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Smith Statement On EPA Biofuels Announcement

Statement

Date: Feb. 4, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Oil and Gas

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement of the final rule to implement new Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) regulations.

The RFS will set mandatory blend levels for renewable fuels but also includes indirect land use models which will be a burden on the biofuels industry.

"This is a good news/bad news announcement for American agriculture producers. This is a serious issue, and I will work with my colleagues to ensure U.S. agriculture policy is not based on unreliable data and decisions made by other countries. While I'm glad to see ethanol and biodiesel will qualify as advanced biofuels under the RFS, I have concerns with the international indirect land use portion of this final rule," Smith said.


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