E85 and Biodiesel Access Act of 2008

CAFE NPRM Clean Air Interstate Rule Fleet Modernization GHG ANPRM H.R. 6734 - This Act may be cited as the E85 and Biodiesel Access Act of 2008.

Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.182, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to impose excise tax on non-alternative-fueled cars. H.R.498, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to repeal oil and gas tax subsidies. H.R.517, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give incentives for alternative energy. H.R.603, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to expand rural employment. H.R.604, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to raise incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling property. H.R.793, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to make permanent renewable electricity production credit. H.R.794, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for wind-produced electricity. H.R.824, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to reclassify ethanol and biodiesel refining property. H.R.825, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase tax incentives for renewable fuels. H.R.833, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to change interest handling on farm real estate and housing. H.R.927, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase the credit for biodiesel used as fuel. H.R.1182, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code regarding Section 1031 treatment of certain stock. H.R.1217, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to certain livestock feeding operations. H.R.1772, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give credits for installation of wind energy property. H.R.1882, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt farm risk management accounts. H.R.1929, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. H.R.1965, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify credit to clean-renewable-energy bond holders. H.R.1987, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow credit for waste-vegetable-oil biodiesel. H.R.2110, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide for bonds to finance farm processing property. H.R.2280, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to treat certain farming business machinery. H.R.2480, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to suspend federal motor fuel excise taxes. H.R.2658, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code providing credit for investment in value-added agriculture. H.R.2659, to treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate. H.R.2776, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give incentives for renewable energy production. H.R.2990, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to geothermal heat pumps. H.R.3107, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to biomass fuel property spending. H.R.3593, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code on credit for various kinds of energy and efficiency. H.R.3715, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code on commuter credit when local gas costs $3/gal. or more. H.R.3801, to amend the 1974 Trade Act on trade adjustment assistance issues. H.R.3807, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase renewable energy incentives. H.R.3817, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to help young farmers and ranchers. H.R.4306, to amend the Clean Air Act and the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase ethanol, biodiesel use. H.R.5031, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give relieve from the alternative minimum tax. H.R.5134, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage continued use of land for farming. H.R.5231, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend credit for electricity from renewable resources. H.R.5351, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide incentives for renewable energy production. S.115, to amend the 1974 Trade Act to extend benefits to service sector workers and firms. S.551, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit for cost of protecting certain chemicals. S.673, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give credits for wind energy property installation. S.1155, to treat Conservation Reserve Program payments as rentals from real estate. S.1291, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code by changing the renewable energy production credit. S.1508, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase incentive for renewable energy production. S.1618, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit for production of a cellulosic biofuel. S.1994, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. S.2167, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow farm savings accounts in lieu of crop insurance. S.2242, to amend the 1974 Trade Act and 1986 Internal Revenue Code to improve farmer taxes. S.2637, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage continued use of land for farming. S.2642, to establish a national renewable energy standard. H.R.5858, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide incentives for carbon sequestration. H.R.5986, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to end excise tax on Diesel fuel and tax credits for ethnol. H.R.6133, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend/modify renewable energy production tax credit. H.R.6289, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify estate tax value for farmland. S.2821, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to continue clean energy production incentives. S.3125, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions. S.3132, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow carbon dioxide credits. H.R.6734, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage increased access to alternative fuels. H.R.6741, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify certain energy-related tax credits. H.R.6759, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend the renewable electricity production credit. H.R.6914, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain renewable energy provisions. H.R.7201, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide energy production incentives. H.R.7202, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions. H.R.7249, to amend 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide farmer tax credit to offset high energy prices. H.R.7290, to amend 1986 Internal Revenue Code to expand credit for renewable electricity. S.3679, to amend 1986 Internal Revenue Code to expand credit for renewable electricity production Issues other than legislation: Targeted tax reductions. Tax exemption for farmland sold with residence. Tax credits for state and local property taxes. Federal estate tax reform. Tax deductibility of insurance premiums.

