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[H.R. 547 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                   Union Calendar No. 2
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 547

                           [Report No. 110-7]

  To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels and 
    Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and 
                   demonstration and data collection.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2007

   Mr. Gordon of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
          referred to the Committee on Science and Technology

                            February 5, 2007

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Inglis of 
 South Carolina, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Hooley, Ms. Giffords, Ms. 
   Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Chandler, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
 McCaul of Texas, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Lipinski

                            February 5, 2007

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               18, 2007]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels and 
    Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and 
                   demonstration and data collection.

    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 ``Advanced Fuels Infrastructure 
Research and Development Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) in order to lessen United States dependence on foreign 
        sources of petroleum, and decrease demand for petroleum in the 
        transportation sector, the Nation must diversify its fuel 
        supply to include domestically produced biofuels;
            (2) while ethanol has been successful in the market place 
        as a fuel additive, newer biofuels may present unique 
        challenges that may render the fuels incompatible with the 
        current fuel transportation and delivery infrastructure, 
        placing the burden of costly refurbishment and construction on 
        fuel distributors and retailers;
            (3) chemical additives to the fuels may mitigate the 
        negative impacts of some biofuels on existing infrastructure 
        and preclude costly retrofitting or installation of new biofuel 
        compatible infrastructure and transportation systems;
            (4) in order to mitigate air pollution and comply with 
        Federal mandates, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel was introduced 
        into the marketplace in 2006;
            (5) fuel labeled Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel may accumulate 
        more than the statutory limit of 15 parts per million of sulfur 
        when transported through multiple pipelines, tanks, and trucks 
        to the final point of sale; and
            (6) fuel distributors and retailers may inadvertently take 
        delivery of fuel labeled Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel with more than 
        15 parts per million of sulfur without a practical means of 
        verifying sulfur content.

SEC. 3. BIOFUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADDITIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and 
Development of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this Act 
referred to as the ``Assistant Administrator''), in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy and the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, shall carry out a program of research and development of 
materials to be added to biofuels to make them more compatible with 
existing infrastructure used to store and deliver petroleum-based fuels 
to the point of final sale. The program shall address--
            (1) materials to prevent or mitigate--
                    (A) corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, cork, 
                fiberglass, glues, or any other material used in pipes 
                and storage tanks;
                    (B) dissolving of storage tank sediments;
                    (C) clogging of filters;
                    (D) contamination from water or other adulterants 
                or pollutants;
                    (E) poor flow properties related to low 
                temperatures;
                    (F) oxidative and thermal instability in long-term 
                storage and use;
                    (G) microbial contamination; and
                    (H) problems associated with electrical 
                conductivity;
            (2) alternatives to conventional methods for refurbishment 
        and cleaning of gasoline and diesel tanks, including tank 
        lining applications; and
            (3) other problems as identified by the Assistant 
        Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 
        the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

SEC. 4. SULFUR TESTING FOR DIESEL FUELS.

    (a) Program.--The Assistant Administrator, in consultation with the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall carry out a 
research, development, and demonstration program on portable, low-cost, 
and accurate methods and technologies for testing of sulfur content in 
fuel, including Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and Low Sulfur Diesel.
    (b) Schedule of Demonstrations.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Administrator shall begin 
demonstrations of technologies under subsection (a).

SEC. 5. STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS AND DATA BASE DEVELOPMENT.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall develop a 
physical properties data base and standard reference materials for 
biofuels. Such data base and standard reference materials shall be 
maintained and updated as appropriate as additional biofuels become 
available.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental 
Protection Agency $10,000,000 for carrying out this Act.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to facilitate the 
        development of markets for biofuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel 
        fuel through research and development and data collection.''.
                                                   Union Calendar No. 2

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 547

                           [Report No. 110-7]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels and 
    Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and 
                   demonstration and data collection.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            February 5, 2007

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed