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Louisiana One-Pager (State's Fuel Quality Regulation)
  Department
LA Dept of Agr & Forestry
  NCWM Region
SWMA
 
  Primary Contact
Todd Thompson
  Last Modified 10/15/10  
  Phone
(225) 925-3780
 
  Email
todd_t@ldaf.state.la.us
 
  What's needed for a
successful program?
 1. Adequate funding; 2. Trained personnel; 3. Proper equipment LA now has a Renewable Fuel Standard: Within six months following the point at which cumulative monthly production of biodiesel produced in the state equals or exceeds a minimum annual production volume of 10 million gallons, 2% of the total diesel sold by volume in the state must be biodiesel produced from domestically grown feedstock.  
AUTHORITY
  Fuel Authority
Statutory (enacted legislation); Regulatory (state regulations)
 
  Statutory/Regulatory Citation
LRS 3:4680 (Statute) LAC 7:XXXV.301 (Regulation); Biodiesel Incentives:Certain property and equipment used in the manufacture, production, or extraction of unblended biodiesel, as well as unblended biodiesel used as fuel by a registered manufacturer, are exempt from state sales and use taxes. Unblended biodiesel is defined as B100 which meets the D6751 standard of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM). These provisions are effective July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2012. (Reference Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:301)
 
ADOPTED FUEL SPECIFICATIONS
  Fuels Currently Regulated
Biodiesel-Blends_yes; B100-Biodiesel_yes; Diesel Fuel_yes
 
  Fuel Specifications
B6-20_none; B1-B5_ASTM D975; B100_ASTM D6751; PetroDiesel_ASTM D975
 
  Other Specifications  
  If no spec - plan to adopt  
  Process to Adopt Specifications
Legislative Process; Administrative Rulemaking
 
  ASTM-Rev Adopted
automatic - incorporation of "most-current" revision
 
TESTING PROGRAMS
  Proactive Tests
Petroleum Diesel
 
  Reactive Test Circumstance
A consumer complaint or failure of sample during random sampling.
 
  Fuel Test Performed
- Copper Strip; -Calculated Cetane Index; - Flash Point; - Density; - Water & Sediment; - Visual; – Distillation, atmospheric
 
  Where Sampled
Retailer; Terminal / Blender
 
  Where Tested
State's In-House Lab
 
  Penalties
Civil penalties; Forfeiture of right to do business
 
REPORTING
  How to Report
PRODUCT INDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
 
  Dispenser Labeling
 
NOTES
  retaildispenserlabelinglaws-la.doc