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Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5860-5861)
May 21, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) include the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy in renewable fuel program activities under such Act; (2) require the Secretary of Energy to periodically update the baseline lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions; (3) revise the definition of "biomass-based diesel" to include certain renewable fuel produced after December 19, 2007; (4) revise the definition of "lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions" to base the measurement of such emissions on recent observable data and consideration of regional differences of renewable fuel production, rather than on indirect land use changes; (5) expand the definition of "renewable biomass"; and (6) require a periodic review of adjustments in greenhouse gas reduction levels.

What's happening now May 21, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2409 Related bill Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1148: Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1148/
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