Consumer Fuels Choice Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to make grants to major fuel distributors to pay the federal share of costs to install blender pump fuel infrastructure at majority-owned stations and branded stations: (1) for the direct retail sale of ethanol fuel blends (including E-85 fuel), including blender pumps and storage tanks; and (2) to directly market such fuels to gas retailers, including in-line blending equipment, pumps, storage tanks, and loadout equipment.
Provides for infrastructure installation subgrants to direct retailers of ethanol fuel blends (including E-85 fuel) as well as blender pumps and storage tanks.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5632 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5632
To improve choices for consumers for fuel, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 29, 2010
Ms. Herseth Sandlin (for herself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To improve choices for consumers for fuel, 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 ``Consumer Fuels Choice Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. BLENDER PUMP PROMOTION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Blender pump.--The term ``blender pump'' means an
automotive fuel dispensing pump capable of dispensing at least
3 different blends of gasoline and ethanol, as selected by the
pump operator, including blends ranging from 0 percent ethanol
to 85 percent denatured ethanol, as determined by the
Secretary.
(2) E-85 fuel.--The term ``E-85 fuel'' means a blend of
gasoline approximately 85 percent of the content of which is
ethanol.
(3) Ethanol fuel blend.--The term ``ethanol fuel blend''
means a blend of gasoline and ethanol, with a minimum of 0
percent and maximum of 85 percent of the content of which is
denatured ethanol.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants under this section to
eligible facilities (as determined by the Secretary) to pay the Federal
share of--
(1) installing blender pump fuel infrastructure, including
infrastructure necessary--
(A) for the direct retail sale of ethanol fuel
blends (including E-85 fuel), including blender pumps
and storage tanks; and
(B) to directly market ethanol fuel blends
(including E-85 fuel) to gas retailers, including
inline blending equipment, pumps, storage tanks, and
loadout equipment; and
(2) providing subgrants to direct retailers of ethanol fuel
blends (including E-85 fuel) for the purpose of installing fuel
infrastructure for the direct retail sale of ethanol fuel
blends (including E-85 fuel), including blender pumps and
storage tanks.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
carried out under this section shall be 50 percent of the total cost of
the project.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section, to remain
available until expended--
(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(3) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
(4) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
(5) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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