Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2010

Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow federally-guaranteed loans for renewable fuel pipelines in amounts equal to 80% of the project cost of the facility that is the subject of the guarantee, as estimated at the time the guarantee is issued.

Defines "renewable fuel" to mean fuel that: (1) is produced from renewable biomass and that is used to replace or reduce the quantity of fossil fuel present in a transportation fuel; and (2) includes ethanol and biodiesel.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4674 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4674

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 2010

Mr. Boswell (for himself, Mr. Terry, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Loebsack, 
  Mr. Latham, Mr. Foster, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Peterson) 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 
2010''.

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 shall include 
        all ethanol and biodiesel.
            ``(7) Renewable fuel pipeline.--The term `renewable fuel 
        pipeline' means a pipeline for transporting renewable fuel.''.
    (b) Amount.--Section 1702(c) the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16512(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``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) Renewable Fuel Pipeline Eligibility.--Section 1703(b) 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.''.
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