[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 318 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 318

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to require consideration under 
 the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program of the 
    extent to which a proposed project or program reduces sulfur or 
atmospheric carbon emissions, to make renewable fuel projects eligible 
              under that program, 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. Manzullo) 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, to require consideration under 
 the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program of the 
    extent to which a proposed project or program reduces sulfur or 
atmospheric carbon emissions, to make renewable fuel projects eligible 
              under that program, 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. 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 by 
adding at the end the following: ``For the purpose of determining 
eligibility under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent 
to which a proposed project or program reduces sulfur or atmospheric 
carbon emissions.''.

SEC. 3. STATES RECEIVING MINIMUM APPORTIONMENT.

     Section 149(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in each 
of paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``or for any project that will provide for the use of 
renewable fuel described in subsection (e)(4)(A)(i)''.

SEC. 4. RENEWABLE FUEL PROJECTS.

     Section 149(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, publicly owned, or nonprofit-owned'' 
        after ``privately owned''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``the costs of 
        vehicle'' and inserting the following: ``the costs of--
                            ``(i) renewable fuel, consisting of any 
                        fuel produced from grain, oilseeds, or other 
                        biomass (including biodiesel), that is used to 
                        replace or reduce the quantity of fossil fuel 
                        present in a fuel mixture used to operate motor 
                        vehicles;
                            ``(ii) installation of capital equipment 
                        necessary for the conversion of storage and 
                        distribution facilities to carry renewable 
                        fuels or renewable fuel blends; and
                            ``(iii) vehicle.''.
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