AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1192 be amended as follows:
On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
" Section 1. The ethanol blender pump incentive grant program is hereby established and shall
be administered by the Department of Tourism and State Development. Under the program, the
department shall award incentive grants to motor fuel retail dealers as defined in § 10-47B-3 for the
purpose of entering into contracts for the purchase or installation of ethanol blender pumps and
associated above-ground piping and storage systems and related equipment to be used at facilities
operated by the retail dealers for the sale of motor fuel to the public. No grant under the program may
exceed ten thousand dollars. However, a retail dealer may receive more than one grant under the
program. To be eligible for a grant, a retail dealer shall be located in South Dakota. Grants may be
made under the program during the period beginning on April 1, 2010 and ending on May 28, 2010
if funds are available in the ethanol blender pump incentive grant fund established pursuant to
section 3 of this Act. The department may use up to five percent of any amount appropriated to the
ethanol blender pump incentive fund for administration, the dissemination of information related to
the ethanol blender pump incentive program, and the dissemination of information related to the
benefits of ethanol.
Section 2. For purposes of this Act, the term, ethanol blender pump, refers to a mechanism
provided by the retail dealer for the dispensing at retail of ethanol blend as defined in § 10-47B-3
so that the end user may select the ratio of ethanol to gasoline to be dispensed. The pump shall be
the type that:
(1) Dispenses at retail a blend of gasoline and ethanol in the ratio selected by the purchaser;
(2) Is manufactured to an industry standard and carries a warranty for compatibility with
dispenser components and storage and piping systems;
(3) Has at least four hoses and dispenses the following:
(a) Either a blend of ten percent ethanol or the minimum blend percentage approved
for all vehicles by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;
(b) A blend of at least fifteen percent ethanol; and
(c) E85 fuel; and
(4) Complies with all alternative fuel, biofuel, and flexible fuel requirements established by
law.
Section 3. There is hereby created a special fund within the Department of Tourism and State
Development known as the ethanol blender pump incentive grant fund. Money in the fund may only
be used to provide incentive grants pursuant to this Act and as otherwise provided in section 1 of this
Act. The fund consists of legislative appropriations, donations, interest on investments, and moneys
from all legal public and private sources, including federal grants. All funds received in the ethanol
blender pump incentive grant fund shall be set forth in an informational budget as described in § 4-7-7.2.
Section 4. There is hereby appropriated the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, in federal fund expenditure authority, to the Department of Tourism and
State Development for the expenditure of funds received through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-5 to implement the ethanol blender pump incentive grant
program as provided in this Act.
Section 5. The secretary of tourism and state development shall approve vouchers and the state
auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
Section 6. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing
public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval."