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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5658 

To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels and Ultra 

Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration 

and data collection. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2006 

Mr. GORDON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science 

A BILL 

To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels 

and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 The Congress finds that— 

5 (1) in order to lessen United States dependence 

6 on foreign sources of petroleum, and decrease de7 mand for petroleum in the transportation sector, the 

8 Nation must diversify its fuel supply to include do9 mestically produced alternative biobased fuels; 


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1 (2) introduction of alternative biobased fuels 

2 presents a unique set of problems that may render 

3 the fuels incompatible with the current fuel trans4 portation and delivery infrastructure, placing the 

5 burden of costly refurbishment and construction on 

6 fuel distributors and retailers; 

7 (3) chemical additives to the fuels may mitigate 

8 the negative impacts of biobased fuels on existing in9 frastructure and preclude costly retrofitting or in10 stallation of new biobased fuel compatible infrastruc11 ture and transportation systems; 

12 (4) in order to mitigate air pollution and com13 ply with Federal mandates, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel 

14 fuel is being introduced into the marketplace in 

15 2006; 

16 (5) fuel labeled Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel can ac17 cumulate more than the statutory limit of 15 parts 

18 per million of sulfur when transported through mul19 tiple pipelines, tanks, and trucks to the final point 

20 of sale; and 

21 (6) fuel distributors and retailers may inadvert22 ently take delivery of fuel labeled Ultra Low Sulfur 

23 Diesel with more than 15 parts per million of sulfur 

24 without a practical means of verifying sulfur con25 tent. 


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1 SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND ULSD INFRASTRUCTURE 

2 AND ADDITIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOP3 MENT. 

4 The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to as 

5 the ‘‘Secretary’’) , in consultation with the National Insti6 tute of Standards and Technology, shall carry out a pro7 gram of research, development, demonstration, and com8 mercial application of materials to be added to alternative 

9 biobased fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuels to make 

10 them more compatible with existing infrastructure used to 

11 store and deliver petroleum-based fuels to the point of 

12 final sale. The program shall address— 

13 (1) materials to prevent or mitigate— 

14 (A) corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, 

15 cork, fiberglass, glues, or any other material 

16 used in pipes and storage tanks; 

17 (B) dissolving of storage tank sediments; 

18 (C) clogging of filters; 

19 (D) contamination from water or other 

20 adulterants or pollutants; 

21 (E) poor flow properties related to low 

22 temperatures; 

23 (F) oxidative and thermal instability in 

24 long-term storage and use; 

25 (G) increased volatile emissions; 

26 (H) microbial contamination; 


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1 (I) problems associated with electrical con2 ductivity; and 

3 (J) increased nitrogen oxide emissions; 

4 (2) alternatives to conventional methods for re5 furbishment and cleaning of gasoline and diesel 

6 tanks, including tank lining applications; and 

7 (3) other problems as identified by the Sec8 retary in consultation with the National Institute of 

9 Standards and Technology. 

10 SEC. 3. SULFUR TESTING FOR DIESEL FUELS. 

11 (a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

12 the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall 

13 carry out a research, development, and demonstration pro14 gram on portable, low-cost, and accurate methods and 

15 technologies for testing of sulfur content in fuel, including 

16 Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and Low Sulfur Diesel. 

17 (b) SCHEDULE OF DEMONSTRATIONS.—Not later 

18 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

19 Secretary shall begin demonstrations of technologies under 

20 subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 4. STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS AND DATA 

22 BASE DEVELOPMENT. 

23 Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 

24 of this Act, the National Institute of Standards and Tech25 nology shall develop a physical properties data base and 


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1 standard reference materials for alternative fuels. Such 

2 data base and standard reference materials shall be main3 tained and updated as appropriate as additional alter4 native fuels become available. 

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