[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1516 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1516

 To authorize loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel 
                               pipelines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2011

Mr. Boswell (for himself and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel 
                               pipelines.

    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 ``Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR PROJECTS TO CONSTRUCT RENEWABLE FUEL 
              PIPELINES.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 1701 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16511) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Renewable fuel.--The term `renewable fuel' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)), except that the term includes all 
        types of ethanol and biodiesel.
            ``(7) Renewable fuel pipeline.--The term `renewable fuel 
        pipeline' means a pipeline for transporting renewable fuel.''.
    (b) Amount.--Section 1702(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16512(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(c) Amount.--Unless'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--Unless''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Renewable fuel pipelines.--A guarantee for a project 
        described in section 1703(b)(11) shall be in an amount equal to 
        80 percent of the project cost of the facility that is the 
        subject of the guarantee, as estimated at the time at which the 
        guarantee is issued.''.
    (c) Reasonable Prospect of Repayment.--Section 1702(d) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(d)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(4) Renewable fuel pipeline.--In determining under 
        paragraph (1) whether there is a reasonable prospect of 
        repayment with respect to a renewable fuel pipeline project 
        described in section 1703(b)(11), the Secretary shall not 
        require a demonstration of existing contractual obligations for 
        a specific minimum capacity of pipeline usage.''.
    (d) Renewable Fuel Pipeline Eligibility.--Section 1703(b) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(11) Renewable fuel pipelines.''.
    (e) Rapid Deployment of Renewable Fuel Pipelines.--Section 1705 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``, or, in the case of projects described in 
                paragraph (4), September 30, 2013'' before the colon at 
                the end; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Installation of sufficient infrastructure to allow 
        for the cost-effective deployment of clean energy technologies 
        appropriate to each region of the United States, including the 
        deployment of renewable fuel pipelines through loan guarantees 
        in an amount equal to 80 percent of the cost.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by inserting ``, or, in the case of 
        projects described in subsection (a)(4), September 30, 2013'' 
        before the period at the end.
    (f) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this 
section.
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