House Resolution 24 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2      BY  H. MILLER, BAILEY, PETTENGILL, WHITAKER,
  1  3     D. OLSON, HEDDENS, BUKTA, JOCHUM, FORD, SMITH,
  1  4       BERRY, ABDUL=SAMAD, HUNTER, SWAIM, FREVERT,
  1  5      WHITEAD, WINCKLER, WENTHE, PALMER, T. TAYLOR,
  1  6     MASCHER, LENSING, WESSEL=KROESCHELL, REASONER,
  1  7         KELLEY, SHOMSHOR, KRESSIG, and PETERSEN
  1  8 A Resolution urging the United States Congress and
  1  9    state legislatures to develop programs for E=85
  1 10    fueling infrastructure.
  1 11    WHEREAS, the utilization of renewable fuel is a
  1 12 cost=effective strategy to improve our nation's air
  1 13 quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions; to
  1 14 support our nation's agricultural, industrial, and
  1 15 commercial development; and to reduce our nation's
  1 16 dependence upon foreign oil; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, E=85 fuel is a form of renewable fuel
  1 18 formulated with a minimum percentage of between 70 and
  1 19 85 percent ethanol by volume; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, more than 6 million flexible fuel vehicles
  1 21 are already capable of operating using E=85 fuel, with
  1 22 additional millions of such flexible fuel vehicles to
  1 23 be produced by automakers responding to this expanding
  1 24 market; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, an acute shortage of E=85 refueling
  1 26 stations currently exists; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, the supply of E=85 refueling stations
  1 28 represents a critical component in this nation's
  1 29 effort to further its economic and national security
  1 30 policies by enhancing energy independence; NOW
  2  1 THEREFORE,
  2  2    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2  3 That the Iowa House of Representatives urges the
  2  4 United States Congress to provide adequate, immediate,
  2  5 and long=term funding to the United States Department
  2  6 of Energy necessary to implement programs to establish
  2  7 a national E=85 refueling infrastructure program
  2  8 relying upon a competitive grant process; and
  2  9    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That other states cooperate
  2 10 with the federal government and other states including
  2 11 Iowa to establish an E=85 refueling infrastructure
  2 12 system along this nation's interstate system and
  2 13 related corridors; and
  2 14    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
  2 15 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of
  2 16 Representatives to the President of the United States
  2 17 and the Secretary of the United States Department of
  2 18 Energy; to the President of the Senate of the United
  2 19 States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of
  2 20 the United States, the majority and minority leaders
  2 21 of the United States Senate, and the majority and
  2 22 minority leaders of the United States House of
  2 23 Representatives; to Iowa's congressional delegation;
  2 24 and to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
  2 25 LSB 1570HH 82
  2 26 da:rj/sh/8