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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1491 

To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary 

of Agriculture to provide grants for the installation of E–85 fuel infrastructure, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2007 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. BOND, Mr. VOINOVICH, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. KERRY, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, and Mr. DORGAN) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 

to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants 

for the installation of E–85 fuel infrastructure, and for 

other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ethanol Education and 

5 Expansion Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. E–85 FUEL EXPANSION PROGRAM. 

2 Section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 

3 of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106–224) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

6 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 

7 (2) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by 

8 striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub9 section (b) or (c)’’; and 

10 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(d) E–85 FUEL PROGRAM.— 

13 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF E–85 FUEL.—In this sub14 section, the term ‘E–85 fuel’ means a blend of gaso15 line at least 85 percent (or any other percentage, 

16 but not less than 70 percent, as determined by the 

17 Secretary, by rule, to provide for requirements relat18 ing to cold start, safety, or vehicle functions) of the 

19 content of which is derived from ethanol. 

20 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall make 

21 grants under this section to majority-controlled pro22 ducer-based business ventures— 

23 ‘‘(A) to install E–85 fuel infrastructure, 

24 including infrastructure necessary— 


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1 ‘‘(i) for the direct retail sale of E–85 

2 fuel, including E–85 fuel pumps and stor3 age tanks; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) to directly market E–85 fuel to 

5 gas retailers, including in-line blending 

6 equipment, pumps, storage tanks, and 

7 load-out equipment; and 

8 ‘‘(B) to provide subgrants to direct retail9 ers of E–85 fuel that are located in a rural area 

10 (as defined in section 343(a) of the Consoli11 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

12 U.S.C. 1991(a))) for the purpose of installing 

13 E–85 fuel infrastructure for the direct retail 

14 sale of E–85 fuel, including E–85 fuel pumps 

15 and storage tanks. 

16 ‘‘(3) COST SHARING.— 

17 ‘‘(A) GRANTS.—The amount of a grant 

18 under this section shall be equal to 20 percent 

19 of the total costs of the installation of the E– 

20 85 fuel infrastructure, as determined by the 

21 Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL

23 FUNDING.—The amount of a grant that a ma24 jority-controlled producer-based business ven25 ture receives under this section shall be reduced 


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1 by the amount of other Federal funding that 

2 the majority-controlled producer-based business 

3 venture receives for the same purpose, as deter4 mined by the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Not more than 70 per6 cent of the total costs of E–85 fuel infrastruc7 ture provided assistance under this section shall 

8 be provided by the Federal Government and 

9 State and local governments. 

10 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Com11 modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 

12 to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for the pe13 riod of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain 

14 available until expended.’’. 

15 SEC. 3. E–85 FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

16 Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

17 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended by adding 

18 at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 9012. E–85 FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

20 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF E–85 FUEL.—In this section, 

21 the term ‘E–85 fuel’ means a blend of gasoline at least 

22 85 percent (or any other percentage, but not less than 70 

23 percent, as determined by the Secretary, by rule, to pro24 vide for requirements relating to cold start, safety, or vehiVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:05 May 29, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1491.IS S1491

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1 cle functions) of the content of which is derived from eth2 anol. 

3 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab4 lish a program to make competitive grants to eligible enti5 ties to provide education to governmental and private enti6 ties that operate vehicle fleets, other interested entities (as 

7 determined by the Secretary), and the public about the 

8 benefits of E–85 fuel use. 

9 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 

10 a grant under subsection (b), an entity shall— 

11 ‘‘(1) be a nonprofit organization or institution 

12 of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the 

13 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 

14 ‘‘(2) have demonstrated knowledge of E–85 fuel 

15 production, use, or distribution; and 

16 ‘‘(3) have demonstrated the ability to conduct 

17 educational and technical support programs. 

18 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 

19 the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Energy. 

20 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity 

21 Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to 

22 carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2008 through 2012, to remain available until expended.’’. 

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