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biofuels shall be determined in accordance 
with the following table: 
Applicable volume of 
advanced biofuels
Calendar year: 
(in billions of gallons): 
2016 .........................................................................................
3.0
2017 .........................................................................................
6.0
2018 .........................................................................................
9.0
2019 .........................................................................................
12.0
2020 .........................................................................................
15.0
2021 .........................................................................................
18.0
2022 .........................................................................................
21.0. 
(B) CALENDAR
YEAR
2023
AND
THERE-
AFTER.—Subject to subparagraph (C), for the 
purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable vol-
ume for calendar year 2023 and each calendar 
year thereafter shall be determined by the 
President, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, based on a review of the implementa-
tion of the program during calendar years 2007 
through 2022, including a review of— 
(i) the impact of renewable fuels on 
the energy security of the United States; 
(ii) the expected annual rate of future 
production of renewable fuels, including 
advanced biofuels; 
(iii) the impact of renewable fuels on 
the infrastructure of the United States, in-
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cluding deliverability of materials, goods, 
and products other than renewable fuel, 
and the sufficiency of infrastructure to de-
liver renewable fuel; and 
(iv) the impact of the use of renewable 
fuels on other factors, including job cre-
ation, the price and supply of agricultural 
commodities, rural economic development, 
and the environment. 
(C) MINIMUM APPLICABLE VOLUME.—Sub-
ject to subparagraph (D), for the purpose of 
paragraph (1), the applicable volume for cal-
endar year 2023 and each calendar year there-
after shall be equal to the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
(i) the number of gallons of gasoline 
that the President estimates will be sold or 
introduced into commerce in the calendar 
year; and 
(ii) the ratio that— 
(I) 36,000,000,000 gallons of re-
newable fuel; bears to 
(II) the number of gallons of gas-
oline sold or introduced into com-
merce in calendar year 2022. 
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(D) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF ADVANCED 
BIOFUEL.—For the purpose of paragraph (1) 
and subparagraph (C), at least 60 percent of 
the minimum applicable volume for calendar 
year 2023 and each calendar year thereafter 
shall be advanced biofuel. 
(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES.— 
(1) PROVISION OF ESTIMATE OF VOLUMES OF 
GASOLINE
SALES.—Not later than October 31 of 
each of calendar years 2008 through 2021, the Ad-
ministrator of the Energy Information Administra-
tion shall provide to the President an estimate, with 
respect to the following calendar year, of the vol-
umes of gasoline projected to be sold or introduced 
into commerce in the United States. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE PERCENT-
AGES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Novem-
ber 30 of each of calendar years 2008 through 
2022, based on the estimate provided under 
paragraph (1), the President shall determine 
and publish in the Federal Register, with re-
spect to the following calendar year, the renew-
able fuel obligation that ensures that the re-
quirements of subsection (a) are met. 
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(B) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—The renew-
able fuel obligation determined for a calendar 
year under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) be applicable to refineries, blend-
ers, and importers, as appropriate; 
(ii) be expressed in terms of a volume 
percentage of gasoline sold or introduced 
into commerce in the United States; and 
(iii) subject to paragraph (3)(A), con-
sist of a single applicable percentage that 
applies to all categories of persons speci-
fied in clause (i). 
(3) ADJUSTMENTS.—In determining the appli-
cable percentage for a calendar year, the President 
shall make adjustments— 
(A) to prevent the imposition of redundant 
obligations on any person specified in para-
graph (2)(B)(i); and 
(B) to account for the use of renewable 
fuel during the previous calendar year by small 
refineries that are exempt under subsection (g). 
(c) VOLUME CONVERSION FACTORS FOR RENEW-
ABLE FUELS BASED ON ENERGY CONTENT OR REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of sub-
section (a), the President shall assign values to spe-
cific types of advanced biofuels for the purpose of 
satisfying the fuel volume requirements of subsection 
(a)(2) in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) ENERGY
CONTENT
RELATIVE
TO
ETH-
ANOL.—For advanced biofuel, 1 gallon of the ad-
vanced biofuel shall be considered to be the equiva-
lent of 1 gallon of renewable fuel multiplied by the 
ratio that— 
(A) the number of British thermal units of 
energy produced by the combustion of 1 gallon 
of the advanced biofuel (as measured under 
conditions determined by the Secretary); bears 
to 
(B) the number of British thermal units of 
energy produced by the combustion of 1 gallon 
of pure ethanol (as measured under conditions 
determined by the Secretary to be comparable 
to conditions described in subparagraph (A)). 
(3) TRANSITIONAL ENERGY-RELATED CONVER-
SION
FACTORS
FOR
CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS
ETH-
ANOL.—For any of calendar years 2008 through 
2015, 1 gallon of cellulosic biomass ethanol shall be 
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considered to be the equivalent of 2.5 gallons of re-
newable fuel. 
