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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will recruit 500 people from Wright and Hennepin counties to take part in research to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee (MBUF) in lieu of a gasoline tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system.

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Study details viable pathway to develop sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Pacific Northwest; hydroprocessing of natural oils seen as the most immediate opportunity

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In 2011, ASTM approval for the use of renewable jet fuel derived from hydroprocessing is moving into the final stages. The stakeholders also urge continuing and expanding key programs under the Farm Bill and other federal. Specific recommendations include continuing the Biorefinery Assistance Program and excise tax incentives.

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