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42 U.S.C. § 13231 — Biodiesel fuel use credits
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**(a) Allocation of credits**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall allocate one credit under this section to a fleet or covered person for each qualifying volume of the biodiesel component of fuel containing at least 20 percent biodiesel by volume purchased after the date of the enactment of this section, for use by the fleet or covered person in vehicles owned or operated by the fleet or covered person that weigh more than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.
(2) **Exceptions** — No credits shall be allocated under paragraph (1) for a purchase of biodiesel—
(A) for use in alternative fueled vehicles; or
(B) that is required by Federal or State law.
(3) **Authority to modify percentage** — The Secretary may, by rule, lower the 20 percent biodiesel volume requirement in paragraph (1) for reasons related to cold start, safety, or vehicle function considerations.
(4) **Documentation** — A fleet or covered person seeking a credit under this section shall provide written documentation to the Secretary supporting the allocation of a credit to such fleet or covered person under paragraph (1).
**(b) Use of credits**
(1) **In general** — At the request of a fleet or covered person allocated a credit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, for the year in which the purchase of a qualifying volume is made, treat that purchase as the acquisition of one alternative fueled vehicle the fleet or covered person is required to acquire under this subchapter, subchapter II, or subchapter III.
(2) **Limitation** — Credits allocated under subsection (a) may not be used to satisfy more than 50 percent of the alternative fueled vehicle requirements of a fleet or covered person under this subchapter, subchapter II, and subchapter III. This paragraph shall not apply to a
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**(a) Allocation of credits**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall allocate one credit under this section to a fleet or covered person for each qualifying volume of the biodiesel component of fuel containing at least 20 percent biodiesel by volume purchased after the date of the enactment of this section, for use by the fleet or covered person in vehicles owned or operated by the fleet or covered person that weigh more than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.
(2) **Exceptions** — No credits shall be allocated under paragraph (1) for a purchase of biodiesel—
(A) for use in alternative fueled vehicles; or
(B) that is required by Federal or State law.
(3) **Authority to modify percentage** — The Secretary may, by rule, lower the 20 percent biodiesel volume requirement in paragraph (1) for reasons related to cold start, safety, or vehicle function considerations.
(4) **Documentation** — A fleet or covered person seeking a credit under this section shall provide written documentation to the Secretary supporting the allocation of a credit to such fleet or covered person under paragraph (1).
**(b) Use of credits**
(1) **In general** — At the request of a fleet or covered person allocated a credit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, for the year in which the purchase of a qualifying volume is made, treat that purchase as the acquisition of one alternative fueled vehicle the fleet or covered person is required to acquire under this subchapter, subchapter II, or subchapter III.
(2) **Limitation** — Credits allocated under subsection (a) may not be used to satisfy more than 50 percent of the alternative fueled vehicle requirements of a fleet or covered person under this subchapter, subchapter II, and subchapter III. This paragraph shall not apply to a fleet or covered person that is a biodiesel alternative fuel provider described in [section 13251(a)(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13251/a/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Credit not a section 13258 credit** A credit under this section shall not be considered a credit under [section 13258 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13258&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Issuance of rule** The Secretary shall, before January 1, 1999, issue a rule establishing procedures for the implementation of this section.
**(e) Collection of data** The Secretary shall collect such data as are required to make a determination described in subsection (f)(2)(B).
**(f) Definitions** For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “biodiesel”—
(A) means a diesel fuel substitute produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources that meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the Environmental Protection Agency under [section 7545 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7545&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) includes biodiesel derived from—
(i) animal wastes, including poultry fats and poultry wastes, and other waste materials; or
(ii) municipal solid waste and sludges and oils derived from wastewater and the treatment of wastewater; and
(2) the term “qualifying volume” means—
(A) 450 gallons; or
(B) if the Secretary determines by rule that the average annual alternative fuel use in light duty vehicles by fleets and covered persons exceeds 450 gallons or gallon equivalents, the amount of such average annual alternative fuel use.
