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(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car-
rying out this section—
(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘large unit’’ means a unit with a 
generating capacity of 100 megawatts or more; 
(2) the term ‘‘oxygen-fuel systems’’ means sys-
tems that utilize fuel efficiency benefits of oil, gas, 
coal, and biomass combustion using substantially 
pure oxygen, with high flame temperatures and the 
exclusion of air from the boiler, in industrial or elec-
tric utility steam generating units; and 
(3) the term ‘‘small unit’’ means a unit with a 
generating capacity in the 10–50 megawatt range. 
SEC. 1449. PETROCHEMICAL AND OIL REFINERY FACILITY 
HEALTH ASSESSMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall conduct a study of direct and significant health im-
pacts to persons resulting from living in proximity to pe-
trochemical and oil refinery facilities. The Secretary shall 
consult with the Director of the National Cancer Institute 
and other Federal Government bodies with expertise in the
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field it deems appropriate in the design of such study. The 
study shall be conducted according to sound and objective 
scientific practices and present the weight of the scientific 
evidence. The Secretary shall obtain scientific peer review 
of the draft study. 
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
transmit the results of the study to Congress within 6 
months of the enactment of this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for ac-
tivities under this section such sums as are necessary for 
the completion of the study. 
TITLE XV—ETHANOL AND 
MOTOR FUELS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 1501. RENEWABLE CONTENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE 
FUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7545) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (o) as sub-
section (q); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (n) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(o) RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(A) ETHANOL.—(i) The term ‘cellulosic 
biomass ethanol’ means ethanol derived from 
any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that 
is available on a renewable or recurring basis, 
including—
‘‘(I) dedicated energy crops and trees; 
‘‘(II) wood and wood residues; 
‘‘(III) plants; 
‘‘(IV) grasses; 
‘‘(V) agricultural residues; and 
‘‘(VI) fibers. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘waste derived ethanol’ 
means ethanol derived from—
‘‘(I) animal wastes, including poultry 
fats and poultry wastes, and other waste 
materials; or 
‘‘(II) municipal solid waste. 
‘‘(B) RENEWABLE FUEL.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘renew-
able fuel’ means motor vehicle fuel that—
‘‘(I)(aa) is produced from grain, 
starch, oilseeds, or other biomass; or 
‘‘(bb) is natural gas produced 
from a biogas source, including a 
landfill, sewage waste treatment plant,
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feedlot, or other place where decaying 
organic material is found; and 
‘‘(II) is used to replace or reduce 
the quantity of fossil fuel present in a 
fuel mixture used to operate a motor 
vehicle. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSION.—The term ‘renew-
able fuel’ includes cellulosic biomass eth-
anol, waste derived ethanol, and biodiesel 
(as defined in section 312(f) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13220(f)) 
and any blending components derived from 
renewable fuel (provided that only the re-
newable fuel portion of any such blending 
component shall be considered part of the 
applicable volume under the renewable fuel 
program established by this subsection). 
‘‘(C) SMALL REFINERY.—The term ‘small 
refinery’ means a refinery for which average ag-
gregate daily crude oil throughput for the cal-
endar year (as determined by dividing the ag-
gregate throughput for the calendar year by the 
number of days in the calendar year) does not 
exceed 75,000 barrels. 
‘‘(2) RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the enactment of this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator shall promulgate regulations ensur-
ing that motor vehicle fuel sold or dispensed to 
consumers in the contiguous United States, on 
an annual average basis, contains the applicable 
volume of renewable fuel as specified in sub-
paragraph (B). Regardless of the date of pro-
mulgation, such regulations shall contain com-
pliance provisions for refiners, blenders, and 
importers, as appropriate, to ensure that the re-
quirements of this section are met, but shall not 
restrict where renewable fuel can be used, or 
impose any per-gallon obligation for the use of 
renewable fuel. If the Administrator does not 
promulgate such regulations, the applicable per-
centage referred to in paragraph (4), on a vol-
ume percentage of gasoline basis, shall be 2.2 
in 2005. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE VOLUME.—
‘‘(i) CALENDAR YEARS 2005 THROUGH 
2012.—For the purpose of subparagraph 
(A), the applicable volume for any of cal-
endar years 2005 through 2012 shall be