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technical and marketing assistance to recipients of grants 
under this section. Such assistance shall include— 
(1) technical advice for compliance with applica-
ble Federal and State environmental requirements; 
(2) help in identifying supply sources and se-
curing long-term contracts; and 
(3) provision of public outreach, education, and 
labeling materials. 
(d) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary of Energy may re-
serve funds appropriated for carrying out this section to 
support renewable fuels infrastructure development 
projects with a cost of greater than $1,000,000, that are 
of national significance. The Secretary shall reserve funds 
appropriated for the renewable fuels infrastructure devel-
opment grant program for technical and marketing assist-
ance described in subsection (c). 
(e) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish criteria for evaluating applications 
for grants under this section that will maximize the avail-
ability and use of renewable fuel, and that will ensure that 
renewable fuel is available across the country. Such cri-
teria shall provide for— 
(1) consideration of the public demand for each 
renewable fuel in a particular geographic area based 
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on State registration records showing the number of 
flexible-fuel vehicles; 
(2) consideration of the opportunity to create or 
expand corridors of renewable fuel stations along 
interstate or State highways; 
(3) consideration of the experience of each ap-
plicant with previous, similar projects; 
(4) consideration of population, number of flexi-
ble-fuel vehicles, number of retail fuel outlets, and 
saturation of flexible-fuel vehicles; and 
(5) priority consideration to applications that— 
(A) are most likely to maximize displace-
ment of petroleum consumption, measured as a 
total quantity and a percentage; 
(B) are best able to incorporate existing 
infrastructure while maximizing, to the extent 
practicable, the use of renewable fuels; and 
(C) demonstrate the greatest commitment 
on the part of the applicant to ensure funding 
for the proposed project and the greatest likeli-
hood that the project will be maintained or ex-
panded after Federal assistance under this sec-
tion is completed. 
(f) COMBINED APPLICATIONS.—States and local gov-
ernment entities and nonprofit entities may apply for as-
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sistance under this section on behalf of a group of retailers 
within a certain geographic area, or to carry out regional 
or multistate deployment projects. Any such application 
shall certify the availability and details of a program to 
match the Federal grant as required under subsection (g) 
and list the retail locations that would receive the funds. 
(g) LIMITATIONS.—Assistance provided under this 
section shall not exceed— 
(1) 33 percent of the estimated cost of the in-
stallation, replacement, or conversion of motor fuel 
storage and dispensing infrastructure; or 
(2) $180,000 for a combination of equipment at 
any one retail outlet location. 
(h) OPERATION OF RENEWABLE FUEL STATIONS.— 
The Secretary shall establish rules that set forth require-
ments for grant recipients under this section that include 
providing to the public the renewable fuel, establishing a 
marketing plan that informs consumers of the price and 
availability of the renewable fuel, clearly labeling the dis-
pensers and related equipment, and providing periodic re-
ports on the status of the renewable fuel sales, the type 
and amount of the renewable fuel dispensed at each loca-
tion, and the average price of such fuel. 
(i) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
the date on which each renewable fuel station begins to 
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