3.0.0 1920 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z Senate S S 2005-10-25 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-10-25T23:01:34Z Alternative Diesel Standard Act of 2006 109 3554 S 2006-06-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2005-10-25 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2005-10-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11826-11827) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL N C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2005-10-26 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Coal Diesel motor Energy Energy supplies Environmental Protection Agency Government Operations and Politics Law Motor vehicle pollution control Oils and fats Petroleum recycling Recycling of waste products Refuse as fuel Standards Transportation and Public Works Environmental Protection 00 2005-10-25 Introduced in Senate 2006-01-07T18:32:16Z Renewable Diesel Standard Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations to ensure that the U.S. diesel fuel supply contains a specified annual volume (in gallons) of renewable fuel in 2008 through 2015. (Requires the percentage of renewable fuel in the U.S. diesel motor pool to be .006 for 2008 if the Administrator fails to promulgate such regulations.) Directs the Administrator to set the standard for renewable fuel content for 2016 and thereafter in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy, according to a specified formula, taking into consideration certain economic and environmental factors.

Establishes a program of credits for diesel fuel producers who exceed the renewable fuel standards established by this Act.

Authorizes the Administrator, upon the petition of one or more states, to waive renewable fuel content requirements for economic, environmental, or supply reasons.

]]> Renewable Diesel Standard Act of 2005 Display Title Renewable Diesel Standard Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a renewable diesel standard, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Renewable Diesel Standard Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-10-25T04:00:00Z 2005-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.