Senate Transportation clears ethanol bill

The Senate Transportation Committee has voted unanimously to add an amendment to HB 338, the bill eliminating the ethanol exemption from fuel tax, to direct the distribution of the funds to ITD for road maintenance. “We decided this about an hour ago,” Senate Transportation Chairman John McGee, R-Caldwell, told the committee, joining House Majority Caucus Chairman Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, in explaining the plan to the committee. Roberts presented the bill and said he was amenable to the amendment.