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From an NBB email
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and the national biodiesel industry need your assistance in contacting your U.S. Representative in support of H.R. 3781, and both of your Senators in support of S. 1616, "The Biodiesel Promotion and Quality Assurance Act of 2007."
We urge you to send a letter and make a phone call to your U.S. Representative and both of your Senators, asking them to cosponsor H.R. 3781 or S. 1616.
Take action by clicking here
The legislation creates a minimum usage requirement for "biodiesel" and "bio-based replacement diesel" that scales up over time from 450 million gallons in 2008 to 1.25 billion gallons in 2012.
You can find out more information about the bill by reading this fact sheet. The full legislation can be reviewed with the links below: House version (H.R. 3781) Senate version (S. 1616)
Congress is currently considering energy legislation, and as part of this discussion, there is bipartisan support of efforts to expand the Renewable Fuels Standard. Biodiesel can play a significant role in this effort, and by creating a renewable requirement as part of the diesel fuel consumed in the U.S. – similar to the role ethanol plays with gasoline – is sound energy and environmental policy.
The time to act is now, please click here to send a letter to your elected officials in Washington
Sincerely, Joe Jobe CEO, National Biodiesel Board
Surprised that there's not been more comments about this.
Doesn't the wording in both proposed legislation:
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`(C) VIOLATIONS- Regardless of whether the Administrator promulgates regulations under subparagraph (A), it shall be a violation of this Act to produce or distribute--
`(i) biodiesel or any bio-based diesel replacement that does not meet the requirements of ASTM standard D6751; or
`(ii) a biodiesel blend that does not meet the equivalent ASTM standard, as determined by the Administrator.
prohibit (even more than currently) small homebrewers from "producing" their own bio-diesel if they can't afford ASTM testing.