This bill mandates the Environmental Quality Board to conduct a generic environmental impact statement on sustainable aviation fuel. It also establishes a temporary moratorium on the issuance of tax credits and grants related to sustainable aviation fuel until the environmental impact statement is completed. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41A.30, subdivision 2, to require that a qualifying taxpayer must apply for certification and allocation of a tax credit in a prescribed manner, and that the tax credit can only be claimed after the Environmental Quality Board's completion of the environmental impact statement.

Additionally, the bill specifies that the commissioner of agriculture is prohibited from awarding any grants to producers or blenders of sustainable aviation fuel until the environmental impact statement is finalized. This approach aims to ensure that the environmental implications of sustainable aviation fuel are thoroughly assessed before any financial incentives are provided to its producers or blenders.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 41A.30