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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4070 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4070

    To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of ``small 
 refinery'' for purposes of the Renewable Fuel Program, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2024

 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL

 
    To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of ``small 
 refinery'' for purposes of 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 ``Supporting Energy in Rural America 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SMALL REFINERIES UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT.

    (a) Definition of Small Refinery.--Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (K) 
and inserting the following:
                    ``(K) Small refinery.--The term `small refinery' 
                means a refining company--
                            ``(i) for which the average aggregate daily 
                        crude oil throughput for a calendar year (as 
                        determined by dividing the aggregate throughput 
                        for the calendar year by the number of days in 
                        the calendar year) produced by all refineries 
                        owned by that company, including any 
                        subsidiaries of that company, does not exceed 
                        200,000 barrels; or
                            ``(ii) that employs not more than 1,500 
                        employees.''.
    (b) Small Refinery Exemption.--
            (1) Methodology required.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
        shall develop methodology to be used by the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency for purposes of evaluating 
        petitions submitted under section 211(o)(9)(B)(i) of the Clean 
        Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)(B)(i)).
            (2) CAA amendment.--Section 211(o)(9)(B) of the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)(B)) is amended by striking clause 
        (ii) and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) Evaluation of petitions.--In 
                        evaluating a petition under clause (i), the 
                        Administrator shall--
                                    ``(I) use methodology developed and 
                                approved by the Secretary of Energy 
                                pursuant to section 2(b)(1) of the 
                                Supporting Energy in Rural America Act; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) in consultation with the 
                                Secretary of Energy, consider--
                                            ``(aa) the findings of the 
                                        study under subparagraph 
                                        (A)(ii); and
                                            ``(bb) other economic 
                                        factors.''.
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