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 112 STAT. 3480 PUBLIC LAW 105-388—NOV. 13, 1998 SEC. 7. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS. (a) AMENDMENT. — Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211-13219) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 42 USC 13220. "SEC. 312. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS. "(a) ALLOCATION OF CREDITS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall allocate one credit under this section to a fleet or covered person for each qualify- ing volume of the biodiesel component of fuel containing at least 20 percent biodiesel by volume purchased after the date of the enactment of this section for use by the fleet or covered person in vehicles owned or operated by the fleet or covered person that weigh more than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating. "(2) EXCEPTIONS. —No credits shall be allocated under paragraph (1) for a purchase of biodiesel— "(A) for use in alternative fueled vehicles; or "(B) that is required by Federal or State law. " (3) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY PERCENTAGE.—The Secretary may, by rule, lower the 20 percent biodiesel volume requirement in paragraph (1) for reasons related to cold start, safety, or veMcle function considerations. "(4) DOCUMENTATION.—A fleet or covered person seeking a credit under this section shall provide written documentation to the Secretary supporting the allocation of a credit to such fleet or covered person under paragraph (1). "(b) USE OF CREDITS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— At the request of a fleet or covered person allocated a credit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, for the year in which the purchase of a qualifying volume is made, treat that purchase as the acquisition of one alternative fiieled vehicle the fleet or covered person is required to acquire under this title, title IV, or title V. "(2) LIMITATION.— Credits allocated under subsection (a) may not be used to satisfy more than 50 percent of the alternative fueled vehicle requirements of a fleet or covered person under this title, title IV, and title V. This paragraph shall not apply to a fleet or covered person that is a biodiesel alternative fuel provider described in section 501(a)(2)(A). "(c) CREDIT NOT A SECTION 508 CREDIT.— A credit under this section shall not be considered a credit under section 508. "(d) ISSUANCE OF RULE. —The Secretary shall, before January 1, 1999, issue a rule establishing procedures for the implementation of this section. "(e) COLLECTION OF DATA.— The Secretary shall collect such data as are required to make a determination described in subsection (f)(2)(B). "(f) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this section— "(1) the term 'biodiesel' means a diesel fuel substitute produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources that meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 211 of the Clean Air Act; and "(2) the term 'qualifying volume' means— "(A) 450 gallons; or

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