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§17022 Grants for Production of Advanced Biofuels

Title 42 › Chapter 152— ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › Subchapter II— ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH INCREASED PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS › Part A— Renewable Fuel Standard › § 17022

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy must create a grant program to increase production of advanced biofuels. Grants go to projects that cut life‑cycle greenhouse gas emissions the most compared with the same motor fuel in 2005, and a project must reduce those emissions by at least 80% to qualify. Congress authorized $500,000,000 for fiscal years 2008 through 2015, but any part of that amount not appropriated by October 2, 2013 is reduced by $6,000,000.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §17022

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(a)The Secretary of Energy shall establish a grant program to encourage the production of advanced biofuels.
(b)In making grants under this section, the Secretary—
(1)shall make awards to the proposals for advanced biofuels with the greatest reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to the comparable motor vehicle fuel lifecycle emissions during calendar year 2005; and
(2)shall not make an award to a project that does not achieve at least an 80 percent reduction in such lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.
(c)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2015, except that the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not appropriated as of October 2, 2013, shall be reduced by $6,000,000.

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Amendments

2013—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–40 inserted “, except that the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not appropriated as of October 2, 2013, shall be reduced by $6,000,000” before period at end.

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Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

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42 U.S.C. § 17022

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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