The Secretary shall allocate one credit under this section to a fleet or covered person for each qualifying 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.
No credits shall be allocated under paragraph (1) for a purchase of biodiesel-
The Secretary may, by rule, lower the 20 percent biodiesel volume requirement in paragraph (1) for reasons related to cold start, safety, or vehicle function considerations.
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).
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 fueled vehicle the fleet or covered person is required to acquire under this subchapter, subchapter II, or subchapter III.
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 subchapter, subchapter II, and subchapter III. This paragraph shall not apply to a fleet or covered person that is a biodiesel alternative fuel provider described in section 13251(a)(2)(A) of this title.
A credit under this section shall not be considered a credit under section 13258 of this title.
The Secretary shall, before January 1, 1999, issue a rule establishing procedures for the implementation of this section.
The Secretary shall collect such data as are required to make a determination described in subsection (f)(2)(B).
For purposes of this section-
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), probably means October 21, 1998, the date of the enactment of this section by Pub. L. 105-277 rather than Nov. 13, 1998, the date of the enactment of this section by Pub. L. 105-388.This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original "this title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 102-486, 106 Stat. 2866, which enacted this subchapter, amended section 6374 of this title, and repealed provisions set out as a note under section 6374 of this title. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables. Subchapter II, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original "title IV", meaning title IV of Pub. L. 102-486, 106 Stat. 2875, which enacted subchapter II (§13231 et seq.) of this chapter, amended sections 6374a and 6374b and former section 6374c of this title and sections 717, 717a, 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2013 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, enacted provisions set out as notes under former section 79b and section 717 of Title 15, and repealed provisions set out as a note under section 717c of Title 15. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Tables.
CODIFICATION Pub. L. 105-277 and Pub. L. 105-388 enacted identical sections.
AMENDMENTS2005-Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 109-58 inserted dash after "'biodiesel'", designated remainder of existing provisions as subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B).
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.