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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3411
To amend the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act to account
for small refinery exemptions in past calendar years, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2019
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air
Act to account for small refinery exemptions in past
calendar years, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. ACCOUNTING FOR SMALL REFINERY EXEMP-
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TIONS FROM RENEWABLE FUEL REQUIRE-
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MENTS IN PAST CALENDAR YEARS.
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Section 211(o)(9) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
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7545(o)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(E) ACCOUNTING FOR FULL VOLUME OF
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EXEMPTIONS FOR 2006 THROUGH 2018.—
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‘‘(i) STUDY
OF
PREVIOUS
YEARS.—
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Not later than 30 days after the date of
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enactment of this subparagraph, the Ad-
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ministrator shall—
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‘‘(I) complete a study to deter-
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mine, for each of calendar years 2006
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through 2018, the overall reduction in
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the national quantity of renewable
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fuel that was sold or introduced in
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interstate commerce as a result of ex-
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emptions granted to small refineries
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under this paragraph; and
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‘‘(II) submit a report to the Con-
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gress containing the results of such
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study.
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‘‘(ii) REALLOCATING SHORTFALLS TO
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FUTURE YEARS.—The Administrator shall
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increase the applicable volume of renewable
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fuel required under paragraph (2) by add-
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ing the reductions found, pursuant to
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clause (i), to have occurred across calendar
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years 2006 through 2018, to the applicable
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volume required under paragraph (2) for
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future calendar years, beginning with cal-
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endar year 2019.’’.
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