(d) CREDIT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall implement a 
credit program to manage the renewable fuel re-
quirement of this section in a manner consistent 
with the credit program established by the amend-
ment made by section 1501(a)(2) of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 
1067). 
(2) MARKET TRANSPARENCY.—In carrying out 
the credit program under this subsection, the Presi-
dent shall facilitate price transparency in markets 
for the sale and trade of credits, with due regard for 
the public interest, the integrity of those markets, 
fair competition, and the protection of consumers 
and agricultural producers. 
(e) SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN RENEWABLE FUEL 
USE.— 
(1) STUDY.—For each of calendar years 2008 
through 2022, the Administrator of the Energy In-
formation Administration shall conduct a study of 
renewable fuel blending to determine whether there 
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are excessive seasonal variations in the use of renew-
able fuel. 
(2) REGULATION
OF
EXCESSIVE
SEASONAL 
VARIATIONS.—If, for any calendar year, the Admin-
istrator of the Energy Information Administration, 
based on the study under paragraph (1), makes the 
determinations specified in paragraph (3), the Presi-
dent shall promulgate regulations to ensure that 25 
percent or more of the quantity of renewable fuel 
necessary to meet the requirements of subsection (a) 
is used during each of the 2 periods specified in 
paragraph (4) of each subsequent calendar year. 
(3) DETERMINATIONS.—The determinations re-
ferred to in paragraph (2) are that— 
(A) less than 25 percent of the quantity of 
renewable fuel necessary to meet the require-
ments of subsection (a) has been used during 1 
of the 2 periods specified in paragraph (4) of 
the calendar year; 
(B) a pattern of excessive seasonal vari-
ation described in subparagraph (A) will con-
tinue in subsequent calendar years; and 
(C) promulgating regulations or other re-
quirements to impose a 25 percent or more sea-
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sonal use of renewable fuels will not signifi-
cantly— 
(i) increase the price of motor fuels to 
the consumer; or 
(ii) prevent or interfere with the at-
tainment of national ambient air quality 
standards. 
(4) PERIODS.—The 2 periods referred to in this 
subsection are— 
(A) April through September; and 
(B) January through March and October 
through December. 
(f) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, may waive the require-
ments of subsection (a) in whole or in part on peti-
tion by one or more States by reducing the national 
quantity of renewable fuel required under subsection 
(a), based on a determination by the President 
(after public notice and opportunity for comment), 
that— 
(A) implementation of the requirement 
would severely harm the economy or environ-
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ment of a State, a region, or the United States; 
or 
(B) extreme and unusual circumstances 
exist that prevent distribution of an adequate 
supply of domestically-produced renewable fuel 
to consumers in the United States. 
(2) PETITIONS FOR WAIVERS.—The President, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, shall approve 
or disapprove a State petition for a waiver of the re-
quirements of subsection (a) within 90 days after 
the date on which the petition is received by the 
President. 
(3) TERMINATION
OF
WAIVERS.—A waiver 
granted under paragraph (1) shall terminate after 1 
year, but may be renewed by the President after 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If the Secretary 
makes a determination under paragraph (1)(B) that 
railroad transportation of domestically-produced re-
newable fuel is inadequate, based on either the serv-
ice provided by, or the price of, the railroad trans-
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portation, the President shall submit to Congress a 
report that describes— 
(A) the actions the Federal Government is 
taking, or will take, to address the inadequacy, 
including a description of the specific powers of 
the applicable Federal agencies; and 
(B) if the President finds that there are 
inadequate Federal powers to address the rail-
road service or pricing inadequacies, rec-
ommendations for legislation to provide appro-
priate powers to Federal agencies to address 
the inadequacies. 
(g) SMALL REFINERIES.— 
(1) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The requirements of 
subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
(i) small refineries (other than a small 
refinery described in clause (ii)) until cal-
endar year 2013; and 
(ii) small refineries owned by a small 
business refiner (as defined in section 
45H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) until calendar year 2015. 
(B) EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION.— 
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(i) STUDY BY SECRETARY.—Not later 
than December 31, 2008, the Secretary 
shall submit to the President and Congress 
a report describing the results of a study 
to determine whether compliance with the 
requirements of subsection (a) would im-
pose a disproportionate economic hardship 
on small refineries. 
(ii) EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION.—In 
the case of a small refinery that the Sec-
retary determines under clause (i) would 
be subject to a disproportionate economic 
hardship if required to comply with sub-
section (a), the President shall extend the 
exemption under subparagraph (A) for the 
small refinery for a period of not less than 
2 additional years. 
(2) PETITIONS BASED ON DISPROPORTIONATE 
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.— 
(A) EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION.—A small 
refinery may at any time petition the President 
for an extension of the exemption under para-
graph (1) for the reason of disproportionate 
economic hardship. 
