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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 939<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2006, chapter 939<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1431987,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360059,"identifier":"33.2-221.1","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-221.1","url":"\/33.2-221.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-221.1\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-221.1","dublin_core":{"Title":" Use of biodiesel and other alternative fuels in vehicles providing public transportation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-221.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning, “biodiesel fuel<\/span>” means a renewable, biodegradable, mono-alkyl ester combustible liquid fluid fuel from agricultural plant oils or animal fats that meets the applicable American Society for Testing and Materials<\/span> (ASTM) Specification for Biodiesel Fuel<\/span> (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall encourage the use of biodiesel fuel<\/span> and other alternative fuels, to the extent practicable, in buses and other vehicles used to provide public transportation<\/span> in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n USE OF BIODIESEL AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN VEHICLES PROVIDING PUBLIC\nTRANSPORTATION (\u00a7 33.2-221.1)\n\nA. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning,\n“biodiesel fuel” means a renewable, biodegradable, mono-alkyl ester\ncombustible liquid fluid fuel from agricultural plant oils or animal fats that\nmeets the applicable American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)\nSpecification for Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels.\n\nB. The Board shall encourage the use of biodiesel fuel and other alternative\nfuels, to the extent practicable, in buses and other vehicles used to provide\npublic transportation in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 939, \u00a7\u00a7 67-500, 67-501; 2006, c. 939, \u00a7\u00a7 67-500, 67-501;\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}