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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="10-1506" title_number="10" title_name="Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Production Credits for Renewable Fuels">
  <level label="a">
    <text>After February 1, 2008, to receive a credit payment a certified ethanol or biodiesel producer shall file a claim with the Department by the end of January, April, July, and October of each year.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A claim filed under this section shall state:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The producer’s total ethanol production in the State during the previous quarter, categorized by ethanol produced from small grains and ethanol produced from other agricultural products; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The producer’s total biodiesel production in Maryland during the previous quarter, categorized by biodiesel produced from:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating after December 31, 2004, or under the expanded capacity of a facility, the expansion of which occurred after December 31, 2004; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Other feedstock, including soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating on or before December 31, 2004;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The location of the producer;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The average number of Maryland citizens employed by the producer in the previous quarter;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>For an ethanol producer, the number of bushels of Maryland–grown small grains and other agricultural commodities used by the producer in the previous quarter; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For a biodiesel producer, the number of gallons of Maryland–produced soybean oil and other bio–based oils used by the producer in the previous quarter; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Any other information that the Department requires.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A claim filed under this section shall be reviewed by an independent certified public accountant with respect to, as appropriate:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The total ethanol production;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The breakdown between ethanol produced from small grains and ethanol produced from other agricultural products;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The total biodiesel production; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The breakdown between biodiesel produced from:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating after December 31, 2004, or under the expanded capacity of a facility, the expansion of which occurred after December 31, 2004; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Other feedstock, including soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating on or before December 31, 2004.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A claim submitted to the Department under this section is not subject to disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act.</text>
  </level>
</section>
