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‘‘(II) DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON PETITIONS.—
The Administrator shall act on any petition sub-
mitted under subclause (I) not later than 180 days 
after the date of receipt of the petition.’’. 
SEC. 1508. DATA COLLECTION. 
Section 205 of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7135) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) RENEWABLE FUELS SURVEY.—(1) In order to improve the 
ability to evaluate the effectiveness of the Nation’s renewable fuels 
mandate, the Administrator shall conduct and publish the results 
of a survey of renewable fuels demand in the motor vehicle fuels 
market in the United States monthly, and in a manner designed 
to protect the confidentiality of individual responses. In conducting 
the survey, the Administrator shall collect information both on 
a national and regional basis, including each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The quantity of renewable fuels produced. 
‘‘(B) The quantity of renewable fuels blended. 
‘‘(C) The quantity of renewable fuels imported. 
‘‘(D) The quantity of renewable fuels demanded. 
‘‘(E) Market price data. 
‘‘(F) Such other analyses or evaluations as the Adminis-
trator finds are necessary to achieve the purposes of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall also collect or estimate information 
both on a national and regional basis, pursuant to subparagraphs 
(A) through (F) of paragraph (1), for the 5 years prior to implementa-
tion of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) This subsection does not affect the authority of the Adminis-
trator to collect data under section 52 of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 790a).’’. 
SEC. 1509. FUEL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS HARMONIZATION STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and the Secretary shall jointly conduct a 
study of Federal, State, and local requirements concerning 
motor vehicle fuels, including— 
(A) requirements relating to reformulated gasoline, 
volatility (measured in Reid vapor pressure), oxygenated 
fuel, and diesel fuel; and 
(B) other requirements that vary from State to State, 
region to region, or locality to locality. 
(2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The study shall assess— 
(A) the effect of the variety of requirements described 
in paragraph (1) on the supply, quality, and price of motor 
vehicle fuels available to the consumer; 
(B) the effect of the requirements described in para-
graph (1) on achievement of— 
(i) national, regional, and local air quality stand-
ards and goals; and 
(ii) related environmental and public health protec-
tion standards and goals (including the protection of 
children, pregnant women, minority or low-income 
communities, and other sensitive populations); 
(C) the effect of Federal, State, and local motor vehicle 
fuel regulations, including multiple motor vehicle fuel 
requirements, on—
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(i) domestic refiners; 
(ii) the fuel distribution system; and 
(iii) industry investment in new capacity; 
(D) the effect of the requirements described in para-
graph (1) on emissions from vehicles, refiners, and fuel 
handling facilities; 
(E) the feasibility of developing national or regional 
motor vehicle fuel slates for the 48 contiguous States that, 
while protecting and improving air quality at the national, 
regional, and local levels, could— 
(i) enhance flexibility in the fuel distribution infra-
structure and improve fuel fungibility; 
(ii) reduce price volatility and costs to consumers 
and producers; 
(iii) provide increased liquidity to the gasoline 
market; and 
(iv) enhance fuel quality, consistency, and supply; 
(F) the feasibility of providing incentives, and the need 
for the development of national standards necessary, to 
promote cleaner burning motor vehicle fuel; and 
(G) the extent to which improvements in air quality 
and any increases or decreases in the price of motor fuel 
can be projected to result from the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s Tier II requirements for conventional gasoline 
and vehicle emission systems, on-road and off-road diesel 
rules, the reformulated gasoline program, the renewable 
content requirements established by this subtitle, State 
programs regarding gasoline volatility, and any other 
requirements imposed by the Federal Government, States 
or localities affecting the composition of motor fuel. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2008, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
the study conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The report shall contain rec-
ommendations for legislative and administrative actions 
that may be taken— 
(i) to improve air quality; 
(ii) to reduce costs to consumers and producers; 
and 
(iii) to increase supply liquidity. 
(B) REQUIRED
CONSIDERATIONS.—The recommenda-
tions under subparagraph (A) shall take into account the 
need to provide advance notice of required modifications 
to refinery and fuel distribution systems in order to ensure 
an adequate supply of motor vehicle fuel in all States. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Sec-
retary shall consult with— 
(A) the Governors of the States; 
(B) automobile manufacturers; 
(C) State and local air pollution control regulators; 
(D) public health experts; 
(E) motor vehicle fuel producers and distributors; and 
(F) the public.
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SEC. 1510. COMMERCIAL BYPRODUCTS FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID 
WASTE AND CELLULOSIC BIOMASS LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘municipal solid waste’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘solid waste’’ in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6903). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to provide guarantees of loans by private institutions 
for the construction of facilities for the processing and conversion 
of municipal solid waste and cellulosic biomass into fuel ethanol 
and other commercial byproducts. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may provide a loan guar-
antee under subsection (b) to an applicant if— 
(1) without a loan guarantee, credit is not available to 
the applicant under reasonable terms or conditions sufficient 
to finance the construction of a facility described in subsection 
(b); 
(2) the prospective earning power of the applicant and 
the character and value of the security pledged provide a 
reasonable assurance of repayment of the loan to be guaranteed 
in accordance with the terms of the loan; and 
(3) the loan bears interest at a rate determined by the 
Secretary to be reasonable, taking into account the current 
average yield on outstanding obligations of the United States 
with remaining periods of maturity comparable to the maturity 
of the loan. 
(d) CRITERIA.—In selecting recipients of loan guarantees from 
among applicants, the Secretary shall give preference to proposals 
that— 
(1) meet all applicable Federal and State permitting 
requirements; 
(2) are most likely to be successful; and 
(3) are located in local markets that have the greatest 
need for the facility because of— 
(A) the limited availability of land for waste disposal; 
(B) the availability of sufficient quantities of cellulosic 
biomass; or 
(C) a high level of demand for fuel ethanol or other 
commercial byproducts of the facility. 
(e) MATURITY.—A loan guaranteed under subsection (b) shall 
have a maturity of not more than 20 years. 
(f) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The loan agreement for a loan 
guaranteed under subsection (b) shall provide that no provision 
of the loan agreement may be amended or waived without the 
consent of the Secretary. 
(g) ASSURANCE OF REPAYMENT.—The Secretary shall require 
that an applicant for a loan guarantee under subsection (b) provide 
an assurance of repayment in the form of a performance bond, 
insurance, collateral, or other means acceptable to the Secretary 
in an amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the amount 
of the loan. 
(h) GUARANTEE FEE.—The recipient of a loan guarantee under 
subsection (b) shall pay the Secretary an amount determined by 
the Secretary to be sufficient to cover the administrative costs 
of the Secretary relating to the loan guarantee.