,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #aa1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,kind7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to provide for the      
equalization of the excise tax on       
liquefied natural gas and liquefied     
petroleum gas4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,energy        
,production ,fairness ,act4  #b4        
,equalization of excise tax on liquefied
 natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas
  7a7 ,liquefied petroleum gas  7#a7 ,in
 general ,subparagraph 7,b7 of section  
#djda7;a77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
and at the end of clause 7i71 by        
redesignating clause 7ii7 as clause     
7iii71 and by inserting after clause 7i7
 the following new clause3  7ii7 in the 
case of liquefied petroleum gas1 #ah4c  

cents per energy equivalent of a gallon 
of gasoline1 and  4  7#b7 ,energy       
equivalent of a gallon of gasoline      
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #djda7;a7 of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7,c7 ,energy equivalent of a
 gallon of gasoline ,for purposes of    
this paragraph1 the term energy         
equivalent of a gallon of gasoline      
means1 with respect to a liquefied      
petroleum gas fuel1 the amount of such  
fuel having a ,btu content of #aae1djj  
7lower heating value74  4  7b7          
,liquefied natural gas  7#a7 ,in general
 ,subparagraph 7,b7 of section          
#djda7;a77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf1 as amended by subsection
 7a77#a71 is amended by striking and at 
the end of clause 7ii71 by striking the 
period at the end of clause 7iii7 and   
inserting 1 and and by inserting after  
clause 7iii7 the following new clause3  
7iv7 in the case of liquefied natural   
gas1 #bd4c cents per energy equivalent  

of a gallon of diesel4  4  7#b7 ,energy 
equivalent of a gallon of diesel        
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #djda7;a7 of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1  
as amended by subsection 7a77#b71 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,d7 ,energy equivalent of a
 gallon of diesel ,for purposes of this 
paragraph1 the term energy equivalent of
 a gallon of diesel means1 with respect 
to a liquefied natural gas fuel1 the    
amount of such fuel having a ,btu       
content of #abh1gjj 7lower heating      
value74  4  7#c7 ,conforming amendments 
,section #djda7;a77#b77;,b77iv7 of the  
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as   
redesignated by subsection 7a77#a7 and  
paragraph 7#a71 is amended--  7,a7 by   
striking liquefied natural gas11 and    
7,b7 by striking peat71 and and         
inserting peat7 and4  7c7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to any sale or use  
of fuel after ,september #cj1 #bjad4