3.0.0 119 2023-01-11T13:34:39Z 2023-01-11T13:34:39Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURGESS:H.R. 119.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The attached legislation falls under Congress' enumeratedconstitutional authority to regulate interstate commercepursuant to Article I, Section 8, clause 3.[Page H49]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-25T14:09:49Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:13:10Z 2017-01-25 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 N Environmental Protection Administrative remedies Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Motor fuels Product safety and quality Environmental Protection 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-04-26T19:51:55Z Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act or the LEVEL Act

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by: (1) decreasing the volume of renewable fuel that must be contained in gasoline in 2017 through 2022 to 7.5 billion gallons for each year, and (2) requiring a volume of 7.5 billion gallons of renewable fuel in gasoline for each year thereafter. The bill revises the renewable fuel standard, including by eliminating separate volume requirements for the following renewable fuel categories: advanced biofuels, cellulosic biofuel (ethanol derived from certain types of biological matter), and biomass-based diesel.

The bill revokes the requirement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ensure that renewable fuels emit fewer greenhouse gases than the fuel it replaces.

One gallon of cellulosic biomass ethanol or waste-derived ethanol is considered to be equal to 2.5 gallons of renewable fuel.

Petitions for waivers from requirements under the renewable fuel program may not be brought to the EPA by a person who is subject to the requirements of the program.

The EPA may not permit or authorize the introduction into commerce of gasoline that: (1) contains greater than 10% ethanol, (2) is intended for general use in conventional gasoline-powered vehicles or engines, and (3) is not registered under the program and lawfully sold in the United States before this bill's enactment. This prohibition applies to EPA grants of waivers through the fuels and fuel additives waiver process as well, except for waivers for gasoline that is registered and lawfully sold in the United States before this bill's enactment.

]]> LEVEL Act Display Title LEVEL Act Official Title as Introduced To repeal certain amendments to the Clean Air Act relating to the expansion of the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced LEVEL Act Short Titles as Introduced Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr119ih/xml/BILLS-115hr119ih.xml 2017-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on 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.