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	Department	MD Comptroller's Office		NCWM Region	SWMA
	Primary Contact	Chuck Ulm		Last Modified	08/28/08 12:53pm
	Phone	(410) 260-7278
	Email	culm@comp.state.md.us
	What's needed for a successful program?	Biodiesel production credits are as follows: a) $0.20 per gallon of biodiesel produced from soybean oil (the soybean oil must be produced in a facility or through expanded capacity of a facility that began operating after December 31, 2004), and b) $0.05 per gallon for biodiesel produced from other feedstocks (including soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating on or before December 31, 2004.(Reference Maryland Statutes, Agriculture Code 10-1501 through 10-1507)
AUTHORITY
	Fuel Authority	Regulatory (state regulations); Statutory (enacted legislation)
	Statutory/Regulatory Citation	Annotated Code of Maryland, Business Regulation Article, Title 10. Motor Fuel and Lubricants. Code of Maryland Regulations, Title of, Subtitle 03, Chapter 05.
ADOPTED FUEL SPECIFICATIONS
	Fuels Currently Regulated	Biodiesel-Blends_yes; B100-Biodiesel_yes; Diesel Fuel_yes
	Fuel Specifications	B6-19_no-adopted-spec; B1-B5_ASTM D975; B100_ASTM D6751; PetroDiesel_ASTM D975
	Other Specifications	All gasolines, natural gas, propane and No.1 & No.2 distillates including kerosines.
	If no spec - plan to adopt	State regulations are in the process of being updated for numerous alternative fuels, including biodiesel. B100 is specified as meeting D6751 in the draft regulations. The FTC labeling requirements on retail pumps for blends higher than B5 will be met by the 12/16/08 deadline or sooner.
	Process to Adopt Specifications	Legislative Process; Administrative Rulemaking
	ASTM-Rev Adopted	not adopted - but ASTM used as guideline
TESTING PROGRAMS
	Proactive Tests	Petroleum Diesel; Biodiesel Blends (Bxx)
	Reactive Test Circumstance	Any reasonable user complaint.
	Fuel Test Performed	- Water & Sediment; - Cloud Point; - Flash Point; - Cetane; - Sulfur; - Viscosity
	Where Sampled	Terminal / Blender; Retailer; Receipt of Interstate Fuel
	Where Tested	State's In-House Lab
	Penalties	To both of the above questions, we initially impose a 'Stop Sale/Use' order until such time as the problem is corrected. Violation of a 'Stop Sale/Use' order carries criminal penalties of up to a $5,000 fine, 1 year in jail or both per violation.
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