[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 316 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 316

To eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits under 
  title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 for the use of biodiesel 
                     fuel, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2003

  Mr. Shimkus (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Johnson of 
   Illinois, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Lipinski) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits under 
  title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 for the use of biodiesel 
                     fuel, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS.

     Section 312 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13220) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``of Credits'' and all that follows 
                through ``At the request'' and inserting ``of 
                Credits.--At the request''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``not'' in the subsection heading; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``not''.

SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE MARKET STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a thorough study 
to determine--
            (1) the availability and cost of light duty motor vehicles 
        that qualify as alternative fueled vehicles for purposes of 
        title V of the Energy Policy Act of 1992; and
            (2) the availability and cost of fuels that qualify as 
        alternative fuels for purposes of title V of the Energy Policy 
        Act of 1992.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to 
the Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), including any legislative recommendations.
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