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.182, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to impose excise tax on non-alternative-fueled cars. H.R.498, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to repeal oil and gas tax subsidies. H.R.517, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give incentives for alternative energy. H.R.603, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to expand rural employment. H.R.604, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to raise incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling property. H.R.793, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to make permanent renewable electricity production credit. H.R.794, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for wind-produced electricity. H.R.824, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to reclassify ethanol and biodiesel refining property. H.R.825, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase tax incentives for renewable fuels. H.R.833, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to change interest handling on farm real estate and housing. H.R.927, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase the credit for biodiesel used as fuel. H.R.1182, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code regarding Section 1031 treatment of certain stock. H.R.1217, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to certain livestock feeding operations. H.R.1772, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give credits for installation of wind energy property. H.R.1882, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt farm risk management accounts. H.R.1929, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. H.R.1965, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify credit to clean-renewable-energy bond holders. H.R.1987, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow credit for waste-vegetable-oil biodiesel. H.R.2110, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide for bonds to finance farm processing property. H.R.2280, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to treat certain farming business machinery. H.R.2480, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to suspend federal motor fuel excise taxes. H.R.2658, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code providing credit for investment in value-added agriculture. H.R.2659, to treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate. H.R.2776, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give incentives for renewable energy production. H.R.2990, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to geothermal heat pumps. H.R.3107, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to biomass fuel property spending. H.R.3593, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code on credit for various kinds of energy and efficiency. H.R.3715, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code on commuter credit when local gas costs $3/gal. or more. H.R.3801, to amend the 1974 Trade Act on trade adjustment assistance issues. H.R.3807, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase renewable energy incentives. H.R.3817, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to help young farmers and ranchers. H.R.4306, to amend the Clean Air Act and the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase ethanol, biodiesel use. H.R.5031, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give relieve from the alternative minimum tax. H.R.5134, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage continued use of land for farming. H.R.5231, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend credit for electricity from renewable resources. H.R.5351, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide incentives for renewable energy production. S.115, to amend the 1974 Trade Act to extend benefits to service sector workers and firms. S.551, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit for cost of protecting certain chemicals. S.673, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give credits for wind energy property installation. S.1155, to treat Conservation Reserve Program payments as rentals from real estate. S.1291, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code by changing the renewable energy production credit. S.1508, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase incentive for renewable energy production. S.1618, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit for production of a cellulosic biofuel. S.1994, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. S.2167, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow farm savings accounts in lieu of crop insurance. S.2242, to amend the 1974 Trade Act and 1986 Internal Revenue Code to improve farmer taxes. S.2637, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage continued use of land for farming. S.2642, to establish a national renewable energy standard. H.R.5858, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide incentives for carbon sequestration. H.R.5986, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to end excise tax on Diesel fuel and tax credits for ethnol. H.R.6133, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend/modify renewable energy production tax credit. H.R.6289, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify estate tax value for farmland. S.2821, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to continue clean energy production incentives. S.3125, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions. S.3132, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow carbon dioxide credits. H.R.6734, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage increased access to alternative fuels. H.R.6741, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify certain energy-related tax credits. H.R.6759, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend the renewable electricity production credit. H.R.6914, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain renewable energy provisions. H.R.7201, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide energy production incentives. H.R.7202, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions. Issues other than legislation: Targeted tax reductions. Tax exemption for farmland sold with residence. Tax credits for state and local property taxes. Federal estate tax reform. Tax deductibility of insurance premiums.

H.R. 3221 That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the title of the bill entitled "An Act moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovatie new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production and to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax incentive for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation; H.R. 5541 To amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation , to extend certain expiring proisions, to provide individual income tax relief H.R. 6734 To amend the IRS Code of 1986 to encourage increased access to alternative fuels H.R. 6756 To amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for clean coal technology S. 3335 To amend the IRS Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions

