Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013”.
Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend the Renewable Fuel Program in section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel.
Sec. 2 Inclusion of domestic alternative fuel in applicable volume of renewable fuel
Definition of domestic alternative fuel— Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended—
by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (L) as subparagraphs (H) through (M), respectively; and
by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
“(G) Domestic alternative fuel—The term domestic alternative fuel means ethanol that—
“(i) is produced from natural gas; and
“(ii) is used to replace or reduce the quantity of petroleum present in a transportation fuel.”
Applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel— Section 211(o)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking “contains at least” and all that follows through “in accordance with subparagraph (B)” and inserting the following: “contains at least the applicable volume of renewable fuel, advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, and domestic alternative fuel, determined in accordance with subparagraph (B)”; and
in subparagraph (B)(i)—
in the heading of subclause (I), by striking “Renewable fuel” and inserting “Renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel”;
in subclause (I), by striking “the applicable volume of renewable fuel for the calendar years 2006 through 2022” and inserting “the applicable volume of renewable fuel for the calendar years 2006 through 2012, and the applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel (in the aggregate) for the calendar years 2013 through 2022”; and
in the table in subclause (I), by striking “Applicable volume of renewable fuel” and inserting “Applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel (in the aggregate)”.