Bill No.: SF0037                  Drafter:  MRW

LSO No.:  09LSO-0031              Effective Date:  7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0046

Chapter No.:       130

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:       Antifreeze and petroleum products.

Subject:  Antifreeze and petroleum products.

Summary/Major Elements:

• Current statutes allow the Board of Agriculture to promulgate rules and standards of quality for petroleum products and antifreeze products.

• This bill requires disclosure and sets standards for engine fuels, gasoline alcohol blends and biodiesel fuel blends.

• Modifies rulemaking authority to include engine fuels, gasoline alcohol blends and biodiesel fuel blends added under this bill.

• Provides for enforcement authority to include the additional products and allows testing of products from storage tanks directly supplying these products to retail dispensing devices located at retail sales facilities.

• Provides an appropriation of $205,600 from the general fund to the Department of Agriculture.  $180,600 will be to purchase equipment and instruments necessary for the analytical testing program and $25,000 will be for consumable supplies and contractual testing of samples.