Client expense: $343,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.182, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to impose excise tax on non-alternative-fueled cars. H.R.498, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to repeal oil and gas tax subsidies. H.R.517, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give incentives for alternative energy. H.R.603, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to expand rural employment. H.R.604, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to raise incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling property. H.R.793, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to make permanent renewable electricity production credit. H.R.794, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for wind-produced electricity. H.R.824, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to reclassify ethanol and biodiesel refining property. H.R.825, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase tax incentives for renewable fuels. H.R.833, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to change interest handling on farm real estate and housing. H.R.927, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase the credit for biodiesel used as fuel. H.R.1182, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code regarding Section 1031 treatment of certain stock. H.R.1217, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to certain livestock feeding operations. H.R.1772, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give credits for installation of wind energy property. H.R.1882, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt farm risk management accounts. H.R.1929, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. H.R.1965, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify credit to clean-renewable-energy bond holders. H.R.1987, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow credit for waste-vegetable-oil biodiesel. H.R.2110, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide for bonds to finance farm processing property. H.R.2280, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to treat certain farming business machinery. H.R.2480, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to suspend federal motor fuel excise taxes. H.R.2658, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code providing credit for investment in value-added agriculture. H.R.2659, to treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate. H.R.2776, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give incentives for renewable energy production. H.R.2990, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to geothermal heat pumps. H.R.3107, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit to biomass fuel property spending. H.R.3593, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code on credit for various kinds of energy and efficiency. H.R.3715, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code on commuter credit when local gas costs $3/gal. or more. H.R.3801, to amend the 1974 Trade Act on trade adjustment assistance issues. H.R.3807, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase renewable energy incentives. H.R.3817, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to help young farmers and ranchers. H.R.4306, to amend the Clean Air Act and the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase ethanol, biodiesel use. H.R.5031, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give relieve from the alternative minimum tax. H.R.5134, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage continued use of land for farming. H.R.5231, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend credit for electricity from renewable resources. H.R.5351, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide incentives for renewable energy production. S.115, to amend the 1974 Trade Act to extend benefits to service sector workers and firms. S.551, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit for cost of protecting certain chemicals. S.673, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give credits for wind energy property installation. S.1155, to treat Conservation Reserve Program payments as rentals from real estate. S.1291, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code by changing the renewable energy production credit. S.1508, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to increase incentive for renewable energy production. S.1618, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a credit for production of a cellulosic biofuel. S.1994, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. S.2167, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow farm savings accounts in lieu of crop insurance. S.2242, to amend the 1974 Trade Act and 1986 Internal Revenue Code to improve farmer taxes. S.2637, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage continued use of land for farming. S.2642, to establish a national renewable energy standard. H.R.5858, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide incentives for carbon sequestration. H.R.5986, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to end excise tax on Diesel fuel and tax credits for ethnol. H.R.6133, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend/modify renewable energy production tax credit. H.R.6289, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify estate tax value for farmland. S.2821, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to continue clean energy production incentives. S.3125, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions. S.3132, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to allow carbon dioxide credits. H.R.6734, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to encourage increased access to alternative fuels. H.R.6741, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to modify certain energy-related tax credits. H.R.6759, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend the renewable electricity production credit. H.R.6914, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain renewable energy provisions. H.R.7201, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide energy production incentives. H.R.7202, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions. Issues other than legislation: Targeted tax reductions. Tax exemption for farmland sold with residence. Tax credits for state and local property taxes. Federal estate tax reform. Tax deductibility of insurance premiums.

Supporting S.3485, the Dual Fuel Automobile Act of 2008, to require 50% of all light-duty vehicles sold in the U.S. to be Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) by 2011, increasing to 90% by 2013, allowing for more vehciles on the road to be able to run on higher blends of ethanol. Working in favor of H.R.2296 which would increase the number of Flexible Fuel Vehicles on the road, allowing more vehicles to be able to run on higher blends of ethanol. Working with Congress to encourage H.R.6559 which would require automobile manufacturers to produce no less than 80% Flexible Fuel Vehicles that can run on higher blends of ethanol and other fuels. Working in favor of S.1321 which contains multiple components that would increase ethanol availability, use, and further study on renewable fuels by creating grant programs and a pilot program for a refueling infrastructure corridor for gasoline blends containing renewable fuel. Supporting S.2306 which would encourage and facilitate the use of renewable fuel in the US by requiring increased percentages of Flexible Fuel Vehicles to be produced and to help ensure the installation of renewable fuel pumps. Working with Congress on H.R.6734, the E85 and Biodiesel Access Act of 2008, which would provide greater incentives to convenience store owners to install renewable fuel dispensing pumps. Worked to ensure that the whole pump, not just the portion that pertains to E85, be included in these programs.

Client expense: $24,883 · Firm income: Not reported