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19.  Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 1501. For complete text, see web site http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/ cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws& docid=f:publ058.109.pdf. 

20.  Energy Information Administration, “Status and Impact of State MTBE Bans” (March 2003), p. 1, web site http://www.eia.gov/FTPROOT/service/mtbe. pdf. 

21.  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “State Actions Banning MTBE” (June 2004), web site www. epa.gov/mtbe/420b04009.pdf. 

22.  The Federal motor fuels excise tax credit for blending ethanol has been in place since 1978, at 51 cents per gallon. Its expiration date has been extended several times by Congress. Most recently, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Section 301, extended the credit through 2010. 

23.  U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, “Federal Fleet Requirements” (May 2006), web site www1.eere.energy.gov/ vehiclesandfuels/epact/federal. 

24.  The requirement is actually for 2.7 percent oxygen by weight, which corresponds to 7.7 percent ethanol by volume. See Minnesota Department of Agriculture, “Economic Impact of the Ethanol Industry in Minnesota” (May 2003), p. 8, web site www.mda.state.mn.us/ ethanol/economicimpact.pdf. 

25.  State of Hawaii, “New-Fuel.com—Your Source for Information About Hawaii’s Transition to Ethanol-Blended Fuel,” web site www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/ new-fuel. 

26.  National Biodiesel Board, “Minnesota Diesel Now Contains Two Percent Biodiesel Statewide” (Press  Release, September 29, 2005), web site www.biodiesel. org/resources/pressreleases/gen/20050929_mn_ mandate_implemented.pdf. 

27.  National Biodiesel Board, “Washington State Adopts Biodiesel Requirement” (Press Release, March 30, 2006), web site www.biodiesel.org/resources/pressreleases/gen/20060330_WA_B2.pdf. 

28.  Green Car Congress, “Louisiana Legislature Passes 2% Renewable Fuels Standard” (June 9, 2006), web site www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/louisiana_ legis.html. 

29.  State of Louisiana, “Governor Blanco Signs HB 685” (Press Release, June 12, 2006), web site www.gov. state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail& articleID=1945.