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To enact section 122.076 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
create an ethanol and biodiesel producer grant | 2 |
program. | 3 |
Section 1. That section 122.076 of the Revised Code be | 4 |
enacted to read as follows: | 5 |
Sec. 122.076. (A) As used in this section: | 6 |
(1) "Biodiesel" means a mono-alkyl ester combustible liquid | 7 |
fuel that is derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, or any | 8 |
combination of those reagents, and that meets American society for | 9 |
testing and materials specification D6751-03a for biodiesel fuel | 10 |
(B100) blend stock distillate fuels. | 11 |
(2) "Ethanol" has the same meaning as in section 5733.46 of | 12 |
the Revised Code. | 13 |
(3) "Producer" means a person who operates an ethanol or | 14 |
biodiesel plant in this state. | 15 |
(B) For the purpose of assisting producers in this state, the | 16 |
director of development shall establish an ethanol and biodiesel | 17 |
producer grant program under which the director may make grants to | 18 |
producers for the purpose of assisting the producers in expanding | 19 |
their production capacity, making facility improvements, and | 20 |
improving competitiveness. | 21 |
(C) The director, in consultation with the director of | 22 |
agriculture, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 23 |
the Revised Code that are necessary for the administration of the | 24 |
program. The rules shall establish at least all of the following: | 25 |
(1) An application form and procedures governing the | 26 |
application process for a grant under the program; | 27 |
(2) A procedure for prioritizing the awarding of grants under | 28 |
the program; | 29 |
(3) Procedures for registering producers that have applied | 30 |
for a grant under the program; | 31 |
(4) Any other criteria, procedures, and guidelines that the | 32 |
director determines are necessary to administer the program. | 33 |
(D) In order to be eligible for a grant under the program, a | 34 |
producer shall apply to the director of development for the | 35 |
registration of the producer's plant. A producer may apply for the | 36 |
registration of more than one plant. An application for the | 37 |
registration of a plant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of | 38 |
the director that all of the following apply: | 39 |
(1) The plant is capable of producing ethanol or biodiesel. | 40 |
(2) The producer has made substantial investment of resources | 41 |
in this state in connection with the plant. | 42 |
(3) The plant constitutes a permanent fixture in this state. | 43 |
The director shall register each plant that qualifies under | 44 |
this division. | 45 |
(E) There is hereby created in the state treasury the ethanol | 46 |
and biodiesel producer grant fund. The fund shall consist of money | 47 |
that is appropriated to it by the general assembly. Money in the | 48 |
fund shall be used to make grants under the ethanol and biodiesel | 49 |
producer grant program and by the director in the administration | 50 |
of that program. | 51 |