To amend the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act to account for small refinery exemptions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3410
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-21
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality

Alternative and renewable resources

Environmental regulatory procedures

Motor fuels

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill revises requirements for exemptions given to small refineries of crude oil under the renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that exemptions granted to small refineries do not result in a reduction to the national quantity of renewable fuel required under the program. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3410 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2019 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act to account for small refinery exemptions, and for other purposes.

1. Accounting for small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel requirements Section 211(o)(9) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) Accounting for full volume of exemptions For calendar year 2019 and each subsequent calendar year, in applying the provisions of this subsection, including paragraph (3)(C)(ii), the Administrator shall ensure that exemptions granted to small refineries under this paragraph do not result in any reduction to the national quantity of renewable fuel required under paragraph (2). .