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House Bill 1113
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2021
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Introduced in House on Feb 18, 2021
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H. R. 1113 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1113


To impose an annual deadline of June 1 for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from the renewable fuel requirements under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) based on disproportionate economic hardship.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 18, 2021

Ms. Craig (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To impose an annual deadline of June 1 for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from the renewable fuel requirements under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) based on disproportionate economic hardship.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2021”.

SEC. 2. Annual deadline for petitions by small refineries for exemptions from renewable fuel requirements.

(a) Deadline.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, petitions under section 211(o)(9) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)) for an exemption from the requirements of section 211(o)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)) shall be submitted to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by June 1 of the year preceding the year when such requirements would otherwise be in effect.

(b) Effect of failure To meet deadline.—If a petition described in subsection (a) is not submitted by the deadline specified in such subsection, the petition shall be ineligible for consideration or approval.

SEC. 3. Information in petition subject to public disclosure.

(a) In general.—The information described in subsection (b) in any submission to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by any person, including a small refinery, with respect to a petition under section 211(o)(9)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)(B))—

(1) shall not be deemed to be a trade secret or confidential information; and

(2) shall be subject to public disclosure, notwithstanding section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.

(b) Described information.—The information described in this subsection is—

(1) the name of the small refinery requesting an extension of an exemption;

(2) the number of gallons of renewable fuel that will not be contained in fuel pursuant to section 211(o)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)) as a result of the extension if the extension is granted; and

(3) the compliance year for which the extension is requested.

(c) Applicability.—Subsection (a) applies only with respect to information submitted with respect to a petition under section 211(o)(9)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)(B)) for calendar year 2023 or subsequent calendar years.