Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2385
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-07-20
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Alternative and renewable resources

Energy

Environmental regulatory procedures

Motor fuels
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4982)

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill revises the renewable fuel program to eliminate the annual renewable fuel standard.</p> <p>The existing standard requires 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel that is produced from renewable biomass to be blended into transportation fuel by 2022. The renewable fuel standard includes fuels that are produced from renewable biomass, such as corn.</p> <p>The bill would not affect the standards under the program for advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2385 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2021 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Toomey , Mr. Menendez , and Ms. Collins ) 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 eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2021 . 2. Elimination of corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (a) Removal of table Section 211(o)(2)(B)(i) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking subclause (I). (b) Conforming amendments Section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively; (B) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking of the volume of renewable fuel required under subclause (I), ; and (C) in subclauses (II) and (III) (as so redesignated), by striking subclause (II) each place it appears and inserting subclause (I) ; and (2) in clause (v), by striking clause (i)(IV) and inserting clause (i)(III) . (c) Administration Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section affects the volumes of advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel that are required under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o) ).