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Text of the Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013

This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on May 14, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole. The text of the bill below is as of May 14, 2013 (Introduced).

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113th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1959

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 14, 2013

(for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Hall, Mr. Cole, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Flores, Mr. Barton, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Vela, Mr. Welch, Mr. Marino, and Mr. Neugebauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Renewable Fuel Program in section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013 .

2.

Inclusion of domestic alternative fuel in applicable volume of renewable fuel

(a)

Definition of domestic alternative fuel

Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (L) as subparagraphs (H) through (M), respectively; and

(2)

by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:

(G)

Domestic alternative fuel

The term domestic alternative fuel means ethanol that—

(i)

is produced from natural gas; and

(ii)

is used to replace or reduce the quantity of petroleum present in a transportation fuel.

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(b)

Applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel

Section 211(o)(2) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2) ) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking contains at least and all that follows through in accordance with subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: contains at least the applicable volume of renewable fuel, advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, and domestic alternative fuel, determined in accordance with subparagraph (B) ; and

(2)

in subparagraph (B)(i)—

(A)

in the heading of subclause (I), by striking Renewable fuel and inserting Renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel ;

(B)

in subclause (I), by striking the applicable volume of renewable fuel for the calendar years 2006 through 2022 and inserting the applicable volume of renewable fuel for the calendar years 2006 through 2012, and the applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel (in the aggregate) for the calendar years 2013 through 2022; and

(C)

in the table in subclause (I), by striking Applicable volume of renewable fuel and inserting Applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel (in the aggregate).