II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3031 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2008 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Sununu, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Allard, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Enzi) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to limit the use of ethanol to meet the renewable fuel standard, and for other purposes.

1.

Renewable fuel standard

(a)

In general

Section 211(o)(2)(B)(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (V)

Limitation

Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause, of the volume of renewable fuel required under subclause (I) for each of calendar years 2009 through 2022, the applicable volume of ethanol derived from corn starch shall not exceed 9,000,000,000 gallons. (VI)

Adjustment

The Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall adjust the applicable volumes of each fuel specified in subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) to reflect the limitation under subclause (V). . (b)

Compliance

Section 211(o)(2)(A)(iii)(II) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(A)(iii)(II)) is amended— (1)in item (aa), by striking or after the semicolon at the end; (2)in item (bb), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (cc)impose any penalty for failure to comply with subclauses (II) through (IV) of subparagraph (B)(i). . (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2009.