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Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act

Introduced: June 13, 2011 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jun 13, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 13, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3734)
Jun 13, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) link the amount of  the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (VEETC) for calendar quarters beginning after June 30, 2011, to the average price of crude oil in a calendar quarter, (2) modify the rates of the income tax credit for alcohol used as fuel and extend such credit through 2014, (3) extend the alternative fuel refueling property tax credit and the special depreciation allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property, and (4) make permanent the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit.

Modifies the definition of "cellulosic biofuel" for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit and the special depreciation allowance to mean any liquid fuel that is derived solely by or from qualified feedstocks. Defines "qualified feedstocks" as any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis and any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria, or lemna.

What's happening now June 13, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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