Reliable Fuels Act

Summary

Reliable Fuels Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require that gasoline contain a specified volume of renewable fuel. Establishes: (1) a system of tradeable credits for gasoline containing more renewable fuel than required; (2) a system of waivers for States and small refineries; and (3) a renewable fuel safe harbor from liability for manufacturers and distributors. Requires a procedure for States to eliminate a particular vapor pressure limitation for ethanol blends when necessary to prevent increased emissions. Authorizes funding for loan guarantees to carry out cellulosic biomass commercial demonstration projects. Requires the Secretary of Energy to carry out not more than three such projects. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants for the development of renewable fuel production technologies. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to merchant producers of cellulosic biomass ethanol for the construction of production facilities that use cellulosic biomass feedstocks. Federal Reformulated Fuels Act of 2005 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit the use of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) remediation purposes. Restricts the future use of MTBE as a fuel additive. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to merchant producers of MTBE for production facility conversion. Amends the Clean Air Act to eliminate the oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline. Requires the Administrator to establish standards for toxic air pollutants from the use of reformulated gasoline. Permits the commingling at retail stations of reformulated gasoline containing and not containing ethanol. Permits States additional opt-in areas under the reformulated gasoline program. Requires Federal enforcement of State fuels requirements. Sets forth various data collection and reporting requirements.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 26 May 2005

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 26 May 2005

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 26 May 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 March 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 March 2005

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 March 2005

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