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**(a) Just and reasonable rates and charges** All rates and charges made, demanded, or received by any natural-gas company for or in connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, and all rules and regulations affecting or pertaining to such rates or charges, shall be just and reasonable, and any such rate or charge that is not just and reasonable is declared to be unlawful.
**(b) Undue preferences and unreasonable rates and charges prohibited** No natural-gas company shall, with respect to any transportation or sale of natural gas subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, (1) make or grant any undue preference or advantage to any person or subject any person to any undue prejudice or disadvantage, or (2) maintain any unreasonable difference in rates, charges, service, facilities, or in any other respect, either as between localities or as between classes of service.
**(c) Filing of rates and charges with Commission; public inspection of schedules** Under such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, every natural-gas company shall file with the Commission, within such time (not less than sixty days from June 21, 1938) and in such form as the Commission may designate, and shall keep open in convenient form and place for public inspection, schedules showing all rates and charges for any transportation or sale subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, and the classifications, practices, and regulations affecting such rates and charges, together with all contracts which in any manner affect or relate to such rates, charges, classifications, and services.
**(d) Changes in rates and charges; notice to Commission** Unless the Commission otherwise orders, no change shall be made by any natural
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Each recipient of assistance under this part shall keep such records, provide such reports, and furnish such access to books and records as the Secretary may by rule prescribe.
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**(a) Fleet program purchase goals**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following percentages of new light duty motor vehicles acquired in each model year for a fleet, other than a Federal fleet, State fleet, or fleet owned, operated, leased, or otherwise controlled by a covered person subject to [section 13251 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13251&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be alternative fueled vehicles:
(A) 20 percent of the motor vehicles acquired in model years 1999, 2000, and 2001;
(B) 30 percent of the motor vehicles acquired in model year 2002;
(C) 40 percent of the motor vehicles acquired in model year 2003;
(D) 50 percent of the motor vehicles acquired in model year 2004;
(E) 60 percent of the motor vehicles acquired in model year 2005; and
(F) 70 percent of the motor vehicles acquired in model year 2006 and thereafter.
(2) The Secretary may not establish percentage requirements higher than those described in paragraph (1). The Secretary may, if appropriate, and pursuant to a rule under subsection (b), establish a lesser percentage requirement for any model year. The Secretary may, by rule, establish a date later than 1998 (or model year 1999) for initiating the fleet requirements under paragraph (1).
(3) The Secretary shall publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for the purpose of—
(A) evaluating the progress toward achieving the goals of replacement fuel use described in [section 13252(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13252/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), as modified under [section 13254 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13254&num=0&edition=
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**(a) Authority of Administrator to regulate** The Administrator may by regulation designate any fuel or fuel additive (including any fuel or fuel additive used exclusively in nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles) and, after such date or dates as may be prescribed by him, no manufacturer or processor of any such fuel or additive may sell, offer for sale, or introduce into commerce such fuel or additive unless the Administrator has registered such fuel or additive in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
**(b) Registration requirement**
(1) For the purpose of registration of fuels and fuel additives, the Administrator shall require—
(A) the manufacturer of any fuel to notify him as to the commercial identifying name and manufacturer of any additive contained in such fuel; the range of concentration of any additive in the fuel; and the purpose-in-use of any such additive; and
(B) the manufacturer of any additive to notify him as to the chemical composition of such additive.
(2) For the purpose of registration of fuels and fuel additives, the Administrator shall, on a regular basis, require the manufacturer of any fuel or fuel additive—
(A) to conduct tests to determine potential public health and environmental effects of the fuel or additive (including carcinogenic, teratogenic, or mutagenic effects); and
(B) to furnish the description of any analytical technique that can be used to detect and measure any additive in such fuel, the recommended range of concentration of such additive, and the recommended purpose-in-use of such additive, and such other information as is reasonable and necessary to determine the emissions resulting from the use of the fuel or additive contained in such fuel, the effect of such fuel or additive on the emission control
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary, in cooperation with manufacturers of heavy duty engines and with other Federal agencies, shall establish a commercial application program to study the use of alternative fuels in heavy duty trucks and, if appropriate, other heavy duty applications.
