---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 17054"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "17054"
heading: "Biofuels distribution and advanced biofuels infrastructure"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/17054"
units:
  - "Chapter 152 — Energy Independence and Security"
  - "Subchapter II — Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels"
  - "Part C — Biofuels Infrastructure"
---

# §17054. Biofuels distribution and advanced biofuels infrastructure

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3), in coordination with the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) of Transportation and in consultation with the [Administrator](/usc/42/4005.md?p=1) of the Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), shall carry out a [program](/usc/42/17151.md?p=5) of research, development, and demonstration relating to existing transportation fuel distribution infrastructure and new alternative distribution infrastructure.
- (b) **Focus—** The [program](/usc/42/17151.md?p=5) described in [subsection (a)](#a) shall focus on the physical and chemical properties of biofuels and efforts to prevent or mitigate against adverse impacts of those properties in the areas of—
  - (1) corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, cork, fiberglass, glues, or any other material used in pipes and storage tanks;
  - (2) dissolving of storage tank sediments;
  - (3) clogging of filters;
  - (4) contamination from water or other adulterants or pollutants;
  - (5) poor flow properties related to low temperatures;
  - (6) oxidative and thermal instability in long-term storage and uses;
  - (7) microbial contamination;
  - (8) problems associated with electrical conductivity; and
  - (9) such other areas as the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) considers appropriate.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–140, title II, § 248, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1548.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.