Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act

Bill: 113-hr-1482
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2013-04-10
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Alternative and renewable resources

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Motor fuels
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program. Requires renewable fuel, beginning on January 1, 2014, to be advanced biofuel.</p> <p>Revises the renewable fuel standards by: (1) decreasing the volume of renewable fuel that is required to be contained in gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in the United States in 2014 through 2022, and (2) revoking the separate advanced biofuel standard for those years.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1482 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2013 Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Crawford , and Mr. Griffin of Arkansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act . 2. Amendments to the Clean Air Act (a) Revised definition of renewable fuel Section 211(o)(1)(J) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(J) ) is amended to read as follows: (J) Renewable fuel The term renewable fuel means fuel that— (i) is produced from renewable biomass; (ii) is used to replace or reduce the quantity of fossil fuel present in a transportation fuel; and (iii) beginning on January 1, 2014, is advanced biofuel. . (b) Applicable volumes Section 211(o)(2)(B)(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)(i)) is amended— (1) in the table in subclause (I)— (A) by striking 18.15 and inserting 3.75 ; (B) by striking 20.5 and inserting 5.5 ; (C) by striking 22.25 and inserting 7.25 ; (D) by striking 24.0 and inserting 9.0 ; (E) by striking 26.0 and inserting 11.0 ; (F) by striking 28.0 and inserting 13.0 ; (G) by striking 30.0 and inserting 15.0 ; (H) by striking 33.0 and inserting 18.0 ; and (I) by striking 36.0 and inserting 21.0 ; (2) in subclause (II)— (A) in the matter preceding the table, by striking 2022 and inserting 2013 ; and (B) in the table, by striking the items relating to calendars years 2014 through 2022; (3) in subclause (III), by striking of the volume of advanced biofuel required under subclause (II) and inserting of the volume of advanced biofuel required for calendar years 2010 through 2013 under subclause (II), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act, and of the volume of renewable fuel required for calendar years 2014 through 2022 under the subclause (I) ; and (4) in subclause (IV), by inserting , as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act after of the volume of advanced biofuel required under subclause (II) . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Other calendar years Section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)) is amended— (A) in clause (ii)(III), by striking advanced biofuels in each category (cellulosic biofuel and biomass-based diesel) and inserting cellulosic biofuel and biomass-based diesel ; (B) by striking clause (iii); and (C) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively. (2) Modification of greenhouse gas reduction percentages Section 211(o)(4) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(4) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 20, 50, or 60 percent reduction levels and inserting applicable percent reduction level ; and (B) in subparagraph (F), by inserting (if applicable) after (2)(A)(i) . (3) Waivers Section 211(o)(7) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting , if such year is before 2014, before advanced biofuels ; and (B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting , if such year is before 2014, before advanced biofuels . 3. Applicability and regulations The amendments made by this Act to section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o) ) shall apply only with respect to calendar years 2014 and after, except that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate regulations to carry out such amendments not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and take any steps necessary to ensure such amendments may be carried out for calendar years 2014 and after.