Foreign Fuels Reduction Act

Bill: 113-s-977
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN]
Introduced: 2013-05-16
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: 2013-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Foreign Fuels Reduction Act - Amends Clean Air Act provisions governing the Renewable Fuel Program to require (current law authorizes) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when reducing the volume of cellulosic biofuel required under such Program to the projected volume available during that calendar year, to reduce the applicable volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels required under the Program by the same (currently, the same or a lesser) volume.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 977 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2013 Mr. Corker (for himself and Mr. Manchin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that a downward adjustment of the volume of cellulosic biofuel results in a pro rata reduction of the volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels required under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Fuels Reduction Act . 2. Downward adjustment of renewable fuel volume Section 211(o)(7)(D)(i) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)(D)(i) ) is amended in the second sentence— (1) by striking may also and inserting shall ; and (2) by striking or a lesser .