Amendment111th Congress
Amendment clarifies that section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) does not preclude Federal agencies from purchasing fuel that is not predominantly derived from tar-sands or other high-carbon sources.
- Amendment Number
- 274
- Description
- Amendment clarifies that section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) does not preclude Federal agencies from purchasing fuel that is not predominantly derived from tar-sands or other high-carbon sources.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 111-182 to provide that section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) does not prohibit an agency from entering into a contract to purchase a generally-available fuel that is not a synthetic fuel or predominantly produced from a non-conventional petroleum source if the contract does not specifically require such a fuel. The purpose of the contract is not to obtain such a fuel, and the contract does not provide incentives for upgrading or expanding refineries to increase fuel from non-controversial petroleum sources.
- Congress
- 111
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 25, 2009
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Connolly (VA) amendment (A014) Agreed to by recorded vote: 416 - 0 (Roll no. 458).
- Latest Action Time
- 15:09:54
- Submitted Date
- Jun 25, 2009
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 11, 2021