Supporters of year-round sales of gasoline containing a higher proportion of ethanol are optimistic after the introduction of a bipartisan amendment to the farm bill with support from both agriculture and fossil fuel state representatives.
The amendment would allow the year-round sale of E15, gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol. It also would make changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard’s Small Refinery Exemption Program, including revising the definition of a small refining company to specify that the 75,000 barrels per day cap applies to subsidiaries and affiliates of larger companies.
The House Rules Committee will meet Monday to consider a resolution governing floor debate for the farm bill. The committee can include in the rule setting debate for the bill language that simultaneously considers the amendment as adopted, or it can rule it in order to be voted on separately on the floor.
