House
Resolution
105
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
105
BY
KAUFMANN
,
HEIN
,
and
GRASSLEY
A
Resolution
supporting
the
federal
Renewable
Fuel
1
Standard
through
2022.
2
WHEREAS,
in
accordance
with
the
federal
Energy
3
Policy
Act
of
2005,
Pub.
L.
No.
109-58,
as
amended
4
by
the
federal
Energy
Independence
and
Security
Act
5
of
2007,
Pub.
L.
No.
110-140,
the
United
States
has
6
demonstrated
its
commitment
to
the
long-term
policy
of
7
increasing
the
domestic
production
of
clean
renewable
8
fuels
according
to
a
renewable
fuel
standard,
referred
9
to
as
the
“RFS”;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
RFS
is
the
one
of
the
single
most
11
successful
energy
policies
in
our
nation’s
history;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
RFS
is
a
federal
policy
that
requires
a
13
minimum
percentage
of
motor
fuel
sold
in
our
nation
to
14
contain
renewable
fuels;
and
15
WHEREAS,
under
the
RFS,
renewable
fuels
have
16
access
to
a
retail
market
in
the
face
of
a
vertically
17
integrated
petroleum
market;
and
18
WHEREAS,
the
RFS
represents
a
congressional
promise
19
to
American
biofuels
producers,
farmers,
communities,
20
and
investors
that
the
blend
levels
of
the
RFS
will
21
increase
each
year
through
2022;
and
22
WHEREAS,
this
congressional
policy
supporting
the
23
RFS
will
continue
to
build
the
long-term
capacity
of
24
the
renewable
fuels
industry
and
will
encourage
the
25
development
of
new
types
of
clean
fuels;
and
26
WHEREAS,
the
RFS
helps
support
over
73,000
jobs
27
in
agriculture,
biofuels
production,
and
associated
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businesses
in
Iowa;
and
1
WHEREAS,
the
renewable
fuels
industry
in
Iowa
2
helps
pay
$5
billion
in
wages
annually
to
this
state’s
3
employment
force;
and
4
WHEREAS,
renewable
fuels
create
additional
markets
5
for
Iowa
farmers
with
more
than
47
percent
of
Iowa’s
6
corn
supply
supporting
ethanol
production;
NOW
7
THEREFORE,
8
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
9
That
the
Iowa
House
of
Representatives
calls
upon
10
the
Congress
of
the
United
States,
the
United
States
11
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
the
President
of
the
12
United
States,
and
this
country’s
future
President
of
13
the
United
States
and
administration,
to
continue
to
14
support
the
RFS
through
2022
in
order
to
encourage
15
American
energy
production
and
to
strengthen
rural
16
communities;
and
17
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
18
Resolution
be
sent
to
the
President
of
the
United
19
States,
the
Administrator
of
the
United
States
20
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
the
President
and
21
Secretary
of
the
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
22
Clerk
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
23
and
to
the
members
of
Iowa’s
congressional
delegation.
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