[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2178 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2178

 To amend the Clean Air Act to require that, after 5 years, all diesel 
fuel sold to consumers in the United States for motor vehicles contain 
       not less than 2 percent bio-fuel, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2007

  Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Gingrey) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Clean Air Act to require that, after 5 years, all diesel 
fuel sold to consumers in the United States for motor vehicles contain 
       not less than 2 percent bio-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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``The Energy Independence through Bio-
diesel Act''.

SEC. 2. 2 PERCENT BIO-FUEL REQUIREMENT.

    Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:
            ``(13) 2 percent bio-fuel requirement.--Not later than 1 
        year after the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator 
        shall promulgate regulations under this section requiring that, 
        after the date 5 years after the enactment of this paragraph, 
        all diesel motor vehicle fuel sold or dispensed to consumers in 
        the contiguous United States, on an annual average basis, 
        contain not less than 2 percent biodiesel (as defined in 
        section 312(f)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
        13220(f)(1)).''.
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