[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1491 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1491

  To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants for the installation of E-85 
              fuel infrastructure, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2007

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Bond, Mr. Voinovich, Ms. 
  Stabenow, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Brown, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Dorgan) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants for the installation of E-85 
              fuel infrastructure, 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 ``Ethanol Education and Expansion Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. E-85 FUEL EXPANSION PROGRAM.

    Section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 
U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-224) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b) or 
        (c)''; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) E-85 Fuel Program.--
            ``(1) Definition of e-85 fuel.--In this subsection, the 
        term `E-85 fuel' means a blend of gasoline at least 85 percent 
        (or any other percentage, but not less than 70 percent, as 
        determined by the Secretary, by rule, to provide for 
        requirements relating to cold start, safety, or vehicle 
        functions) of the content of which is derived from ethanol.
            ``(2) Program.--The Secretary shall make grants under this 
        section to majority-controlled producer-based business 
        ventures--
                    ``(A) to install E-85 fuel infrastructure, 
                including infrastructure necessary--
                            ``(i) for the direct retail sale of E-85 
                        fuel, including E-85 fuel pumps and storage 
                        tanks; and
                            ``(ii) to directly market E-85 fuel to gas 
                        retailers, including in-line blending 
                        equipment, pumps, storage tanks, and load-out 
                        equipment; and
                    ``(B) to provide subgrants to direct retailers of 
                E-85 fuel that are located in a rural area (as defined 
                in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
                Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a))) for the purpose of 
                installing E-85 fuel infrastructure for the direct 
                retail sale of E-85 fuel, including E-85 fuel pumps and 
                storage tanks.
            ``(3) Cost sharing.--
                    ``(A) Grants.--The amount of a grant under this 
                section shall be equal to 20 percent of the total costs 
                of the installation of the E-85 fuel infrastructure, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Relationship to other federal funding.--The 
                amount of a grant that a majority-controlled producer-
                based business venture receives under this section 
                shall be reduced by the amount of other Federal funding 
                that the majority-controlled producer-based business 
                venture receives for the same purpose, as determined by 
                the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Limitation.--Not more than 70 percent of the 
                total costs of E-85 fuel infrastructure provided 
                assistance under this section shall be provided by the 
                Federal Government and State and local governments.
            ``(4) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this 
        subsection $20,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 
        through 2012, to remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 3. E-85 FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 9012. E-85 FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definition of E-85 Fuel.--In this section, the term `E-85 
fuel' means a blend of gasoline at least 85 percent (or any other 
percentage, but not less than 70 percent, as determined by the 
Secretary, by rule, to provide for requirements relating to cold start, 
safety, or vehicle functions) of the content of which is derived from 
ethanol.
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
make competitive grants to eligible entities to provide education to 
governmental and private entities that operate vehicle fleets, other 
interested entities (as determined by the Secretary), and the public 
about the benefits of E-85 fuel use.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (b), an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a nonprofit organization or institution of higher 
        education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001));
            ``(2) have demonstrated knowledge of E-85 fuel production, 
        use, or distribution; and
            ``(3) have demonstrated the ability to conduct educational 
        and technical support programs.
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall consult with the Secretary of Energy.
    ``(e) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $1,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain available until 
expended.''.
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