U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, and the co-chairs of the House Biofuels Caucus introduced two new pieces of legislation to increase access to biofuels and recognize the environmental benefits, reports The Telegraph.
Davis and Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa led introduction of the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Investment and Market Expansion Act, which would expand access to higher blends of biofuels. Rep. Dusty Johnson of Alabama was the lead sponsor of the Adopt GREET Act, which will direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel.
Davis said the bills build off the successful USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, and the Adopt GREET Act will ensure federal regulators at the EPA take into account how biofuels lower greenhouse gas emissions.
