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S. 4020: Renewable Fuels Promotion Act

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S. 4020: Renewable Fuels Promotion Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-29 · Energy · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Renewable Fuels Promotion Act

Plain summary

Renewable Fuels Promotion Act - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit a franchisor from restricting a franchisee from: (1) installing a renewable fuel pump on the franchisee marketing premises; (2) converting an existing tank and pump on the marketing premises of the franchisee for renewable fuel use; (3) advertising the sale of renewable fuel; or (4) selling renewable fuel in any specified area on the franchisee marketing premises. Declares any such restriction to be null and void and unenforceable under the Act. Prohibits a franchise-related document that requires the franchisee to sell three grades of gasoline from preventing the franchisee from selling a renewable fuel in lieu of one grade of gasoline. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to set a deadline for mandatory installation of at least one renewable fuel pump at every federal fleet fueling center in the United States.

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Official text

Renewable Fuels Promotion Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s4020 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109