,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4  
,?ornb]ry 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l>son (     
,connecticut1 & ,mr4 ,ma!son7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (     
#aihf to provide = ! equalization ( !   
excise tax on liquefi$ natural gas & p] 
en]gy equival5t ( diesel4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,lng   
,excise ,tax ,equalization ,act ( #bjac4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,liquefi$ natural gas has an     
en]gy cont5t ( #gd1gjj ,btu p] gallon   
7l[] heat+ value74  7#b7 ,diesel has an 
en]gy cont5t ( #abh1gjj ,btu p] gallon  
7l[] heat+ value74  7#c7 ,a gallon (    
liquefi$ natural gas only produces      
#eh4jd p]c5t ( ! en]gy produc$ f a      
gallon ( diesel2 h[ev]1 ! ,f$]al excise 
taxes on liquefi$ natural gas & diesel  
are bo? #bd4c c5ts p] gallon4  7#d7 ,!  
,f$]al excise tax on compress$ natural  

gas is #ah4c c5ts p] en]gy equival5t ( a
 gallon ( gasol9e4  #c4 ,equalization ( 
excise tax on liquefi$ natural gas & p] 
en]gy equival5t ( diesel  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,subp>agraph 7,b7 ( section             
#djda7;a77#b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf is am5d$ by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end ( clause 7ii7 & ins]t+ 1 &1 & by    
ins]t+ aft] clause 7ii7 ! foll[+ new    
clause3  7iii7 9 ! case ( liquefi$      
natural gas1 #bd4c c5ts p] en]gy        
equival5t ( a gallon ( diesel4  4  7b7  
,en]gy equival5t ( a gallon ( diesel &  
adm9i/rative provision ,p>agraph 7#b7 ( 
section #djda7;a7 ( su* ,code is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,en]gy 
equival5t ( a gallon ( diesel ,=        
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m en]gy    
equival5t ( a gallon ( diesel means1 )  
respect to a liquefi$ natural gas fuel1 
! am\nt ( su* fuel hav+ a ,btu cont5t ( 
#abh1gjj 7l[] heat+ value74  7,d7       
,adm9i/rative provisions ,= purposes (  
apply+ ?is title ) respect to ! taxes   
impos$ by ?is subsection1 ref]5ces to   

any liquid subject to tax "u ?is        
subsection %all be treat$ z includ+     
ref]5ces to liquefi$ natural gas subject
 to tax "u ?is p>agraph4  4  7c7 ,con=m+
 am5dm5ts ,section                      
#djda7;a77#b77;,b77ii7 ( su* ,code is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ liquefi$ natural 
gas11 &  7#b7 by /rik+ peat71 & & ins]t+
 peat7 &4  7d7 ,effective date ,!       
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to any sale or use ( liquefi$ natural   
gas aft] #ad days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4