
to
49.41
has been approved by the

stockholders of the respective corporations and by the commissioner of commerce, the
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shall
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issue a certificate reciting that the corporations have

complied with the provisions of sections
49.34
to
49.41
and declaring the consolidation or

merger of these corporations and the name of the consolidated or surviving corporation, the

amount of capital stock thereof, the names of the first board of directors, and the place of

business of the consolidated or surviving corporation, which must be within the city where

any of the constituent corporations have been previously authorized to have their places of

business.

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Upon the issuing of this certificate
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and the filing of it for record in the Office of the

Secretary of State,
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the incorporation is deemed to be complete in the case of the consolidation,

and the assets of the constituent corporations merged into the survivor in the case of a

merger, and the consolidated or surviving corporation shall, from the date of this certificate,

have the term of corporate existence as may be specified in it, not exceeding the longest

unexpired term of any constituent corporation. The certificate of the commissioner of

commerce is prima facie evidence that all of the provisions of sections
49.34
to
49.41
have

been complied with, and is conclusive evidence of the existence of the consolidated or

surviving corporation.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 58B.051, is amended to read:

58B.051 REGISTRATION FOR LENDERS.

(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a lender must register with the commissioner as a lender

before providing services in Minnesota. A lender must not offer or make a student loan to

a resident of Minnesota without first registering with the commissioner as provided in this

section.

(b) A registration application must include:

(1) the lender's name;

(2) the lender's address;

(3) the names of all officers, directors, owners, or other persons in control of an applicant,

as defined in section
58B.02, subdivision 6
; and

(4) any other information the commissioner requires
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(c) Registration issued or renewed expires December 31 of each year. A lender must

renew the lender's registration on an annual basis.

(d) The commissioner may adopt and enforce:

(1) registration procedures for lenders, which may include using the Nationwide

Multistate Licensing System and Registry;

(2) nonrefundable registration fees for lenders, which may include fees for using the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, to be paid directly by the lender;

(3) procedures and nonrefundable fees to renew a lender's registration, which may include

fees for the renewed use of Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, to be

paid directly by the lender; and

(4) alternate registration procedures and nonrefundable fees for postsecondary education

institutions that offer student loans.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Annual statements required.

Every insurance company, including

fraternal benefit societies, and reciprocal exchanges, doing business in this state, shall file

with the commissioner
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the appropriate verified National

Association of Insurance Commissioners' annual statement blank
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on or before April 30 for

all lines of insurance except health, which must be filed on or before May 31. The National

Association of Insurance Commissioners' annual statement blank must be
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prepared in

accordance with the association's instructions handbook and following those accounting

procedures and practices prescribed by the association's accounting practices and procedures

manual, unless the commissioner requires or finds another method of valuation reasonable

under the circumstances. Another method of valuation permitted by the commissioner must

be at least as conservative as those prescribed in the association's manual. All companies

required to file an annual statement under this subdivision may also be required to file with

the commissioner and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners a copy of their

annual statement in an electronic form prescribed by the commissioner. All Minnesota

domestic insurers required to file annual statements under this subdivision must also file

quarterly statements with the commissioner for the first, second, and third calendar quarter

on or before 45 days after the end of the applicable quarter, prepared in accordance with

the association's instruction handbook. All companies required to file quarterly statements

under this subdivision may also be required to file the quarterly statements with the

commissioner and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in an electronic

form prescribed by the commissioner. In addition, the commissioner may require the filing

of any other information determined to be reasonably necessary for the continual enforcement

of these laws. The statement may be limited to the insurer's business and condition in the

United States unless the commissioner finds that the business conducted outside the United

States may detrimentally affect the interests of policyholders in this state. The statements

shall also contain a verified schedule showing all details required by law for assessment

and taxation. The statement or schedules shall be in the form and shall contain all matters

the commissioner may prescribe, and it may be varied as to different types of insurers so

as to elicit a true exhibit of the condition of each insurer.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Company or agent cannot continue business unless statement is filed.

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A
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is prohibited from transacting
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any new business in this state after
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May
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August
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31 in any year unless
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the company
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previously transmitted its

annual statement to the commissioner and filed a copy of its statement with the National

Association of Insurance Commissioners. The commissioner may by order annually require

that each insurer pay the required fee to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners

for the filing of annual statements, but the fee shall not be more than 50 percent greater than

the fee set by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Failure to file the

annual statement with the commissioner or the National Association of Insurance

Commissioners is a violation of section
72A.061, subdivision 1
. The fee shall be based on

the relative premium volume of each insurer.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 72A.061, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Extensions.

The commissioner may grant an extension of any filing deadline

or requirement specified by this section
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if the

commissioner receives a written request for an extension from the company
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before the date

of default
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, satisfactory evidence of imminent hardship to the company
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Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 239.761, subdivision 3, is amended

to read:

Subd. 3.

Gasoline.

(a) Gasoline that is not blended with biofuel must not be contaminated

with water or other impurities and must comply with ASTM specification
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Gasoline that is not blended with biofuel must also comply with the volatility requirements

in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 1090.

