Farm State Democrats Push for Biofuel Boost in U.S. Budget Bill

Democratic lawmakers are asking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to extend a biofuel production tax credit and include other measures to expand U.S. biofuel use in upcoming budget legislation.

The lawmakers, led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minn., want the congressional leaders to include provisions that would:

• Enhance fuel pump infrastructure
• Allow retailers to sell E15 year-round
• Set a low-carbon fuel tax credit to encourage ethanol blends of 15% or more
• Incentivize manufacturing of flex-fuel vehicles able to burn fuel with higher ethanol content
• Enact a long-term extension of a second generation biofuel producer tax ...