To direct the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil.

(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy to update its report on the energy and environmental benefits of re-refining used lubricating oil and submit to Congress a strategic plan to increase the beneficial reuse of lubricating oil.

The strategic plan shall address measures needed to (1) increase the responsible collection of used oil; (2) disseminate public information concerning sustainable reuse options for used oil; and (3) promote sustainable reuse of used oil by federal agencies, recipients of federal grant funds, entities contracting with the federal government, and the general public.

[115th Congress Public Law 345]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 115-345
115th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To direct the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the 
energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating 
              oil. <<NOTE: Dec. 21, 2018 -  [H.R. 1733]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: Deadline. Cooperation.>>  ENERGY SAVINGS FROM 
                              LUBRICATING OIL.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, shall--
            (1) review and update the report prepared pursuant to 
        section 1838 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
            (2) <<NOTE: Consultation. Data.>>  after consultation with 
        relevant Federal, State, and local agencies and affected 
        industry and stakeholder groups, update data that was used in 
        preparing that report; and
            (3) <<NOTE: Strategy.>>  prepare and submit to Congress a 
        coordinated Federal strategy to increase the beneficial reuse of 
        used lubricating oil, that--
                    (A) is consistent with national policy as 
                established pursuant to section 2 of the Used Oil 
                Recycling Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-463); and
                    (B) addresses measures needed to--
                          (i) increase the responsible collection of 
                      used oil;
                          (ii) <<NOTE: Public information.>>  
                      disseminate public information concerning 
                      sustainable reuse options for used oil; and
                          (iii) promote sustainable reuse of used oil by 
                      Federal agencies, recipients of Federal grant 
                      funds, entities contracting with the Federal 
                      Government, and the general public.

    Approved December 21, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1733:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-457 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 163 (2017):
                                    Dec. 12, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 164 (2018):
                                    Dec. 20, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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