(b) After gasoline is sold, transferred, or otherwise removed from a refinery or terminal,

a person responsible for the product:

(1) may blend the gasoline with agriculturally derived ethanol as provided in subdivision

4;

(2) shall not blend the gasoline with any oxygenate other than biofuel;

(3) shall not blend the gasoline with other petroleum products that are not gasoline or

biofuel;

(4) shall not blend the gasoline with products commonly and commercially known as

casinghead gasoline, absorption gasoline, condensation gasoline, drip gasoline, or natural

gasoline; and

(5) may blend the gasoline with a detergent additive, an antiknock additive, or an additive

designed to replace tetra-ethyl lead, that is registered by the EPA.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 239.761, subdivision 4, is amended

to read:

Subd. 4.

Gasoline blended with ethanol; general.

(a) Gasoline may be blended with

agriculturally derived, denatured ethanol that complies with the requirements of subdivision

5.

(b) A gasoline-ethanol blend must:

(1) comply with the volatility requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part

1090;

(2) comply with ASTM specification
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, or the gasoline base stock from

which a gasoline-ethanol blend was produced must comply with ASTM specification
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; and

(3) not be blended with casinghead gasoline, absorption gasoline, condensation gasoline,

drip gasoline, or natural gasoline after the gasoline-ethanol blend has been sold, transferred,

or otherwise removed from a refinery or terminal.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 239.761, subdivision 5, is amended

to read:

Subd. 5.

Denatured ethanol.

Denatured ethanol that is to be blended with gasoline must

be agriculturally derived and must comply with ASTM specification
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This includes the requirement that ethanol may be denatured only as specified in Code of

Federal Regulations, title 27, parts 20 and 21.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 239.761, subdivision 6, is amended

to read:

Subd. 6.

Gasoline blended with nonethanol oxygenate.

(a) A person responsible for

the product shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) after July 1, 2000, gasoline containing in excess of one-third of one percent, in total,

of nonethanol oxygenates listed in paragraph (b) must not be sold or offered for sale at any

time in this state; and

(2) after July 1, 2005, gasoline containing any of the nonethanol oxygenates listed in

paragraph (b) must not be sold or offered for sale in this state.

(b) The oxygenates prohibited under paragraph (a) are:

(1) methyl tertiary butyl ether, as defined in section
296A.01, subdivision 34
;

(2) ethyl tertiary butyl ether, as defined in section
296A.01, subdivision 18
; or

(3) tertiary amyl methyl ether.

(c) Gasoline that is blended with a nonethanol oxygenate must comply with ASTM

specification
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. Nonethanol oxygenates must not be blended into gasoline

after the gasoline has been sold, transferred, or otherwise removed from a refinery or terminal.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Heating fuel oil.

Heating fuel oil must comply with ASTM specification
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Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Diesel fuel oil.

(a) When diesel fuel oil is not blended with biodiesel, it must

comply with ASTM specification
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(b) When diesel fuel oil is a blend of up to five volume percent biodiesel, the diesel

component must comply with ASTM specification
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and the biodiesel

component must comply with ASTM specification
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Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Kerosene.

Kerosene must comply with ASTM specification
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Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Aviation gasoline.

Aviation gasoline must comply with ASTM specification
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Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Aviation turbine fuel, jet fuel.

Aviation turbine fuel and jet fuel must comply

with ASTM specification
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Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Gas turbine fuel oil.

Fuel oil for use in nonaviation gas turbine engines must

comply with ASTM specification
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Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

E85.

A blend of ethanol and gasoline, containing not more than 85 percent

ethanol, produced for use as a motor fuel in alternative fuel vehicles as defined in section

296A.01, subdivision 5
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Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

M85.

A blend of methanol and gasoline, containing at least 70 percent methanol

and not more than 85 percent methanol, produced for use as a motor fuel in alternative fuel

vehicles as defined in section
296A.01, subdivision 5
, must comply with ASTM specification
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Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Biodiesel fuel definition.

"Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable, biodegradable,

mono alkyl ester combustible liquid that is derived from agricultural plant oils or animal

fats and that meets American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification
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for Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.761, subdivision 17, is amended to read:

Subd. 17.

Grade 82 unleaded aviation gasoline.

Grade 82 unleaded aviation gasoline

must comply with ASTM specification
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Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.77, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Biodiesel blend and fuel.

(a) "Biodiesel blend" is a blend of diesel fuel

and biodiesel fuel between six percent and 20 percent for on-road and off-road diesel-fueled

vehicle use. Biodiesel blend must comply with ASTM specification
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(b) "Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible

liquid fuel that is derived from agricultural and other plant oils or animal fats and that meets

American Society for Testing and Materials specification
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for Biodiesel

Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels.

(c) Biodiesel produced from palm oil is not biodiesel fuel for the purposes of this section,

unless the palm oil is contained within waste oil and grease collected within the United

States or Canada.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Aviation gasoline.

"Aviation gasoline" means any gasoline that is used to

produce or generate power for propelling internal combustion engine aircraft.

