To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-796
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2013-02-15
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Alternative and renewable resources

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Motor fuels
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Clean Air Act, with respect to reductions in requirements to use cellulosic biofuel under the renewable fuel program, to remove the requirement that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determine volumes of transportation fuel based upon estimates of projected sales provided by the Energy Information Administration.</p> <p>Revises cellulosic biofuel use requirements to require the Administrator to reduce the applicable volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels requirement by the same or a lesser volume of the cellulosic biofuel requirements of the renewable fuel program. Limits, for such purposes, the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel production for a calendar year to not more than 5% or 1 million gallons (whichever is greater) more than the total volume of cellulosic biofuel that was commercially available for the most recent calendar year for which such volume is known.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 796 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2013 Mr. Sensenbrenner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

1. Amendment to the Clean Air Act Section 211(o)(7)(D)(i) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)(D)(i) ) is amended— (1) by striking , as determined by the Administrator based on the estimate provided under paragraph (3)(A) ; (2) by striking the Administrator may also reduce and inserting the Administrator shall also reduce ; and (3) by inserting For purposes of this subparagraph, the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel production for a calendar year shall not be more than 5 percent or 1 million gallons (whichever is greater) more than the total volume of cellulosic biofuel that was commercially available for the most recent calendar year for which such total volume is known. after by the same or a lesser volume. .