[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3411 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3411
To amend the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act to account
for small refinery exemptions in past calendar years, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 21, 2019
Mr. King of Iowa 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 under the Clean Air Act to account
for small refinery exemptions in past calendar years, 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. ACCOUNTING FOR SMALL REFINERY EXEMPTIONS FROM RENEWABLE FUEL
REQUIREMENTS IN PAST CALENDAR YEARS.
Section 211(o)(9) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Accounting for full volume of exemptions for
2006 through 2018.--
``(i) Study of previous years.--Not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this subparagraph, the Administrator shall--
``(I) complete a study to
determine, for each of calendar years
2006 through 2018, the overall
reduction in the national quantity of
renewable fuel that was sold or
introduced in interstate commerce as a
result of exemptions granted to small
refineries under this paragraph; and
``(II) submit a report to the
Congress containing the results of such
study.
``(ii) Reallocating shortfalls to future
years.--The Administrator shall increase the
applicable volume of renewable fuel required
under paragraph (2) by adding the reductions
found, pursuant to clause (i), to have occurred
across calendar years 2006 through 2018, to the
applicable volume required under paragraph (2)
for future calendar years, beginning with
calendar year 2019.''.
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