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GA SB525
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/16/2024
Primary Sponsor
Steve Gooch
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AI Summary
- Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any gasoline mixed, blended, or compounded with ethanol or ethyl alcohol as an additive within Georgia, effective January 1, 2025
- Removes denatured ethanol from the definition of "alternative fuel" eligible for state tax credits for alternative fuel, low-emission, and zero-emission vehicles
- Eliminates ethanol from the sales tax exemption for tangible personal property used in constructing alternative fuel production facilities, limiting the exemption to biodiesel and butanol facilities
- Repeals the Department of Community Affairs grant program that promoted E-85 gasoline
- Legislative findings cite ethanol's corrosive effects on metals, plastics, and rubber; reduced vehicle lifespan; unavailability of unblended gasoline for collector vehicles, motorcycles, and small engines; and environmental concerns including food-versus-fuel land conflicts and water scarcity
Legislative Description
Commerce and Trade; sale of ethanol gasoline within the state; prohibit
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/20/2024
Committee Referrals
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs2/20/2024
Full Bill Text
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