[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1564 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1564

  To amend the Clean Air Act to improve the renewable fuel program by 
   combining the categories of ``cellulosic biofuel'' and ``advanced 
    biofuel'' into 1 technology- and feedstock-neutral category of 
             ``advanced biofuel'', and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2011

  Mr. Udall of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Clean Air Act to improve the renewable fuel program by 
   combining the categories of ``cellulosic biofuel'' and ``advanced 
    biofuel'' into 1 technology- and feedstock-neutral category of 
             ``advanced biofuel'', 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 ``Renewable Fuel Parity Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition of Advanced Biofuel.--Section 211(o)(1)(B) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``means renewable fuel'' and 
                inserting ``means--
                                    ``(I) renewable fuel'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(II) cellulosic biofuel''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(VIII) Other fuel derived from 
                                algae.''.
    (b) Renewable Fuel Program.--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 ``cellulosic 
        biofuel,''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking subclause (III); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subclause (IV) as 
                        subclause (III);
                    (B) in clause (ii)(III), by striking ``each 
                category (cellulosic biofuel and biomass-based 
                diesel)'' and inserting ``the biomass-based diesel 
                category'';
                    (C) by striking clause (iv);
                    (D) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv); and
                    (E) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``clause (i)(IV)'' and inserting ``clause 
                (i)(III)''.
    (c) Applicable Percentages.--Section 211(o)(3)(A) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``, biomass-based 
diesel, and cellulosic biofuel'' and inserting ``and biomass-based 
diesel''.
    (d) Waivers.--Section 211(o)(7) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545(o)(7)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
        subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.
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