S.Amdt. 2345
What it does: Adds SEC. 16__. FEDERAL AGENCY ETHANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE AND BIODIESEL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT wherever appropriate
Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN)What it changes
1 change to S. 1072
Adds SEC. 16__. FEDERAL AGENCY ETHANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE AND BIODIESEL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. 16__. FEDERAL AGENCY ETHANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE AND BIODIESEL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT.
Inserted: Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by striking section 306 (42 U.S.C. 13215) and inserting the following:
Inserted: "SEC. 306. FEDERAL AGENCY ETHANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE AND BIODIESEL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT.
Inserted: "(a) Ethanol-Blended Gasoline.--The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that, in areas in which ethanol-blended gasoline is readily available at a generally competitive price, the Federal agency purchases ethanol-blended gasoline containing at least 10 percent ethanol rather than nonethanol-blended gasoline, for use in vehicles used by the agency.
Inserted: "(b) Biodiesel.--
Inserted: "(1) Definition of biodiesel.--In this subsection, the term 'biodiesel' has the meaning given the term in section 312(f).
Inserted: "(2) Requirement.--The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that the Federal agency purchases, for use in fueling fleet vehicles that use diesel fuel used by the Federal agency at the location at which fleet vehicles of the Federal agency are centrally fueled, in areas in which the biodiesel-blended diesel fuel described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) is available at a generally competitive price--
Inserted: "(A) as of the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, biodiesel-blended diesel fuel that contains at least 2 percent biodiesel, rather than nonbiodiesel-blended diesel fuel; and
Inserted: "(B) as of the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this section, biodiesel-blended diesel fuel that contains at least 20 percent biodiesel, rather than nonbiodiesel-blended diesel fuel, for use in vehicles used by the agency.
Inserted: "(3) Requirement of federal law.--This subsection does not constitute a requirement of Federal law for the purposes of section 312.
Inserted: "(c) Exemption.--This section does not apply to fuel used in vehicles described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 301(9).".
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SA 2345. Mr. DAYTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1072, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. 16__. FEDERAL AGENCY ETHANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE AND BIODIESEL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT.
Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by striking section 306 (42 U.S.C. 13215) and inserting the following:
“SEC. 306. FEDERAL AGENCY ETHANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE AND BIODIESEL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT.
“(a) Ethanol-Blended Gasoline.--The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that, in areas in which ethanol-blended gasoline is readily available at a generally competitive price, the Federal agency purchases ethanol-blended gasoline containing at least 10 percent ethanol rather than nonethanol-blended gasoline, for use in vehicles used by the agency.
“(b) Biodiesel.--
“(1) Definition of biodiesel.--In this subsection, the term ‘biodiesel' has the meaning given the term in section 312(f).
“(2) Requirement.--The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that the Federal agency purchases, for use in fueling fleet vehicles that use diesel fuel used by the Federal agency at the location at which fleet vehicles of the Federal agency are centrally fueled, in areas in which the biodiesel-blended diesel fuel described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) is available at a generally competitive price--
“(A) as of the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, biodiesel-blended diesel fuel that contains at least 2 percent biodiesel, rather than nonbiodiesel-blended diesel fuel; and
“(B) as of the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this section, biodiesel-blended diesel fuel that contains at least 20 percent biodiesel, rather than nonbiodiesel-blended diesel fuel, for use in vehicles used by the agency.
“(3) Requirement of federal law.--This subsection does not constitute a requirement of Federal law for the purposes of section 312.
“(c) Exemption.--This section does not apply to fuel used in vehicles described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 301(9).”.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 11, 2004