Renewable Fuel Standard Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to redefine the term "cellulosic biomass ethanol" to mean ethanol derived from any cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin that is derived from renewable biomass. Redefines the term "renewable fuel" to include motor vehicle fuel that is derived from renewable biomass other than ethanol derived from corn starch.
Increases the volume of renewable fuel that gasoline is required to contain for 2008-2012. Sets forth the applicable volume of renewable fuel for 2013-2016.
Revises the calculation used to determine the applicable volume of renewable fuel for 2017 and beyond by using the ratio of 18 billion gallons (currently, 7.5 billion gallons) of renewable fuels to the number of gallons of gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in 2012.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2202 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2202
To amend the Clean Air Act to increase the renewable content of
gasoline, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 18, 2007
Mr. Reid (for Mr. Obama (for himself and Mr. Harkin)) 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 increase the renewable content of
gasoline, 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 Standard Extension
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE CONTENT OF GASOLINE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the renewable fuel standard established under section
211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) is one of the
most significant steps taken by Congress to increase domestic
biofuels production and decrease the dangerous dependence of
the United States on foreign oil;
(2) in the 12 years after 1992, domestic ethanol production
increased by 2,000,000,000 gallons;
(3) in only 2 years following the establishment of the
renewable fuel standard, ethanol production has increased by
5,000,000,000 gallons;
(4) the renewable fuel standard has spurred investment and
resulted in ethanol production that surpassed Federal targets 5
years ahead of schedule;
(5) the failure of the petroleum industry to install pumps
so that ethanol is available to motorists and the failure of
the automotive industry to manufacture ethanol-capable
vehicles, as compared to rising ethanol production volumes, has
prevented fuel ethanol from reaching consumers;
(6) the resulting excess of ethanol in the marketplace has
depressed ethanol prices and jeopardized the financial
stability of the domestic renewable fuel infrastructure,
particularly smaller, local, and farmer-owned ethanol plants;
(7) jeopardizing the existing ethanol infrastructure will
put at risk 20 years of progress on a national biofuel industry
and destroy the bridge to next-generation biofuel made from
cellulosic feedstocks; and
(8) it is imperative for Congress to increase the renewable
fuel standard now to ensure the path towards cellulosic fuel
production is not jeopardized in the short term.
(b) Definitions.--Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(o)(1)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as
subparagraphs (F), (D), and (E), respectively, and moving those
subparagraphs so as to appear in alphabetical order;
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) Advanced biofuel.--
``(i) In general.--The term `advanced
biofuel' means fuel derived from renewable
biomass other than ethanol derived from corn
starch.
``(ii) Inclusions.--The term `advanced
biofuel' includes--
``(I) ethanol derived from
cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin;
``(II) ethanol derived from sugar
or starch, other than ethanol derived
from corn starch;
``(III) ethanol derived from waste
material, including crop residue, other
vegetative waste material, animal
waste, and food waste and yard waste;
``(IV) diesel-equivalent fuel
derived from renewable biomass,
including vegetable oil and animal fat;
``(V) biogas (including landfill
gas and sewage waste treatment gas)
produced through the conversion of
organic matter from renewable biomass;
``(VI) butanol or other alcohols
produced through the conversion of
organic matter from renewable biomass;
and
``(VII) other fuel derived from
cellulosic biomass.
``(B) Cellulosic biomass ethanol.--The term
`cellulosic biomass ethanol' means ethanol derived from
any cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin that is derived
from renewable biomass.
``(C) Renewable biomass.--The term `renewable
biomass' means--
``(i) nonmerchantable materials or
precommercial thinnings that--
``(I) are byproducts of preventive
treatments, such as trees, wood, brush,
thinnings, chips, and slash, that are
removed--
``(aa) to reduce hazardous
fuels;
``(bb) to reduce or contain
disease or insect infestation;
or
``(cc) to restore forest
health;
``(II) would not otherwise be used
for higher-value products; and
``(III) are harvested from National
Forest System land or public land (as
defined in section 103 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1702)), where permitted by
law and in accordance with--
``(aa) applicable land
management plans; and
``(bb) the requirements for
old-growth maintenance,
restoration, and management
direction of paragraphs (2),
(3), and (4) of subsection (e)
and the requirements for large-
tree retention of subsection
(f) of section 102 of the
Healthy Forests Restoration Act
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512); or
``(ii) any organic matter that is available
on a renewable or recurring basis from non-
Federal land or from land belonging to an
Indian tribe, or an Indian individual, that is
held in trust by the United States or subject
to a restriction against alienation imposed by
the United States, including--
``(I) renewable plant material,
including--
``(aa) feed grains;
``(bb) other agricultural
commodities;
``(cc) other plants and
trees; and
``(dd) algae; and
``(II) waste material, including--
``(aa) crop residue;
``(bb) other vegetative
waste material (including wood
waste and wood residues);
``(cc) animal waste and
byproducts (including fats,
oils, greases, and manure); and
``(dd) food waste and yard
waste.''; and
(3) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1))--
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subclause (II), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) advanced biofuel.''.
(c) Renewable Content of Gasoline.--Section 211(o) of the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the
following:
``(i) Calendar years 2008 through 2016.--
``(I) Renewable fuel.--For the
purpose of subparagraph (A), the
applicable volume for any of calendar
years 2008 through 2016 shall be
determined in accordance with the
following table:
Applicable volume of renewable fuel
``Calendar year: (in billions of gallons):
2008................................................... 8.5
2009................................................... 10.5
2010................................................... 12.0
2011................................................... 12.6
2012................................................... 13.2
2013................................................... 13.8
2014................................................... 14.4
2015................................................... 15.0
2016................................................... 18.0
``(II) Advanced biofuel.--For the
purpose of subparagraph (A), of the
volume of renewable fuel required under
subclause (I), the applicable volume
for calendar year 2016 for advanced
biofuel shall be determined in
accordance with the following table:
Applicable volume of advanced
biofuel
``Calendar year: (in billions of gallons):
2016................................................... 3.0'';
(B) in clause (ii)--
(i) in the clause heading, by striking
``2013'' and inserting ``2017'';
(ii) by striking ``2013'' and inserting
``2017''; and
(iii) by striking ``2012'' and inserting
``2016'';
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ``2013'' and
inserting ``2017''; and
(D) in clause (iv)--
(i) by striking ``2013'' and inserting
``2017''; and
(ii) in subclause (II)(aa), by striking
``7,500,000,000'' and inserting ``18,000,000'';
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2011'' and
inserting ``2015''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``2012''
and inserting ``2016''; and
(3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``2012'' and inserting
``2016''.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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