3.0.0 1787 2019-11-15T21:19:05Z 2019-11-15T21:19:05Z House H HR 2009-03-30 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-31T18:20:08Z Referred to 2009-03-30T16:32:45Z 2009-03-31 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2009-03-30 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 N V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2009-04-29 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2009-05-06 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Motor fuels Environmental Protection 00 2009-03-30 Introduced in House 2009-06-25T21:32:17Z Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2009 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations that: (1) determine the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of all transportation fuels; (2) determine the fuel emission baseline (i.e., average lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy of all transportation fuels sold in the United States in 2005); (3) apply to refineries, blenders, and importers of transportation fuel; (4) ensure that, for 2014-2022, annual average lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions do not exceed the fuel emission baseline; and (5) ensure that, for 2023 and thereafter, transportation fuel providers make specified reductions in the annual average lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions for transportation fuel sold in the United States.

Grants the Administrator authority to waive emission reduction requirements of this Act to prevent economic or environmental harm. Requires the Administrator to study the environmental and resource conservation impacts of the regulations required by this Act and their effect on energy security.

]]> Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2009 Display Title Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. Introduced in House 2009-03-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1787ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1787ih.xml 2009-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. 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.