tion of supportive policies and proper incentives to 
stimulate markets and infrastructure; and 
(7) public policies aimed at enhancing renew-
able energy production and accelerating techno-
logical improvements will further reduce energy costs 
over time and increase market demand. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that it is the goal of the United States that, not 
later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and 
working land of the United States should— 
(1) provide from renewable resources not less 
than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the 
United States; and 
(2) continue to produce safe, abundant, and af-
fordable food, feed, and fiber. 
Subtitle B—Renewable Fuels 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 121. INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM FOR RENEW-
ABLE FUELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Transportation and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall es-
tablish a competitive grant pilot program (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘pilot program’’), to be administered 
through the Vehicle Technology Deployment Program of 
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the Department of Energy, to provide not more than 10 
geographically-dispersed project grants to State govern-
ments, Indian tribal governments, local governments, met-
ropolitan transportation authorities, or partnerships of 
those entities to carry out 1 or more projects for the pur-
poses described in subsection (b). 
(b) GRANT PURPOSES.—A grant under this section 
shall be used for the establishment of refueling infrastruc-
ture corridors, as designated by the Secretary, for gasoline 
blends that contain not less than 11 percent, and not more 
than 85 percent, renewable fuel or diesel fuel that contains 
at least 10 percent renewable fuel, including— 
(1) installation of infrastructure and equipment 
necessary to ensure adequate distribution of renew-
able fuels within the corridor; 
(2) installation of infrastructure and equipment 
necessary to directly support vehicles powered by re-
newable fuels; and 
(3) operation and maintenance of infrastructure 
and equipment installed as part of a project funded 
by the grant. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), not later than 90 days after the date 
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of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue requirements for use in applying for 
grants under the pilot program. 
(B) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—At a min-
imum, the Secretary shall require that an appli-
cation for a grant under this section— 
(i) be submitted by— 
(I) the head of a State, tribal, or 
local government or a metropolitan 
transportation authority, or any com-
bination of those entities; and 
(II) a registered participant in 
the Vehicle Technology Deployment 
Program of the Department of En-
ergy; and 
(ii) include— 
(I) a description of the project 
proposed in the application, including 
the ways in which the project meets 
the requirements of this section; 
(II) an estimate of the degree of 
use of the project, including the esti-
mated size of fleet of vehicles operated 
with renewable fuel available within 
the geographic region of the corridor, 
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measured as a total quantity and a 
percentage; 
(III) an estimate of the potential 
petroleum displaced as a result of the 
project (measured as a total quantity 
and a percentage), and a plan to col-
lect and disseminate petroleum dis-
placement and other relevant data re-
lating to the project to be funded 
under the grant, over the expected life 
of the project; 
(IV) a description of the means 
by which the project will be sustain-
able without Federal assistance after 
the completion of the term of the 
grant; 
(V) a complete description of the 
costs of the project, including acquisi-
tion, 
construction, 
operation, 
and 
maintenance costs over the expected 
life of the project; and 
(VI) a description of which costs 
of the project will be supported by 
Federal assistance under this sub-
section. 
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