I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1608 
To amend the Clean Air Act to increase production and use of renewable 
fuel and to increase the energy independence of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2005 
Ms. HERSETH (for herself, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. 
KING of Iowa, Mr. BERRY, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. BOSWELL, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. KENNEDY of Min-
nesota, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. MORAN of 
Kansas, Mr. LEACH, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. 
LATHAM, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. CARSON, Mr. PENCE, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. 
TERRY, and Mr. CHANDLER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to increase production and 
use of renewable fuel and to increase the energy inde-
pendence of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Fuels Security Act of 2005’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Renewable content of motor vehicle fuel. 
Sec. 102. Federal agency ethanol-blended gasoline and biodiesel purchasing re-
quirement. 
Sec. 103. Data collection. 
TITLE II—FEDERAL REFORMULATED FUELS 
Sec. 201. Elimination of oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline. 
Sec. 202. Public health and environmental impacts of fuels and fuel additives. 
Sec. 203. Analyses of motor vehicle fuel changes. 
Sec. 204. Additional opt-in areas under reformulated gasoline program. 
Sec. 205. Federal enforcement of State fuels requirements. 
Sec. 206. Fuel system requirements harmonization study. 
Sec. 207. Review of Federal procurement initiatives relating to use of recycled 
products and fleet and transportation efficiency. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. 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 subsection: 
‘‘(A) ETHANOL.— 
‘‘(i) 
CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS
ETH-
ANOL.—The term ‘cellulosic biomass eth-
anol’ 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) WASTE
DERIVED
ETHANOL.— 
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,
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— 
‘‘(I) cellulosic biomass ethanol; 
‘‘(II) waste derived ethanol; 
‘‘(III) biodiesel (as defined in 
section 312(f) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13220(f)); 
and 
‘‘(IV) any blending components 
derived from renewable fuel, except 
that only the renewable fuel portion of 
any such blending component shall be 
considered part of the applicable vol-
ume under the renewable fuel pro-
gram 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.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Administrator shall promul-
gate regulations ensuring that motor vehi-
cle fuel sold or dispensed to consumers in 
the contiguous United States, on an an-
nual average basis, contains the applicable 
volume of renewable fuel specified in sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) COMPLIANCE.—Regardless of the 
date of promulgation, the regulations shall 
contain compliance provisions for refiners, 
blenders, and importers, as appropriate, to 
ensure that the requirements of this sub-
section are met, but shall not restrict 
where renewable fuel can be used, or im-
pose any per-gallon obligation for the use 
of renewable fuel. 
‘‘(iii) NO REGULATIONS.—If the Ad-
ministrator does not promulgate the regu-