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

Bill: 116-hr-3411
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-21
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Alternative and renewable resources

Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Oil and gas

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. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine the overall reduction in the national quantity of renewable fuel as a result of exemptions granted to small refineries in 2006-2018. The EPA must increase the renewable fuel standard (RFS) by adding such reductions to future year RFS obligations.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3411 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 in past calendar years, and for other purposes.

1. Accounting for small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel requirements in past calendar years 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 2006 through 2018 (i) Study of previous years Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator shall— (I) complete a study to determine, for each of calendar years 2006 through 2018, the overall reduction in the national quantity of renewable fuel that was sold or introduced in interstate commerce as a result of exemptions granted to small refineries under this paragraph; and (II) submit a report to the Congress containing the results of such study. (ii) Reallocating shortfalls to future years The Administrator shall increase the applicable volume of renewable fuel required under paragraph (2) by adding the reductions found, pursuant to clause (i), to have occurred across calendar years 2006 through 2018, to the applicable volume required under paragraph (2) for future calendar years, beginning with calendar year 2019. .