,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,loebsack introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 and in      
addition to the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,farm ,security
 and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb to
 establish a competitive grant program  
for renewable fuel infrastructure1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,renewable ,fuel ,utilization1          
,expansion1 and ,leadership ,act or the 
,,refuel ,act4  #b4 ,renewable fuel     
infrastructure grant program ,title ,,ix
 of the ,farm ,security and ,rural      
,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#haja7 is amended by adding at the end  

the following new section3  #ijad4      
,renewable fuel infrastructure grant    
program  7a7 ,establishment ,the        
,secretary of ,agriculture shall        
establish a renewable and alternative   
energy infrastructure competitive grant 
program to provide grants for renewable 
and alternative energy infrastructure   
projects4  7b7 ,eligible projects ,a    
project shall be eligible for a grant   
under subsection 7a7 if the project--   
7#a7 is for new infrastructure or       
retrofitting existing infrastructure for
 the dispensing of covered renewable or 
alternative energy 7including pumps1    
storage tanks1 internal tank lining1    
piping1 and electric vehicle chargers7  
for retail consumption2 and  7#b7 the   
project will be capable of dispensing   
fuel containing an amount of covered    
renewable or alternative energy that is 
higher than ordinarily found in         
commerce1 as determined by the          
,secretary4  7c7 ,prioritization ,in    
awarding grants under this section1 the 

,secretary shall give priority to       
projects in rural areas4  7d7 ,maximum  
grant ,a grant awarded under this       
section shall not exceed #ajj1jjj4  7e7 
,matching funds ,an entity that receives
 a grant under this section shall       
contribute an amount of non-,federal    
funds towards the project for which such
 entity receives such grant that is at  
least equal to #cj percent of the amount
 of grant funds received by such entity 
under this section for such project4    
7f7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in general ,from    
amounts received by the ,united ,states 
each fiscal year as royalties for the   
production of oil under oil and gas     
leases granted under section #h of the  
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg71 #a percent shall 
be available to the ,secretary to carry 
out this section4  7#b7 ,other          
disbursements not affected ,paragraph   
7#a7 shall not affect any requirement to
 use such amounts to make payments for  
any other purpose4  7g7 ,covered        

renewable or alternative energy defined 
,in this section1 the term covered      
renewable or alternative energy means   
renewable energy1 energy intended for   
use in electric vehicle charging1 and   
hydrogen and fuel cells4  4