Wisconsin § 16.045 - Gasohol, alternative fuels , and hybrid-electric vehicles.

§ 16.045. Gasohol, alternative fuels , and hybrid-electric vehicles.

16.045(1) (1) In this section: 16.045(1)(a) (a) “Agency” means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231 , 232 , 233 , 234 , 237 , 238 , or 279 . 16.045(1)(b) (b) “Alternative fuel” means any of the following fuels the use of which the department of natural resources finds would improve air quality as compared to the use of gasoline or petroleum-based diesel fuel: 16.045(1)(b)1. 1. Biodiesel fuel. 16.045(1)(b)2. 2. Methanol. 16.045(1)(b)3. 3. Ethanol. 16.045(1)(b)4. 4. Natural gas. 16.045(1)(b)5. 5. Propane. 16.045(1)(b)6. 6. Hydrogen. 16.045(1)(b)7. 7. Coal-derived liquid. 16.045(1)(b)8. 8. Electricity. 16.045(1)(b)8m. 8m. Solar energy. 16.045(1)(b)9. 9. Fuel derived from biological material. 16.045(1)(b)10. 10. Any other fuel except gasohol that the department of natural resources finds to be composed substantially of material other than petroleum, the use of which would yield substantial environmental benefits. 16.045(1)(c) (c) “Biodiesel fuel” means a fuel that is comprised of monoalkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, either in pure form or mixed in any combination with petroleum-based diesel fuel. 16.045(1)(cm) (cm) “Flex fuel vehicle” means a vehicle designed to operate on gasoline, a blend of a fuel marketed as gasoline and 85 percent ethanol or a higher percentage of ethanol, or a mixture of gasoline and that blend. 16.045(1)(d) (d) “Gasohol” means any motor fuel containing at least 10 percent alcohol the use of which the department of natural resources finds would improve air quality as compared to the use of gasoline or petroleum-based diesel fuel. 16.045(1)(e) (e) “Hybrid-electric vehicle” means a vehicle that has a chemically fueled internal combustion engine which is capable of operating on gasoline, one or more alternative fuels, or diesel fuel, or by means of a gas turbine, and is also equipped with an electric motor and an energy storage device. 16.045(2) (2) The department shall, whenever feasible and cost-effective, encourage agencies to store no motor fuel except gasohol or alternative fuel in facilities maintained by the agencies for the storage of fuel for and the refueling of state-owned or state-leased vehicles. This subsection does not authorize construction or operation of such facilities. 16.045(3) (3) The department shall, by the most economical means feasible, place a copy of the current list of gasohol and alternative fuel refueling facilities received from the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s.