A bill to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.

This bill sets forth an approval process for advanced biofuel registrations and directs the Environmental Protection Agency to take final action on certain pending petitions for renewable fuel pathways.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3986 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3986

   To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the 
   consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce 
           greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 2020

  Mr. Thune (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Ernst) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the 
   consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce 
           greenhouse gas emissions, 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. APPROVAL OF ADVANCED BIOFUEL REGISTRATIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an 
        application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, 
        Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on June 17, 2020)--
                    (A) that was submitted for approval before June 17, 
                2020;
                    (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed 
                since the date on which application was submitted for 
                approval; and
                    (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator 
                of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in 
                this Act as the ``Administrator'') before June 17, 
                2020.
            (2) Transportation fuel.--The term ``transportation fuel'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1) of the 
        Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)).
    (b) Action on Applications.--
            (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the 
        Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the 
        ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered 
        approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel 
        produced using the processes described in the application under 
        a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of 
        transportation fuel.
            (2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes 
        of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which 
        no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the 
        processes described in the application under a program designed 
        to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not 
        later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Administrator shall take final action on the application.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ACTION ON PENDING ADVANCED BIOFUEL PATHWAYS.

    For purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall take final action on a petition for a renewable 
fuel pathway under section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on June 17, 2020), if--
            (1) the petition was submitted for approval and deemed 
        complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (as in effect on June 17, 2020), before 
        June 17, 2020; and
            (2) not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on 
        which the petition was submitted for approval and deemed 
        complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (as in effect on June 17, 2020).

SEC. 3. FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.
    (b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to 
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds 
transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation. 
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