Biofuels Air Quality Act

Summary

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. 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.

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Timeline

1. 20 June 2001

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 June 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 June 2001 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 June 2001

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 June 2001

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 June 2001

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Sponsors

• Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

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