[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2788 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2788

   To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the congestion 
              mitigation air quality improvement program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

  Mr. Shimkus (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
  Gutknecht, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Costello, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
   Phelps) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the congestion 
              mitigation air quality improvement program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Biofuels Air Quality Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROJECT EFFECTS.

    Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended adding 
at the end the following: ``For purposes of determining eligibility 
under this section, the Secretary shall consider the proposed projects 
effects on the reduction of greenhouse gases and sulfur emissions.''.

SEC. 3. STATE RECEIVING MINIMUM APPORTIONMENT.

    Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 149(c) of title 23, United States 
Code, are each amended by inserting ``or for alternative fuel projects 
that reduce greenhouse gases and sulfur emissions'' before the period 
at the end.

SEC. 4. ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROJECTS.

    Section 149(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, public, or nonprofit'' after 
        ``privately owned''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``biodiesel fuel, 
        blended at a ratio of 20 percent with conventional diesel 
        fuel,'' before ``vehicle refueling infrastructure''.
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