,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbga ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bd1 #bjba,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb to provide grants for eligible entities for activities designed to expand the sales and use of biofuels derived from agricultural feedstocks produced in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,biofuel ,infrastructure and ,agricultural ,product ,market ,expansion ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,grants for expanding domestic biofuel consumption 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,biofuels are an immediately available path toward decarbonizing the transportation sector while driving rural economic development and growth1 stabilizing feedstock prices1 and providing additional markets for agricultural products4 7#b7 ,united ,states farmers are producing record amounts of feedstock for renewable fuels1 but market disruptions and fluctuations due to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic have created uncertain times for ,united ,states feedstock producers4 7#c7 ,biofuels1 which contribute to energy security1 reduce air pollution1 and support rural economic development1 are an important market for ,united ,states feedstock producers4 7#d7 ,according to the ,alternative ,fuels ,data ,center of the ,department of ,energy1 #ci percent of the ,united ,states corn crop was refined into ethanol in #bjai4 7#e7 ,according to the ,energy ,information ,administration1 #cj percent of ,united ,states soybean oil was used for biodiesel production in #bjai4 7#f7 ,higher blends of biofuels like ,e#ae and ,b#bj are dispensed using blender pumps or dedicated ,e#ae and ,b#bj pumps4 7#g7 ,infrastructure constraints and other barriers currently limit the market for biofuels and the feedstocks used to produce biofuels4 7b7 ,biofuel infrastructure and agricultural product market expansion grant program ,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 ,biofuel infrastructure and agricultural product market expansion 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 7f74 7c7 ,purpose ,the purposes of the grant program established under subsection 7b7 shall be-- 7#a7 to increase the use of domestic agricultural crops by expanding or aiding in the expansion of domestic biofuel markets2 7#b7 to aid in the development of new and additional biofuel markets1 marketing facilities1 and uses for feedstock derived from agricultural crops and other biomass2 7#c7 to stabilize prices in agricultural markets by increasing demand for feedstock derived from agricultural crops2 7#d7 to boost domestic production and use of biofuels to promote rural economic development and job creation2 and 7#e7 to support farm income by increasing demand for feedstock use and production4 7d7 ,applications ,an eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the ,secretary an application at the time1 in the manner1 and containing the information that the ,secretary may require4 7e7 ,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 biodiesel terminal operations 7including rail lines7 and home heating oil distribution centers or equivalent entities-- 7,a7 to blend biodiesel2 and 7,b7 to carry ethanol and biodiesel4 7f7 ,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 facilities or similar entities2 and 7#d7 to build and retrofit traditional and pipeline biodiesel terminal operations 7including rail lines7 and home heating oil distribution centers or equivalent entities-- 7,a7 to blend biodiesel2 and 7,b7 to carry ethanol and biodiesel4 7g7 ,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 7h7 ,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 #ge 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 #dj 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 7i7 ,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 #bjcj4 4