[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3773 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3773

To amend the Renewable Fuel Program in section 211(o) of the Clean Air 
Act to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion 
          of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2012

  Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gene Green of 
  Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Costa) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Renewable Fuel Program in section 211(o) of the Clean Air 
Act to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion 
          of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel.

    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 ``Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DOMESTIC ALTERNATIVE FUEL IN APPLICABLE VOLUME OF 
              RENEWABLE FUEL.

    (a) Definition of Domestic Alternative Fuel.--Section 211(o)(1) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (L) as 
        subparagraphs (H) through (M), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
                    ``(G) Domestic alternative fuel.--The term 
                `domestic alternative fuel' means ethanol that--
                            ``(i) is produced from domestic fossil 
                        fuels other than petroleum; and
                            ``(ii) is used to replace or reduce the 
                        quantity of petroleum present in a 
                        transportation fuel.''.
    (b) Applicable Volume of Renewable Fuel and Domestic Alternative 
Fuel.--Section 211(o)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``contains at 
        least'' and all that follows through ``in accordance with 
        subparagraph (B)'' and inserting the following: ``contains at 
        least the applicable volume of renewable fuel, advanced 
        biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, and domestic 
        alternative fuel, determined in accordance with subparagraph 
        (B)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                    (A) in the heading of subclause (I), by striking 
                ``Renewable fuel'' and inserting ``Renewable fuel and 
                domestic alternative fuel'';
                    (B) in subclause (I), by striking ``the applicable 
                volume of renewable fuel for the calendar years 2006 
                through 2022'' and inserting ``the applicable volume of 
                renewable fuel for the calendar years 2006 through 
                2011, and the applicable volume of renewable fuel and 
                domestic alternative fuel (in the aggregate) for the 
                calendar years 2012 through 2022''; and
                    (C) in the table in subclause (I), by striking 
                ``Applicable volume of renewable fuel'' and inserting 
                ``Applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic 
                alternative fuel (in the aggregate)''.
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