3.0.0 6823 2019-11-15T21:22:04Z 2019-11-15T21:22:04Z House H HR 2008-08-01 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-08-01T14:24:29Z Referred to 2008-08-01T13:07:00Z 2008-08-01 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 N Energy Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional officers and employees Energy prices Motor fuels Oil and gas Strategic materials and reserves Energy 00 2008-08-01 Introduced in House 2008-12-23T21:58:52Z Promoting Real Opportunities for Energy Security Act or the PRO Energy Security Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to acquire advanced biofuels for the purpose of filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the average weighted price of oil exceeds $75 per barrel for three consecutive days. Defines "advanced biofuel" to mean renewable fuel, other than ethanol derived from corn starch, that has lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are at least 50% less than baseline lifecycle GHG emissions. Authorizes the following types of fuels to be eligible for consideration as "advanced biofuel": (1) ethanol derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin; (2) ethanol derived from sugar or starch (other than corn starch); (3) ethanol derived from waste material; (4) biomass-based diesel; (5) biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; (6) butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and (7) other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass.

Requires the Secretary of Energy to submit to specified congressional committees a report containing: (1) a description of how the Secretary will acquire advanced biofuels for such purpose; and (2) recommendations for criteria and procedures for making advanced biofuels available from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to appropriate federal and nonfederal entities.

]]> PRO Energy Security Act Short Titles as Introduced PRO Energy Security Act Short Titles as Introduced Promoting Real Opportunities for Energy Security Act Display Title PRO Energy Security Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the acquisition of advanced biofuels for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6823ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6823ih.xml 2008-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. 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.