Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program and Fund; created. (HB680)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. David Poisson (D-Sterling), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Biofuels Production Fund and Grant Incentive Program; established. Establishes the Biofuels Production Fund (the Fund) and the Biofuels Production Grant Incentive Program (the Program) to administer the Fund. The Program offers grants to producers of neat biofuels, which are defined as either biodiesel fuels or ethanol fuels that are not mixed with traditional fuels such as gasoline or diesel fuel. To be eligible for a grant the producer must produce in excess of 10 million gallons of neat biofuels within the Commonwealth in a calendar year using feedstock originating domestically within the United States. The producer must commence eligible sales on or after January 1, 2007, and pre-existing producers are only eligible if their production increases over prior calendar year levels by at least 10 million gallons of neat biofuels. Producers that qualify for a grant under the program may be granted $0.10 per gallon for neat biofuels produced in the given calendar year. If moneys in the fund are not sufficient to pay all qualified applicants, disbursements from the Fund shall be made on a pro-rata basis. The Program and Fund would expire on December 31, 2016. The payment of grants is subject to an appropriation to the fund. Read the Bill »
Status
04/05/2006: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 068025554 |
| 01/10/2006 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/18/2006 | Reported from ACNR with amendments (22-Y 0-N) |
| 01/18/2006 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/23/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB680) |
| 01/27/2006 | Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, and Natural Resources |
| 02/10/2006 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (23-Y 0-N) |
| 02/11/2006 | Committee substitute printed 060181554-H1 |
| 02/11/2006 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2006 | Read second time |
| 02/13/2006 | Committee amendments from Agriculture, Chesapeake and N.R. rejected |
| 02/13/2006 | Committee substitute from Appropriations agreed to 060181554-H1 |
| 02/13/2006 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB680H1 |
| 02/14/2006 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/14/2006 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/14/2006 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/15/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/15/2006 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 02/17/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB680H1) |
| 02/28/2006 | Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 02/28/2006 | Committee substitute printed 069244712-S1 |
| 03/01/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 03/01/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
| 03/01/2006 | Motion to reconsider pass by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N) |
| 03/01/2006 | Passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N) |
| 03/01/2006 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) |
| 03/02/2006 | Read third time |
| 03/02/2006 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 03/02/2006 | Committee substitute agreed to 069244712-S1 |
| 03/02/2006 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB680S1 |
| 03/02/2006 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) |
| 03/02/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
| 03/02/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB680S1) |
| 03/03/2006 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/06/2006 | Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 03/06/2006 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) |
| 03/15/2006 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB680ER) |
| 03/15/2006 | Enrolled |
| 03/15/2006 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/16/2006 | Signed by President |
| 03/23/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB680ER) |
| 04/05/2006 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 652 (effective 7/1/06) |
| 04/14/2006 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652) |