3.0.0 3379 2023-01-11T13:19:59Z 2023-01-11T13:19:59Z Senate S S 2010-05-17 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-05-17T19:28:19Z 2010-05-17 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2010-05-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N Environmental Protection Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Building construction Climate change and greenhouse gases Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Research administration and funding Research and development Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2010-05-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-17T19:56:43Z Pollution and Costs Reduction Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and carry out the Building Pollution Reduction Program to provide assistance to owners of buildings in the United States to reduce the emission of air pollutants and building operating costs by constructing highly efficient buildings or increasing the efficiency of, and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with, existing buildings.

Defines "advanced green biofuel" to mean an advanced biofuel that the Administrator determines: (1) has life cycle greenhouse gas emissions that are at least 60% less than the baseline life cycle greenhouse gas emissions; (2) is made from advanced renewable biomass; and (3) minimizes biorefinery water requirements to the maximum extent achievable, taking into consideration costs and other appropriate factors.

Defines "advanced renewable biomass" to mean renewable biomass that is produced using sustainable practices as determined by the Administrator taking into consideration factors such as: (1) the maintenance and enhancement of the quality and productivity of the soil; (2) the conservation of soil, water, energy, natural resources, and fish, and wildlife habitat; and (3) the protection of the health and safety of individuals involved in the production system.

Requires the Administrator to establish the 1,000,000,000-Gallon Challenge Grant Program under which the Administrator shall provide grants to owners and operators of projects that have the potential, in the aggregate, to produce up to 500,000,000 gallons in annual domestic production capacity of advanced green biofuels. Requires the Administrator to provide four types of grants: (1) a research and development grant; (2) a planning grant; (3) translational grants; and (4) construction grants.

]]> Pollution and Costs Reduction Act Display Title Pollution and Costs Reduction Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon pollution and create clean energy jobs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pollution and Costs Reduction Act Introduced in Senate 2010-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3379is/xml/BILLS-111s3379is.xml 2010-05-17 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.