To amend title 23, United States Code, to require consideration under the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program of the extent to which a proposed project or program reduces sulfur or atmospheric carbon emissions, to make renewable fuel projects eligible under that program, and for other purposes.

January 8, 2003

Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. MANZULLO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require consideration under the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program of the extent to which a proposed project or program reduces sulfur or atmospheric carbon emissions, to make renewable fuel projects eligible under that program, and for other purposes.

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 `Biofuels Air Quality Act'.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROJECT EFFECTS.

Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: `For the purpose of determining eligibility under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which a proposed project or program reduces sulfur or atmospheric carbon emissions.'.

SEC. 3. STATES RECEIVING MINIMUM APPORTIONMENT.

Section 149(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: `or for any project that will provide for the use of renewable fuel described in subsection (e)(4)(A)(i)'.

SEC. 4. RENEWABLE FUEL PROJECTS.

Section 149(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by inserting `, publicly owned, or nonprofit-owned' after `privately owned'; and

(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking `the costs of vehicle' and inserting the following: `the costs of--

`(i) 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;

`(ii) installation of capital equipment necessary for the conversion of storage and distribution facilities to carry renewable fuels or renewable fuel blends; and

`(iii) vehicle.'.

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