Phantom Fuel Reform Act

Bill: 113-s-251
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2013-02-07
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality

Alternative and renewable resources

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Government information and archives

Motor fuels
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Phantom Fuel Reform Act&nbsp; - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by requiring the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, in estimating the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel to be sold or introduced into commerce in the next year, to determine for each facility producing such biofuel during the current year: (1) the average monthly volume of biofuel produced by such facility based on the actual volume produced through October 31, and (2) the estimated annualized volume of biofuel production for such facility for the current year based on such average monthly production. Requires the estimate of cellulosic biofuel projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the following year to equal the total of the estimated annual volumes of cellulosic biofuel production for all such facilities.</p> <p>Requires (currently, authorizes) the Administrator, in any year in which the Administrator reduces the applicable volume of cellulosic biofuel required in gasoline, to also reduce the applicable volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels required by the same (currently, by the same or a lesser) volume.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 251 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2013 Mr. Flake (for himself, Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Vitter ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the renewable fuel program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Phantom Fuel Reform Act . 2. Cellulosic biofuel requirement based on actual production (a) Provision of estimate of volumes of cellulosic biofuel Section 211(o)(3)(A) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking Not later than and inserting the following: (i) In general Not later than ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Estimation method (I) In general In determining any estimate under clause (i), with respect to the following calendar year, of the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel production (as described in paragraph (7)(D)(i)), the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall— (aa) for each cellulosic biofuel production facility that is producing (and continues to produce) cellulosic biofuel during the period of January 1 through October 31 of the calendar year in which the estimate is made (in this clause referred to as the current calendar year )— (AA) determine the average monthly volume of cellulosic biofuel produced by such facility, based on the actual volume produced by such facility during such period; and (BB) based on such average monthly volume of production, determine the estimated annualized volume of cellulosic biofuel production for such facility for the current calendar year; and (bb) for each cellulosic biofuel production facility that begins initial production of (and continues to produce) cellulosic biofuel after January 1 of the current calendar year— (AA) determine the average monthly volume of cellulosic biofuel produced by such facility, based on the actual volume produced by such facility during the period beginning on the date of initial production of cellulosic biofuel by the facility and ending on October 31 of the current calendar year; and (BB) based on such average monthly volume of production, determine the estimated annualized volume of cellulosic biofuel production for such facility for the current calendar year. (II) Total production An estimate under clause (i) with respect to the following calendar year of the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel production (as described in paragraph (7)(D)(i)), shall be equal to the total of the estimated annual volumes of cellulosic biofuel production for all cellulosic biofuel production facilities described in subclause (I) for the current calendar year. . (b) Reduction in applicable volume Section 211(o)(7)(D)(i) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)(D)(i) ) is amended by— (1) striking based on the and inserting using the exact ; (2) striking may and inserting shall ; and (3) striking same or a lesser volume and inserting same volume .