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Committee advances bill to expand biofuels infrastructure program and raise retailer eligibility cap
Summary
House File 43, amended to increase the retail‑site cap from 15 to 20, would expand the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s biofuels infrastructure grant program supporting E15 (unleaded 88) availability. The committee adopted the amendment and laid the bill over; testifiers cited consumer savings and increased E15 sales.
The House Ag Finance and Policy Committee on Feb. 26 considered House File 43, a bill to fund and expand Minnesota’s biofuels infrastructure grant program that supports retail upgrades to sell higher ethanol blends such as E15 (marketed as unleaded 88).
Chair Anderson said the program encourages use of E15 by helping retailers upgrade storage and pumps. He reviewed statewide usage figures cited by testifiers: average monthly E15 sales in 2024 were roughly 11.825 million gallons and, per testimony, E15 carried an average price discount of 16–17¢ per gallon last year—about $22.7 million in consumer savings statewide in 2024, he said.
Brian Werner of the Minnesota Biofuels Association described program…
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