**(b) Funding**
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993 through 1995, to remain available until expended.
(2) The authority of the Secretary to obligate amounts to be expended under this section shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts.
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**(a) Necessity of regulation in public interest** As disclosed in reports of the Federal Trade Commission made pursuant to S. Res. 83 (Seventieth Congress, first session) and other reports made pursuant to the authority of Congress, it is declared that the business of transporting and selling natural gas for ultimate distribution to the public is affected with a public interest, and that Federal regulation in matters relating to the transportation of natural gas and the sale thereof in interstate and foreign commerce is necessary in the public interest.
**(b) Transactions to which provisions of chapter applicable** The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce, to the sale in interstate commerce of natural gas for resale for ultimate public consumption for domestic, commercial, industrial, or any other use, and to natural-gas companies engaged in such transportation or sale, and to the importation or exportation of natural gas in foreign commerce and to persons engaged in such importation or exportation, but shall not apply to any other transportation or sale of natural gas or to the local distribution of natural gas or to the facilities used for such distribution or to the production or gathering of natural gas.
**(c) Intrastate transactions exempt from provisions of chapter; certification from State commission as conclusive evidence** The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person engaged in or legally authorized to engage in the transportation in interstate commerce or the sale in interstate commerce for resale, of natural gas received by such person from another person within or at the boundary of a State if all the natural gas so received is ultimately consumed within such State, or to any fa
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**(a) Establishment of requirements** The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall, within 18 months after October 24, 1992, issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule to establish uniform labeling requirements, to the greatest extent practicable, for alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles, including requirements for appropriate information with respect to costs and benefits, so as to reasonably enable the consumer to make choices and comparisons. Required labeling under the rule shall be simple and, where appropriate, consolidated with other labels providing information to the consumer. In formulating the rule, the Federal Trade Commission shall give consideration to the problems associated with developing and publishing useful and timely cost and benefit information, taking into account lead time, costs, the frequency of changes in costs and benefits that may occur, and other relevant factors. The Commission shall obtain the views of affected industries, consumer organizations, Federal and State agencies, and others in formulating the rule. A final rule shall be issued within 1 year after the notice of proposed rulemaking is issued. Such rule shall be updated periodically to reflect the most recent available information.
**(b) Technical assistance and coordination** The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to the Federal Trade Commission in developing labeling requirements under subsection (a). The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section with activities under [section 13231 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13231&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 13231
(f) Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘biodiesel’’—
(A) means a diesel fuel substitute produced
from nonpetroleum renewable resources that
meets the registration requirements for
fuels and fuel additives established by the
Environmental Protection Agency under
section 7545 of this title;
(B) includes biodiesel derived from—
(i) animal wastes, including poultry fats
and poultry wastes, and other waste mate-
rials; or
(ii) municipal solid waste and sludges
and oils derived from wastewater and the
treatment of wastewater; and
(2) the term ‘‘qualifying volume’’ means—
(A) 450 gallons; or
(B) if the Secretary determines by rule
that the average annual alternative fuel use
in light duty vehicles by fleets and covered
persons exceeds 450 gallons or gallon equiva-
lents, the amount of such average annual al-
ternative fuel use.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title III, § 312, as added Pub. L.
105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title XII, § 1201(a)], Oct.
21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–48; Pub. L. 105–388,
§ 7(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3480; Pub. L. 109–58,
title XV, § 1515, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1091.)
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The date of the enactment of this section, referred to
in subsec. (a)(1), probably means October 21, 1998, the
date of the enactment of this section by Pub. L. 105–277,
rather than Nov. 13, 1998, the date of the enactment of
this section by Pub. L. 105–388.
This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the
original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title III of Pub. L.
102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2866, which enacted this
subchapter, amended section 6374 of this title, and re-
pealed provisions set out as a note under section 6374 of
this title. For co
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