,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,lummis introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,clean ,air ,act  
to create additional opportunities for  
small refineries to generate credits    
under the ,renewable ,fuel ,program1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,refinery ,relief ,act of #bjbc4  #b4   
,generation of credits by small         
refineries under the renewable fuel     
program  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#baa7o77#i7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gede7o77#i77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7,e7  
,credit generation and renewable volume 
obligation calculation for small        
refineries  7i7 ,credit generation  7,i7
 ,in general ,a small refinery shall1   
for purposes of complying with paragraph

 7#b71 generate credits under paragraph 
7#e7 at the following rates3 7aa7 ,for  
renewable fuel1 #a4e credits shall be   
generated for each gallon of gasoline   
blended with ethanol4  7bb7 ,for        
biomass-based diesel1 #b4j credits shall
 be generated for each gallon of diesel 
blended with biodiesel4  7,,ii7         
,blending locations ,for purposes of the
 credit generation described in items   
7aa7 and 7bb7 of subclause 7,i71        
blending may occur at-- 7aa7 the small  
refinery2 or  7bb7 any downstream       
corporate affiliate of the small        
refinery that has the necessary blending
 infrastructure4  7ii7 ,renewable volume
 obligations  7,i7 ,in general ,the     
,administrator shall revise subpart ,m  
of part #hj of title #dj1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations71 to require that the annual
 renewable volume obligation for a small
 refinery under that subpart shall be   
calculated based on #ej percent of the  
annual gasoline production and #cj      

percent of the annual diesel production 
of the small refinery4  7,,ii7 ,excess  
blending ,any blending in excess of the 
annual renewable volume obligation for a
 small refinery described in subclause  
7,i7 shall generate credits that may be 
used for compliance or sale in          
accordance with the generation rates    
described in items 7aa7 and 7bb7 of     
clause 7i77,i74  4  7b7 ,conforming     
amendment ,section #baa7o77#e77;,a77iii7
 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#gede7o77#e77;,a77iii77 is amended by   
striking paragraph 7#i77;,c7 and        
inserting subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,e77i7
 of paragraph 7#i74