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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 4576 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4576
To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to make available for sale renewable
fuel credits, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 12, 2023
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Norcross,
and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees
on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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 amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to make available for sale renewable
fuel credits, 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 ``Safeguarding Domestic Energy
Production and Independence Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE FUEL COST CONTAINMENT CREDITS.
Section 211(o)(7) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Conventional biofuel.--
``(i) Conventional biofuel waiver
credits.--
``(I) In general.--The
Administrator shall make available for
sale renewable fuel credits to any
person with a renewable volume
obligation under paragraph (2) at a
price of not more than $0.20 per
credit.
``(II) Adjustments for inflation.--
As determined appropriate by the
Administrator, the price referred to in
subclause (I) shall be adjusted for
inflation.
``(ii) Use of credits.--A renewable fuel
credit sold under this paragraph--
``(I) shall only be used for the
purpose of complying with the
requirement under paragraph (2) for the
year for which the credit was sold; and
``(II) may not--
``(aa) be resold or
transferred to another person;
or
``(bb) be used to fulfill
the cellulosic biofuel,
biomass-based diesel, or
advanced biofuel requirements
under paragraph (2).
``(iii) Use of revenues.--Revenues from the
sale of renewable fuel credits under this
subparagraph shall be allocated in accordance
with the following:
``(I) \1/3\ shall be made available
to the Administrator to provide grants
and technical assistance to any person
with a renewable volume obligation
under paragraph (2) and partners of
those persons for purposes of
supporting investments in advanced
biofuels.
``(II) \1/3\ shall be made
available to the Secretary of
Agriculture to provide financial and
technical assistance to agricultural
producers for voluntary investments in
alternative crops and diversified
cropping systems.
``(III) \1/3\ shall be deposited
into the Habitat and Wildlife
Restoration Fund established by clause
(iv)(I).
``(iv) Habitat and wildlife restoration
fund.--
``(I) Establishment.--There is
established in the Treasury a fund, to
be known as the `Habitat and Wildlife
Restoration Fund' (referred to in this
subparagraph as the `Fund').
``(II) Amounts.--The Fund shall
consist of--
``(aa) amounts deposited in
the Fund under clause
(iii)(III); and
``(bb) any amounts
appropriated to the Fund.
``(III) Uses.--
``(aa) In general.--Amounts
in the Fund shall be available,
without further appropriation,
to the Secretary of the
Interior, acting in
consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture, for existing
programs, the purposes of which
are to protect, conserve, or
restore the types of habitat
and wildlife that are most
impacted by the conversion of
native habitat to crop
production, including
grasslands, wetlands, forests,
and adjacent waterways in areas
that have experienced
significant expansion of corn
and soy production since
January 1, 2007.
``(bb) Agreement.--The
Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture
shall jointly enter into an
agreement with the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation to
cooperatively manage amounts in
the Fund in accordance with the
National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act
(16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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