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HJM008..............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
ETHANOL - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting that the
Congress of the United States include the language from the 2004 Senate
Bill regarding a blending bias for ethanol derived from agricultural
byproducts for future consideration in any proposed energy bill or other
legislation that could further this cause.
03/14 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/15 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff
03/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Roberts
Title apvd - to Senate
03/25 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/29 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/30 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Richardson
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/01 Pres signed - To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8
BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS
3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
6 State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth
7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, Idaho has abundant supplies of agricultural residues and the Leg-
9 islature would like to signal that this industry is welcome in the state of
10 Idaho; and
11 WHEREAS, there is a high probability that Idaho will be the site of the
12 first commercial cellulose ethanol production in the United States; and
13 WHEREAS, the national blending bias would favor a locally produced product
14 and support rural farmers in this state; and
15 WHEREAS, a national blending bias would create another option for the
16 petroleum industry; and
17 WHEREAS, both cellulose and corn ethanol offer the same benefits for local
18 air quality when blended with gasoline; and
19 WHEREAS, this national blending bias reflects the improved carbon dioxide
20 reduction qualities of the production of cellulose ethanol over the production
21 of corn based ethanol; and
22 WHEREAS, supporting breakthroughs such as cellulose ethanol technology
23 could help the United States to minimize its dependence on foreign oil; and
24 WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the Idaho Legislature endorse the language
25 presented in the Congress of the United States regarding a blending bias for
26 ethanol derived from agricultural byproducts (biomass), specifically the lan-
27 guage contained in Section 1501 of Senate Bill 2095, dated February 12, 2004:
28 "(5) Equivalency--For the purpose of paragraph (2), 1 gallon of either
29 cellulosic biomass ethanol or waste derived ethanol--
30 (A) shall be considered to be the equivalent of 1.5 gallon of renew-
31 able fuel; or
32 (B) if the cellulosic biomass ethanol or waste derived ethanol is
33 derived from agricultural residue or is an agricultural byproduct (as
34 that term is used in section 919 of the Energy Policy Act of 2003),
35 shall be considered to be the equivalent of 2.5 gallons of renewable
36 fuel."
37 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
38 of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
39 Senate concurring therein, that we request that the Congress of the United
40 States include the language from the 2004 Senate Bill, cited herein, for
41 future consideration in any proposed Energy Bill or other legislation that
42 could further this cause.
43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
44 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
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1 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
2 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the
3 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS15143
The purpose of this memorial is to endorse the language presented
in the Congress of the United States regarding a blending bias
for ethanol derived from agricultural byproducts. If this
proposal passes Congress, Idaho's agricultural community will
stand to benefit.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
Contact:
Name: Representative Janice McGeachin
Phone: 332-1000
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Russ Hendricks
Phone: 342-2688
Grow Idaho Falls, Inc.-Kipp Hicks
Phone: 522-3824
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 8