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To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

llllllllll Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. COBURN, Mrs. HAGAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. CORKER, Mr. BURR, and Mr. RISCH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on llllllllll

A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the Corn Ethanol Mandate

5 Elimination Act of 2013.

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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CORN ETHANOL MANDATE FOR RENEWABLE FUEL.

(a) REMOVAL OF TABLE.Section 211(o)(2)(B)(i) of

4 the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)(i)) is amend5 ed by striking subclause (I). 6 (b) CONFORMING of the Clean AMENDMENTS.Section Air Act (42 U.S.C.

7 211(o)(2)(B)

8 7545(o)(2)(B)) is amended 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 (1) in clause (i) (A) by redesignating subclauses (II)

through (IV) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively; (B) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking of the volume of renewable fuel required under subclause (I),; and (C) in subclauses (II) and (III) (as so redesignated), by striking subclause (II) each place it appears and inserting subclause (I); and (2) in clause (v), by striking clause (i)(IV) and inserting clause (i)(III). (c) ADMINISTRATION.Nothing in this section or the

23 amendments made by this section affects the volumes of 24 advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel 25 that are required under section 211(o) of the Clean Air 26 Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)).

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3 1 (d) REGULATIONS.Not later than 180 days after

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 3 the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate 4 such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amend5 ments made by this section. 6 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendments made by

7 this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 8 after the date of enactment of this Act.