The following classes of activities may qualify for a grant or payment from the ethanol infrastructure incentive program:

1. (1) Class 1 -- Motor fuel retail dealer projects for the purchase and installation of ethanol blender pumps installed on or after September 15, 2011, or the modification of existing ethanol blender pumps, to comply with the standards in this chapter, and associated piping and storage systems;
2. (2) Class 2 -- Projects to encourage the purchase of flex fuel vehicles in this state;
3. (3) Class 3 -- Projects to encourage the increased use of ethanol in this state, including marketing or the dissemination of informational materials in this state;
4. (4) Class 4 -- Projects to facilitate or encourage the installation of infrastructure for the distribution of ethanol; and

5. (5) Class 5 -- Motor fuel tax refunds to licensed marketers for calendar years 2025 to 2029, inclusive, calculated from the number of gallons of E15 dispensed through motor fuel pumps located on the marketers' retail premises in this state during the preceding calendar year.

   For purposes of this section, "flex fuel vehicle," means a motor vehicle designed to burn either gasoline or a blend of gasoline and up to eighty-five percent ethanol.

Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012 ; 52 SDR 49, effective November 17, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 10-47B-164.1 , 10-47B-164.2 , 10-47B-192 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 10-47B-164.1 , 10-47B-192 .

Prior versions effective: 2012-01-09.