(a) The Institute for Sustainable Energy shall (1) compile and distribute educational materials regarding biodiesel to municipalities, local boards of education and private commercial entities to educate future consumers, and (2) establish and administer a Connecticut biodiesel link program to establish a database of schools, restaurants, institutional cafeterias and other institutions and businesses in the state that produce waste vegetable oil or other comparable food product suitable for conversion to biodiesel. The database shall be maintained by the Institute for Sustainable Energy and shall be made available to the public on said institute's Internet web site. Businesses interested in selling their waste vegetable oil or other comparable food product to producers of biodiesel heating and motor vehicle fuel may notify the Institute for Sustainable Energy and have their names, contact information and intentions regarding such businesses placed on said web site. The Institute for Sustainable Energy shall make reasonable efforts to facilitate contact between parties with similar interests.
(b) The Institute for Sustainable Energy shall post educational materials regarding the Connecticut biofuel link program on said institute's Internet web site, and such information shall be posted as a link on the Internet web sites of the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Agriculture, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, The University of Connecticut Biofuel Consortium and The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, including, but not limited to, information regarding the starting of a waste vegetable oil business and strategies for conducting such business.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 59.)
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 588p - Energy Conservation Loans and Investment in Alternative Fuels
Section 32-324. - Definitions.
Section 32-324a. - Connecticut qualified biodiesel producer incentive account. Agreement.
Section 32-324b. - Grants to qualified biodiesel producers. Grant amounts.
Section 32-324c. - Application for grant.
Section 32-324e. - Grants to qualified biodiesel distributors: Permitted purposes. Amounts.
Section 32-324f. - Guidelines for grant program.
Section 32-324g. - Fuel diversification grant program. Agreement. Guidelines.