118 HR 4469 RH: No Fuel Credits for Batteries Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-01 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 136118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4469[Report No. 118–172]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 6, 2023Mr. Pence introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceSeptember 1, 2023Additional sponsors: Mrs. Miller-Meeks and Mr. GriffithSeptember 1, 2023Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo clarify that eRINs are not authorized for purposes of satisfying the volume of renewable fuel that needs to be contained in transportation fuel for purposes of the Renewable Fuel Program, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Fuel Credits for Batteries Act of 2023.

2.

Clarification that eRINs not authorized

(a)

In general

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency—(1)may not authorize the generation of credits for electricity generated from renewable fuel for purposes of satisfying the volume of renewable fuel that needs to be contained in transportation fuel for purposes of section 211(o)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)); and(2)shall prohibit the use or transfer of any such credits that were generated before the date of enactment of this Act.(b)

Definition

In this Act:(1)The term renewable fuel has the meaning given such term under section 211(o)(1)(J) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(J)).(2)The term transportation fuel has the meaning given such term under section 211(o)(1)(L) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(L)).

September 1, 2023Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed