7/30/09-Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed a bill into law triggering a two percent biodiesel requirement.
HB3463 mandates that beginning Aug. 5, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill counties will begin offering the biodiesel blend. Exceptions will be made for rail, marine and home heating oil applications.
The rest of the state will make the switch Oct. 1.
The new fuel standard was set in a 2007 state law that required biodiesel production capacity in Oregon to reach five million gallons per year before implementation. Most gasoline sold in the state already is mixed with 10 percent ethanol.
Future triggers specify that a 5-percent biodiesel blend be required when production reaches 15 million gallons per year.