Alternative Diesel Standard Act of 2006
Latest action · Jun 21, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alternative Diesel Standard Act of 2006 - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to ensure that diesel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States, on an annual average basis, contains the applicable volume of alternative diesel fuel (increasing from 250 million gallons in 2008 to 2 billion gallons in 2015 and determined per a prescribed formula thereafter). Requires the regulations to: (1) contain compliance provisions applicable to refineries, blenders, distributors, and importers; (2) not restrict areas in which alternative diesel fuel may be used; and (3) not impose any per-gallon obligation for the use of alternative diesel fuel. Requires alternative diesel fuel to constitute 0.6% of diesel dispensed in 2008 if the Administrator fails to promulgate such regulations. Requires EPA to determine and publish the alternative diesel fuel obligation as a percentage of diesel each year for 2008-2015.
Requires such regulations to provide for the generation of an appropriate amount of transferable credits by any person that refines, blends, or imports diesel that contains a quantity of alternative diesel fuel greater than required. Authorizes the Administrator to waive alternative diesel fuel requirements on receipt of a state petition by reducing the quantity of alternative diesel fuel required based on a determination that: (1) implementation of the requirement would severely harm the economy or environment of a state, a region, or the United States; or (2) there is inadequate domestic supply of alternative diesel fuel.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2006 to Dec 5, 2006; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jun 21, 2006 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Dec 5, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Jun 21, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6288)
- Jun 21, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6288 | Barack Obama D-IL | Jun 21, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1920 | Renewable Diesel Standard Act of 2005 | Related bill | Oct 25, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish an alternative diesel standard, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Alternative Diesel Standard Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Alcohol as fuel
- Alternative energy sources
- Coal
- Diesel motor
- Energy
- Energy supplies
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Government Operations and Politics
- Law
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Oils and fats
- Petroleum recycling
- Recycling of waste products
- Refuse as fuel
- Standards
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2006Introduced in Senate
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