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O'Donnell, Patrick J.
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LR427

LR427

increased costs attributable to the transportation of food and other goods;

and
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
responsible

for

establishing

and

implementing

the

RFS,

including

the

requirement that certain volumes of various types of biofuels be blended in

transportation fuels each year; and
WHEREAS,
ethanol

the EPA recently proposed reducing the volume levels for

and biodiesel

in

the

RFS,

in

direct

conflict

with

the

federal

statute; and
WHEREAS,

the EPA proposal is projected to cause job losses in the

biofuels sector and related job sectors, reduce the price of corn below the
cost

of

production,

cause

families and on agribusinesses,

negative

economic

effect

on

Midwest

farm

substantially reduce long-term investment

in biofuels infrastructure, reduce investments in further energy innovation

for

ethanol,

biodiesel,

advanced biofuels,

and cellulosic biofuels,

and

harm rural economies; and

WHEREAS, biofuels reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the Nebraska
biofuels industry adds over $5 billion to Nebraska's economy annually and
generates more than $276 million annually in labor income impacts; and
WHEREAS,
their families

more

than

46, 000

Nebraska

and reinvigorate rural

farmers

and

ranchers

support

communities through innovative and

high-tech agricultural production.

NOW,

THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED

THIRD LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:

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LR427

1.

That

the

Legislature

urges

the

United

States

Government

to

maintain and reaffirm its commitment to realizing the goals of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 for
rural economic development, energy security, and diversity of our nation's
energy

portfolio,

to

lessen

pressure

on

fuel

prices,

to

stimulate

investment in development and commercial deployment of advanced renewable

fuel systems, and to encourage clean air, other environmental benefits, and
a

robust

and

sustainable

schedule of renewable fuel

renewable

fuels

industry

by

adhering

volume requirements set forth

to

the

in the current

Renewable Fuel Standard.

2.
Obama,

That

copy of

United States

this

resolution

Environmental

be

Protection

sent

to

President

Barack

Agency Administrator Gina

McCarthy, United States Secretary of Agriculture Torn Vilsack, and to each

member of Nebraska's congressional delegation.

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