RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD AMENDMENTS ACT
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.R. 1482, Introduced in House on Apr 10, 2013 by Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act".
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT.
(a) Revised Definition Of Renewable Fuel.—Section 211(o)(1)(J) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(J)) is amended to read as follows:
"(J) RENEWABLE FUEL.—The term 'renewable fuel' means fuel that—
"(i) is produced from renewable biomass;
"(ii) is used to replace or reduce the quantity of fossil fuel present in a transportation fuel; and
"(iii) beginning on January 1, 2014, is advanced biofuel.".
