,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ejej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,farm ,security and ,rural    
,investment ,act of #bjjb to provide    
grants for deployment of renewable fuel 
infrastructure1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,renewable ,fuel ,infrastructure
 ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants for        
deployment of renewable fuel            
infrastructure ,title ,,ix of the ,farm 
,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of
 #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #haja et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ijae4 ,renewable fuel      
infrastructure grant program  7a7       
,definition of eligible entity ,in this 
section1 the term eligible entity       
means-- 7#a7 a ,state or unit of local  

government2  7#b7 a ,tribal government2 
7#c7 an authority1 agency1 partnership1 
or instrumentality of an entity         
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b72 and
  7#d7 a group of entities described in 
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c74  7b7      
,establishment ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,secretary shall establish 
a grant program to award grants to      
eligible entities to carry out the      
activities described in subsection 7e74 
7c7 ,applications ,an eligible entity   
desiring a grant under this section     
shall submit to the ,secretary an       
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7d7     
,eligibility criteria ,in selecting an  
eligible entity to receive a grant under
 this section1 the ,secretary shall     
consider the extent to which the        
application of the eligible entity      
proposes-- 7#a7 to convert existing pump
 infrastructure to deliver ethanol      

blends with greater than #aj-percent    
ethanol2  7#b7 to diversify the         
geographic area selling ethanol blends  
with greater than #aj-percent ethanol2  
7#c7 to support existing or emerging    
biodiesel1 bioheat1 and sustainable     
aviation fuel markets that have existing
 incentives2  7#d7 to increase the use  
of existing fuel delivery               
infrastructure2  7#e7 to enable or      
accelerate the deployment of renewable  
fuel infrastructure that would be       
unlikely to be completed without        
,federal assistance2 and  7#f7 to build 
and retrofit traditional and pipeline   
terminals 7including rail lines7-- 7,a7 
to blend biodiesel2 and  7,b7 to carry  
ethanol and biodiesel4  7e7 ,eligible   
use ,an eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section may use the    
grant funds-- 7#a7 to distribute to     
private or public entities for costs    
related to incentivizing deployment of  
renewable fuel infrastructure2  7#b7 to 
convert existing pump infrastructure to 

deliver ethanol blends greater than #aj 
percent and biodiesel blends greater    
than #bj percent2  7#c7 to install fuel 
pumps and related infrastructure        
dedicated to the distribution of higher 
ethanol blends 7including ,e#ae and     
,e#he7 and higher biodiesel blends up to
 ,b#ajj at fueling locations1           
including-- 7,a7 local fueling stations2
  7,b7 convenience stores2  7,c7        
hypermarket fueling stations2 and  7,d7 
fleet facilities2 and  7#d7 to build and
 retrofit traditional and pipeline      
terminals 7including rail lines7-- 7,a7 
to blend biodiesel2 and  7,b7 to carry  
ethanol and biodiesel4  7f7             
,certification requirement ,any         
infrastructure used or installed with   
grant funds provided under this section 
shall be certified by the ,underwriters 
,laboratory as infrastructure that      
distributes blends with an ethanol      
content of #be percent or greater4  7g7 
,funding  7#a7 ,federal share ,the      
,federal share of the total cost of     

carrying out a project awarded a grant  
under this section shall not exceed #hj 
percent4  7#b7 ,maximum percentage for  
certain activities ,an eligible entity  
receiving a grant under this section    
shall ensure that ,federal funds do not 
exceed-- 7,a7 #ge percent of the per    
pump cost for-- 7i7 pumps that can      
dispense a range of ethanol blends of   
,e#he or lower 7new pumps or retrofit of
 existing pumps72 and  7ii7 dedicated   
,e#ae or ,e#he pumps 7new pumps or      
retrofit of existing pumps72  7,b7 #ej  
percent of the terminal cost for        
terminals with ,b#ajj capabilities2 or  
7,c7 #be percent of the per tank cost   
for new storage tanks and related       
equipment associated with new facilities
 or additional capacity other than      
replacement of existing storage tanks   
and related equipment associated with   
existing facilities4  7h7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the ,secretary to 
carry out this section #ajj1jjj1jjj for 

each of fiscal years #bjba through      
#bjbe4  4