H.R. 6444 (112th): Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Sep 20, 2012 (Introduced).

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HR 6444 IH

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6444

To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a system for the certification of the validity of credits to be used for compliance with the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 20, 2012

Mr. OLSON (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a system for the certification of the validity of credits to be used for compliance with the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ‘Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012’.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT.

    Section 211(o)(5) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

        ‘(F) SYSTEM FOR CERTIFICATION OF CREDITS AS VALID- Not later than January 1, 2013, the Administrator shall establish and maintain a system under which--

          ‘(i) the Administrator certifies, or authorizes accredited third parties to certify, upon generation, credits as valid and authentic for use by, and transfer among, persons required to comply with paragraph (2) for the purpose of such compliance; and

          ‘(ii) each such certification is publically disclosed upon certification.

        The Administrator shall treat any credit certified under clause (i) as valid for compliance with paragraph (2), and shall not determine any credit so certified to be invalid for such compliance.’.