H.R. 796: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel ...

...in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

113th Congress, 2013–2015. Text as of Feb 15, 2013 (Introduced).

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HR 796 IH

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 796

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 15, 2013

Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act, 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. AMENDMENT TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT.

    Section 211(o)(7)(D)(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)(D)(i)) is amended--

      (1) by striking ‘, as determined by the Administrator based on the estimate provided under paragraph (3)(A)’;

      (2) by striking ‘the Administrator may also reduce’ and inserting ‘the Administrator shall also reduce’; and

      (3) by inserting ‘For purposes of this subparagraph, the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel production for a calendar year shall not be more than 5 percent or 1 million gallons (whichever is greater) more than the total volume of cellulosic biofuel that was commercially available for the most recent calendar year for which such total volume is known.’ after ‘by the same or a lesser volume.’.