A new legislation has been enacted in the State of Louisiana, USA to develop a state-wide advanced biofuel industry. Called the “Advanced Biofuel Initiative”, the law is expected to give an “efficiency boost to the ethanol industry in the state by supporting high yielding non-corn crops”. The “field-to-pump” strategy under the legislation includes: (1) the use of Louisiana-harvested, non-corn feedstocks that are robust (drought/saline-alkaline tolerant), requiring less agricultural inputs, and (2) establishment of a decentralized network of small advanced biofuel manufacturing facilities. The alternative transport legislation also has a “variable ethanol-blending program” which permits the use of ethanol blends (ranging from 10% to 85% ethanol) for testing in motor vehicles on a trial basis until the 1^st of January 2012. Performance of the motor vehicles (based on fuel consumption and engine emissions) during the test period will be monitored by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Division of Weights & Measures..