HB0135 • 2008

Fuel disclosure.

AN ACT relating to standards for petroleum products; requiring disclosure of nonrefined fuels and nonpetroleum products included in gasoline or diesel when sold to a wholesaler, retailer or consumer; providing definitions; granting rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Cohee
Last action: 2008-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2008

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Amendments

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HB0135H3001

3rd reading • COHEE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by COHEE

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Bill History

2008-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 73
2008-03-07 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0035
2008-03-05 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0035
2008-03-04 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0035
2008-03-04 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0035
2008-03-04 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2008-03-03 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-29 Senate
S Passed CoW
2008-02-28 Senate
S Placed on General File
2008-02-28 Senate
S08 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2008-02-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2008-02-26 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2008-02-26 House
Amendment Adopted
2008-02-26 House
H Amendments Adopted
2008-02-25 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-22 House
H Passed CoW
2008-02-22 House
H Placed on General File
2008-02-22 House
H08 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2008-02-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2008-02-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for HB0135

Bill No.:
HB0135
Drafter:

MDO

LSO No.:
08LSO-0356
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0035

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Cohee

Catch Title:
Fuel
disclosure.

Subject:
Standards for
disclosure of ingredients in petroleum products.

Summary/Major Elements:

Requires labeling of
gasoline, gasohol or diesel fuel sold in the wholesale or retail market that
contains any "oxygenate, biofuel or nonrefined product".

Label must include the name
and minimum percentage by volume of any ethanol or other oxygenate, biofuel or
nonrefined product.

Provides definitions of:
Biodiesel, biofuel, nonrefined products, oxygenate and refining.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0135

ENROLLED ACT NO. 35, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to standards for petroleum products; requiring disclosure of nonrefined fuels and nonpetroleum products included in gasoline or diesel when sold to a wholesaler, retailer or consumer; providing definitions; granting rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 40
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7
‑
102(a) by
creating new
paragraphs (xx) through (xxiv) and by renumbering (xx) as (xxv) and 40
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7
‑
103(a) by
creating a new
paragraph (vi) are amended to read:

40
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7
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102.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(xx)

"
Biodiesel
"
means a fuel comprised of mo
no
akyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats which may or may not be blended with diesel fuel;

(xxi)

"
Biofuel
"
means
any commercially produced liquid or gas used to propel motor vehicles or otherwise substitute for liquid or gaseous fuels that is derived from agricultural crops or residues or from forest products or byproducts, as distinct from petroleum or other fossil carbon sources.
"
Biofuel
"
includes, but is not limited to, ethanol, methanol derived from biomass, levulinic acid, biodiesel, pyrolysis oils from wood, hydrogen or methane from biomass, or combinations of any of the above that may be used to propel motor vehicles either alone or in blends with conventional gasoline or diesel fuels
;

(xxii)

"
Nonrefined products
"
means any liquid or gas added to diesel, gasoline or gasohol
comprising more than one-half of one percent (.5%) by volume and
that:

(A)

Is not refined; or

(B)

Was added after the diesel fuel, gasoline or gasohol left the refinery.

(xxiii)

"
Oxygenate
"
means an oxygen-containing, ashless, organic compound which can be used as a fuel, or fuel supplement such as, but not limited to, ether, ethanol, methanol and other alcohols;

(xxiv)

"
R
efining
"
means
the cracking, distillation, separation, conversion, upgrading, and finishing of petroleum products
;

(xx)
(xxv)

"
This act
"
means W.S. 40
‑
7
‑
101 through 40
‑
7
‑
111.

40
‑
7
‑
103.

Board to promulgate standards.

(a)

The board shall promulgate rules and standards of quality for products to implement this act. All petroleum products shall conform to ASTM standards as adopted by the board subject to the following:

(vi)

Any gasoline, gasohol or diesel fuel sold in the wholesale or retail market place that contains any oxygenate, biofuel or nonrefined product shall be clearly labeled with the name and minimum percentage by volume of any ethanol or other oxygenate, biofuel or nonrefined product.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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