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January 24, 2003North Dakota Mulls Ethanol/Biodiesel Mandate by Julianne Johnston
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson has urged the Legislature to mandate usage of ethanol and biodiesel fuels, saying such mandates would expand markets for agricultural producers, reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and provide environmental benefits.
"Elected officials on both sides of the aisle continually pledge their support for and speak to the benefits of value-added agriculture. I believe it is time to put action behind the words," Johnson said Wednesday, in testimony before the Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee. "If we are truly looking to add value to agricultural products in this state and to encourage new markets and new products, we in government have to be willing to play an appropriate role to foster that process."
Testifying in support of Senate Bill 2027, that would require that all 87-octane gasoline sold in North Dakota be blended with 10 percent ethanol, Johnson pointed to Minnesota as an example for North Dakota to emulate in promoting and mandating ethanol use.
Johnson said that since legislative mandates, Minnesota has not only replaced 10 percent of the gasoline sold in the state with ethanol, but has seen construction or expansion of a dozen ethanol plants, most of them farmer-owned.
"We can and must do more to promote the production and usage of renewable fuels such as biodiesel," Johnson concluded. "The US marketplace is too often overlooked by agriculture as we focus on acquiring new international markets. Biodiesel and ethanol are great examples of new demand, as opposed to displaced demand often resulting from new international markets. Both are important, but new demand results in a bigger pie, not just a bigger piece of the old pie."
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