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HR 5930 98th Congress House

Replacement Motor Fuels Act of 1984

Official title: A bill to establish a program for replacing, by 1992, 10 percent or more of the gasoline consumed in the United States with alcohol and other replacement fuels… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a program for replacing, by 1992, 10 percent or more of the gasoline consumed in the United States with alcohol and other replacement fuels derived from coal and renewable resources, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 6, 1984 See on congress.gov
Energy Alternative energy sourcesAutomobile fuel consumptionCoal researchFuel
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Fuel researchGasolineMotor Vehicles and DrivingOil shalesPetroleum and petroleum products
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Jun 28, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
Jun 28, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Jun 26, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 26, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Replacement Motor Fuels Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to promote the development and use in the United States of replacement fuels produced in the United States. Requires the program to be designed to promote the replacement of gasoline as a motor fuel with a motor fuel containing the maximum percentage of replacement fuel as is economically and technically feasible.

Directs the Secretary, in consultation with heads of appropriate agencies and departments, to determine: (1) the most suitable raw materials for the production in the United States of replacement fuels; (2) the nature of the replacement motor fuel distribution systems and certain production processes necessary for the rapid development of a replacement motor fuel industry in the United States; (3) the technical and economic feasibility of including liquids extracted from oil shale and coal as part of the replacement fuels program; and (4) the technical and economic feasibility of producing in the United States by 1997 sufficient replacement fuels to replace 20 percent of the projected consumption of gasoline for 1997. Directs the Secretary to prescribe a substitute percentage goal if 20 percent is inappropriate. Directs the Secretary to establish production goals for the optimal production of replacement fuel in the United States in each of the calendar years 1986 through 1992. Sets forth factors the Secretary shall take into account in establishing such goals. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such goals within 180 days of enactment of this Act.

Requires that a specified minimum percentage of the total quantity of gasoline and replacement fuel sold in commerce during any year by any refiner must be replacement fuel produced in the United States. Sets forth penalties for violation of such minimum percentage.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for preparing the development and production goals.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5930: Replacement Motor Fuels Act of 1984. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5930/
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