Aviation gasoline includes any gasoline:

(1) is invoiced and billed by a producer, manufacturer, refiner, or blender to a distributor

or dealer, by a distributor to a dealer or consumer, or by a dealer to consumer, as "aviation

gasoline" that meets specifications in ASTM specification
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or any other

ASTM specification as gasoline appropriate for use in producing or generating power for

propelling internal combustion engine aircraft; or

(2) sold to a dealer of aviation gasoline for dispensing directly into the fuel tank of an

aircraft.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Aviation turbine fuel and jet fuel.

"Aviation turbine fuel" and "jet fuel" mean

blends of hydrocarbons derived from crude petroleum, natural gasoline, and synthetic

hydrocarbons, intended for use in aviation turbine engines, and that meet the specifications

in ASTM specification
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Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Diesel fuel oil.

"Diesel fuel oil" means a petroleum distillate or blend of

petroleum distillate and residual fuels that is intended for use as a motor fuel in internal

combustion diesel engines and that meets ASTM specification
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Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, subdivision 19, is amended to read:

Subd. 19.

E85.

"E85" means a petroleum product that is a blend of agriculturally derived

denatured ethanol and gasoline or natural gasoline that contains not more than 85 percent

ethanol by volume, but at a minimum must contain greater than 50 percent ethanol by

volume. For the purposes of this chapter, the energy content of E85 will be considered to

be 82,000 BTUs per gallon. E85 produced for use as a motor fuel in alternative fuel vehicles

as defined in subdivision 5 must comply with ASTM specification
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Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 296A.01, subdivision 20, is amended

to read:

Subd. 20.

Ethanol, denatured.

"Ethanol, denatured" means ethanol that is to be blended

with gasoline, has been agriculturally derived, and complies with ASTM specification
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. This includes the requirement that ethanol may be denatured only as

specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, parts 20 and 21.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, subdivision 22, is amended to read:

Subd. 22.

Gas turbine fuel oil.

"Gas turbine fuel oil" means fuel that contains mixtures

of hydrocarbon oils free of inorganic acid and excessive amounts of solid or fibrous foreign

matter, intended for use in nonaviation gas turbine engines, and that meets the specifications

in ASTM specification
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Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 296A.01, subdivision 23, is amended

to read:

Subd. 23.

Gasoline.

(a) "Gasoline" means:

(1) all products commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline regardless of

their classification or uses, except casinghead gasoline, absorption gasoline, condensation

gasoline, drip gasoline, or natural gasoline that under the requirements of section
239.761,

subdivision 3
, must not be blended with gasoline that has been sold, transferred, or otherwise

removed from a refinery or terminal; and

(2) any liquid prepared, advertised, offered for sale or sold for use as, or commonly and

commercially used as, a fuel in spark-ignition, internal combustion engines, and that when

tested by the Weights and Measures Division meets the specifications in ASTM specification
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(b) Gasoline that is not blended with ethanol must not be contaminated with water or

other impurities and must comply with both ASTM specification
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and

the volatility requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 1090.

(c) After gasoline is sold, transferred, or otherwise removed from a refinery or terminal,

a person responsible for the product:

(1) may blend the gasoline with agriculturally derived ethanol, as provided in subdivision

24;

(2) must not blend the gasoline with any oxygenate other than denatured, agriculturally

derived ethanol;

(3) must not blend the gasoline with other petroleum products that are not gasoline or

denatured, agriculturally derived ethanol;

(4) must not blend the gasoline with products commonly and commercially known as

casinghead gasoline, absorption gasoline, condensation gasoline, drip gasoline, or natural

gasoline; and

(5) may blend the gasoline with a detergent additive, an antiknock additive, or an additive

designed to replace tetra-ethyl lead, that is registered by the EPA.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 296A.01, subdivision 24, is amended

to read:

Subd. 24.

Gasoline blended with nonethanol oxygenate.

"Gasoline blended with

nonethanol oxygenate" means gasoline blended with ETBE, MTBE, or other alcohol or

ether, except denatured ethanol, that is approved as an oxygenate by the EPA, and that

complies with ASTM specification
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. Oxygenates, other than denatured

ethanol, must not be blended into gasoline after the gasoline has been sold, transferred, or

otherwise removed from a refinery or terminal.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, subdivision 26, is amended to read:

Subd. 26.

Heating fuel oil.

"Heating fuel oil" means a petroleum distillate, blend of

petroleum distillates and residuals, or petroleum residual heating fuel that meets the

specifications in ASTM specification
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Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, subdivision 28, is amended to read:

Subd. 28.

Kerosene.

"Kerosene" means a refined petroleum distillate consisting of a

homogeneous mixture of hydrocarbons essentially free of water, inorganic acidic and basic

compounds, and excessive amounts of particulate contaminants and that meets the

specifications in ASTM specification
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Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:

Subd. 35.

M85.

"M85" means a petroleum product that is a liquid fuel blend of methanol

and gasoline that contains at least 70 percent methanol and not more than 85 percent methanol

by volume. For the purposes of this chapter, the energy content of M85 will be considered

to be 65,000 BTUs per gallon. M85 produced for use as a motor fuel in alternative fuel

vehicles, as defined in subdivision 5, must comply with ASTM specification
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