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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Biofuels for Energy Security and Transportation Act of 2007 - Directs the President to: (1) promulgate regulations to ensure that motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel sold or introduced into commerce contains prescribed volumes of renewable fuel for calendar years 2008-2022; and (2) publish in the Federal Register the renewable fuel obligation that ensures that such requirements are met.</p> <p>Exempts small refineries until calendar year 2013 from renewable fuel program requirements.</p> <p>Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program administered through the Department of Energy's Vehicle Technology Deployment Program to provide up to 10 geographically-dispersed project grants to governmental entities and metropolitan transportation authorities to establish refueling infrastructure corridors for gasoline blends or diesel fuel containing renewable fuel.</p> <p>Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to increase funding for bioenergy research and development.</p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to make loan guarantees for renewable fuel facilities.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary to provide grants: (1) for research, development and implementation of renewable fuel production technologies in states with low rates of ethanol production, including low rates of cellulosic biomass ethanol; and (2) to promote infrastructure to support transportation of biomass to local biorefineries, including by portable processing equipment.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary to establish a biorefinery information center.</p> <p>Directs the Federal Trade Commission to impose a fuel tank cap labeling requirement for alternative fueled vehicles beginning with model year 2010 to inform consumers that such vehicle can operate on alternative fuel.</p> <p>Requires various specified studies relating to biofuels technologies. </p>]]></text>
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