S. 2385 – Reading Mode

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2385

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 20, 2021

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2021.

Elimination of corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel

(a)

Removal of table

Section 211(o)(2)(B)(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking subclause (I).

(b)

Conforming amendments

Section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)) is amended—

(1)

in clause (i)—

(A)

by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively;

(B)

in subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking of the volume of renewable fuel required under subclause (I),; and

(C)

in subclauses (II) and (III) (as so redesignated), by striking subclause (II) each place it appears and inserting subclause (I); and

(2)

in clause (v), by striking clause (i)(IV) and inserting clause (i)(III).

(c)

Administration

Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section affects the volumes of advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel that are required under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)).