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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday March 26, 2023 ( 4 items )  

ACE Testifies on EPA's E15 Rule for Midwest States in 2024, Urges Agency to Issue Emergency Waiver for 2023
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following news on March 21, 2023: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Ron Lamberty testified today during a virtual public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule in response to the requests from Midwest governors to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends containing 10 percent ethanol in their states. EPA is proposi  more

ACE: Next Generation Fuels Act Supports Market Growth for High Octane Ethanol
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 23 (TNSgov) -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following news on March 22, 2023: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) today thanked Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) for reintroducing the Next Generation Fuels Act. The bill is designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in g  more

S.D. Bankers Association: The Uniform Commercial Code - Competing Visions for South Dakota
PIERRE, South Dakota, March 23 (TNStalk) -- The South Dakota Bankers Association issued the following statement on March 22, 2023, by President Karl Adam: * * * For over 60 years, all 50 states have had the Uniform Commercial Code on their books, which has been crucial to fueling interstate commerce. The UCC is a legal and commercial framework that has underpinned transactions over those years. It has been successful in creating certainty and security for Americans engaged in commercial activi  more

Sierra Club Celebrates Designation of Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range as Newest National Monuments
WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: The White House announced President Biden would designate Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas as the country's newest national monuments. The designation immediately provides permanent protection for roughly 512,000 acres of Nevada and Texas landscapes that have deep spiritual connections to multiple Tribes, historical importance to numerous communities including veterans, and envi  more