Bill > HR5636

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to change how renewable fuel obligations are handled for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a federal program that requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from reallocating renewable fuel obligations from small refineries that have been granted exemptions to other fuel producers. Under the current law, when small refineries are temporarily exempted from renewable fuel requirements, their obligations can be redistributed to other refineries. This bill would prevent such reallocation, meaning that if a small refinery is exempt, its renewable fuel volume requirements would simply not be assigned elsewhere. Additionally, the bill requires that when calculating a fuel producer's renewable fuel obligations, the EPA must include the volumes of gasoline or diesel refined by small refineries that have been granted exemptions. The bill is titled the "Protect Consumers from Reallocation Costs Act of 2025" and aims to provide more stability and predictability in the renewable fuels market.

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