{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-23.7-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-23.7-4","heading":"Heating oil biobased products.","body":"Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, and in accordance with the compliance schedule established in this chapter, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state for residential, commercial, or industrial uses within the state, shall contain, at a minimum, the specified percentage of biobased product, unless the requirement has been suspended pursuant to § 23-23.7-7. The compliance schedule shall be as follows:\n(1) Not later than July 1, 2014, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state shall contain not less than two percent (2%) of a biobased product.\n(2) Not later than July 1, 2015, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state shall contain not less than three percent (3%) of a biobased product.\n(3) Not later than July 1, 2016, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state shall contain not less than four percent (4%) of a biobased product.\n(4) Not later than July 1, 2017, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state shall contain not less than five percent (5%) of a biobased product.\n(5) Not later than July 1, 2021, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state shall at a minimum meet the standards for B5 biodiesel blend and/or renewable hydrocarbon diesel.\n(6) Not later than July 1, 2023, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state shall at a minimum meet the standards for B10 biodiesel blend and/or renewable hydrocarbon diesel.\n(7) Not later than July 1, 2025, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state shall at a minimum meet the standards for B20 biodiesel blend and/or renewable hydrocarbon diesel.\n(8) Not later than July 1, 2030, all No. 2 distillate heating oil sold in the state shall at a minimum meet the standards for B50 biodiesel blend and/or renewable hydrocarbon diesel.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 23.7 Biodiesel Products"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-23.7/23-23.7-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:57Z","sha256":"34ec42812237085c6f81248e878bd7c1f786c828727841345e17d1c13a28fc7e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-23.7-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-23.7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}