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Clean fuel standard prompts lifecycle and cost questions; committee defers SB 2999
Summary
A joint Agriculture & Environment and Transportation hearing on SB 2999 examined a proposed clean fuel standard; DOT provided feasibility modeling showing small upfront per-gallon impacts under conservative scenarios, while opponents raised land, water and lifecycle-emissions concerns. The committee deferred the bill for further study.
SB 2999 would require the Department of Transportation to adopt rules by Jan. 1, 2028, to implement a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels. DOT provided initial feasibility modeling showing a range of possible price impacts at the pump (a conservative scenario projecting approximately 1.5¢–5¢ per gallon and moderate/aggressive scenarios projecting up to 5–20¢ per gallon), while…
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