Biofuels Air Quality Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R ShimkusSponsor

16 cosponsors · 6 D, 10 R

R Manzullo JLR Leach EW

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Biofuels Air Quality Act - Amends Federal highway provisions (with respect to the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program) to direct the Secretary of Transportation to consider the extent to which a proposed project or program reduces sulfur or atmospheric carbon emissions.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 8, 2003

Allows States receiving minimum apportionments to use funds under the program for renewable fuel projects (specified below).

Modifies provisions regarding renewable fuel projects to expand coverage to include: (1) publicly and nonprofit (currently, limited to privately) owned vehicles or vehicle fleets; and (2) costs of renewable fuel, consisting of any fuel produced from grain, oilseeds, or other biomass (including biodiesel), that is used to replace or reduce the quantity of fossil fuel present in a fuel mixture used to operate motor vehicles, and installation of capital equipment necessary for the conversion of storage and distribution facilities to carry renewable fuels or renewable fuel blends.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Biofuels Air Quality Act

Latest action (Jan 9, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 8, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.