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Committee advances E15 infrastructure bill amendment; House File 43 laid over
Summary
House File 43 (biofuel infrastructure grants) was amended to expand eligible retail dispensing site counts and was laid over. Supporters said expanded E15 access saves consumers money, increases ethanol sales and supports farmers.
Chair Anderson presented House File 43, a bill that funds and expands the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s biofuel infrastructure grant program that supports retail upgrades to dispense higher‑ethanol blends (E15, marketed as E88). The bill as amended raised the retail‑site participation cap from 15 to 20.
Brian Werner of the Minnesota Biofuels Association and Amanda Bilic of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association testified in support, citing program metrics and consumer savings. Werner said Minnesota surpassed 500 retail stations offering E15 (about 25% of 2,000 statewide stations) and cited 2024…
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