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(B) EVALUATION OF PETITIONS.—In eval-
uating a petition under subparagraph (A), the 
President, in consultation with the Secretary, 
shall consider the findings of the study under 
paragraph (1)(B) and other economic factors. 
(C) DEADLINE
FOR
ACTION
ON
PETI-
TIONS.—The President shall act on any petition 
submitted by a small refinery for a hardship ex-
emption not later than 90 days after the date 
of receipt of the petition. 
(3) OPT-IN FOR SMALL REFINERIES.—A small 
refinery shall be subject to the requirements of sub-
section (a) if the small refinery notifies the Presi-
dent that the small refinery waives the exemption 
under paragraph (1). 
(h) PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person that vio-
lates a regulation promulgated under subsection 
(a), or that fails to furnish any information re-
quired under such a regulation, shall be liable 
to the United States for a civil penalty of not 
more than the total of— 
(i) $25,000 for each day of the viola-
tion; and 
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(ii) the amount of economic benefit or 
savings received by the person resulting 
from the violation, as determined by the 
President. 
(B) COLLECTION.—Civil penalties under 
subparagraph (A) shall be assessed by, and col-
lected in a civil action brought by, the Secretary 
or such other officer of the United States as is 
designated by the President. 
(2) INJUNCTIVE AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The district courts of 
the United States shall have jurisdiction to— 
(i) restrain a violation of a regulation 
promulgated under subsection (a); 
(ii) award other appropriate relief; 
and 
(iii) compel the furnishing of informa-
tion required under the regulation. 
(B) ACTIONS.—An action to restrain such 
violations and compel such actions shall be 
brought by and in the name of the United 
States. 
(C) SUBPOENAS.—In the action, a sub-
poena for a witness who is required to attend 
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a district court in any district may apply in any 
other district. 
(i) VOLUNTARY LABELING PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 
criteria for a system of voluntary labeling of renew-
able fuels based on life cycle greenhouse gas emis-
sions. 
(2) CONSUMER
EDUCATION.—The President 
shall ensure that the labeling system under this sub-
section provides useful information to consumers 
making fuel purchases. 
(3) FLEXIBILITY.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the President may establish more than 1 
label, as appropriate. 
(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided in this section, this section takes effect on 
January 1, 2008. 
SEC. 112. PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE FUEL USING RE-
NEWABLE ENERGY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FACILITY.—The term ‘‘facility’’ means a fa-
cility used for the production of renewable fuel. 
(2) RENEWABLE ENERGY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘renewable 
energy’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
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tion 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 15852(b)). 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘renewable en-
ergy’’ includes biogas produced through the 
conversion of organic matter from renewable 
biomass. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall provide 
a credit under the program established under section 
111(d) to the owner of a facility that uses renewable 
energy to displace more than 90 percent of the fossil 
fuel normally used in the production of renewable 
fuel. 
(2) CREDIT AMOUNT.—The President may pro-
vide the credit in a quantity that is not more than 
the equivalent of 1.5 gallons of renewable fuel for 
each gallon of renewable fuel produced in a facility 
described in paragraph (1). 
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-
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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 
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.— 
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(1) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), not later than 90 days after the date 
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-
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 954 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 365 West 125th Street in New York, New 
York, as the ‘‘Percy Sutton Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
mated size of fleet of vehicles operated 
with renewable fuel available within 
the geographic region of the corridor, 
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 
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(VI) a description of which costs 
of the project will be supported by 
Federal assistance under this sub-
section. 
(2) PARTNERS.—An applicant under paragraph 
(1) may carry out a project under the pilot program 
in partnership with public and private entities. 
(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In evaluating applica-
tions under the pilot program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) consider the experience of each applicant 
with previous, similar projects; and 
(2) give 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 advanced biofuels; 
(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 sub-
section is completed; 
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‘‘(D) The claimant files a claim within one
year after the date of enactment of this section.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.—To be eligi-
ble for benefits under this section, the following cri-
teria must be met:
‘‘(A) The claimant is a living Guamanian
who is an heir or next of kin of the decedent
Guamanian who personally received the com-
pensable injury and who died after September
2, 1945.
‘‘(B) The claimant files a claim with the
Secretary or the Board for a compensable in-
jury containing all the information required by
subsection (c)(2).
‘‘(C) The claimant is able to furnish either
proof of the compensable injury or is able to
produce affidavits by two witnesses to the com-
pensable injury.
‘‘(D) The claimant files a claim within one
year after the date of enactment of this section;
except that persons who can prove consanguin-
ity with claimants who have met the criteria
specified in subparagraphs (A) through (C) may
become eligible for pro rata share of benefits
accruing to such claim by filing a claim with