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PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005 ‘‘(5) PRESERVATION OF STATE LAW.—Nothing in this subsection shall— ‘‘(A) preempt existing State laws or regulations regulating the blending of compliant gasolines; or ‘‘(B) prohibit a State from adopting such restrictions in the future. ‘‘(6) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall promulgate, after notice and comment, regulations implementing this subsection within 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection. ‘‘(7) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall become effective 15 months after the date of its enactment and shall apply to blended batches of reformulated gasoline on or after that date, regardless of whether the implementing regulations required by paragraph (6) have been promulgated by the Administrator by that date. ‘‘(8) LIABILITY.—No person other than the person responsible for blending under this subsection shall be subject to an enforcement action or penalties under subsection (d) solely arising from the blending of compliant reformulated gasolines by the retailers. ‘‘(9) FORMULATION OF GASOLINE.—This subsection does not grant authority to the Administrator or any State (or any subdivision thereof) to require reformulation of gasoline at the refinery to adjust for potential or actual emissions increases due to the blending authorized by this subsection.’’.

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SEC. 1514. ADVANCED BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established under section 306 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note), establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Advanced Biofuel Technologies Program’’, to demonstrate advanced technologies for the production of alternative transportation fuels. (b) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall give priority to projects that enhance the geographical diversity of alternative fuels production and utilize feedstocks that represent 10 percent or less of ethanol or biodiesel fuel production in the United States during the previous fiscal year. (c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall fund demonstration projects— (A) to develop not less than 4 different conversion technologies for producing cellulosic biomass ethanol; and (B) to develop not less than 5 technologies for coproducing value-added bioproducts (such as fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides) resulting from the production of biodiesel fuel. (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Demonstration projects under this subsection shall be— (A) conducted based on a merit-reviewed, competitive process; and

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