ETHANOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2017 (AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS)

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1 ETHANOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2017 (AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS)

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3 Scott Pruitt, EPA President Trump Sonny Perdue, USDA Terry Branstad, Ambassador to China Bill Wehrum, EPA Air Office

4 TRUMP HAS OVERTURNED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF RULES WITH MANY MORE IN PROGRESS Status of environmental rules and regulations under the Trump administration Overturned rules Rollbacks in progress Rollbacks in limbo

5 2018 RVOs 2017 Final 2018 Statute 2018 Final Total bg 26 bg bg Advanced 4.28 bg 11 bg 4.29 bg Cellulosic 311 mg 7 bg 288 mg Implied Conventional 15 bg 15 bg 15 bg

6 CRUZ PLAYING TEXAS HOLD EM? President Trump Scott Pruitt, EPA Senator Cruz (TX) Senator Grassley (IA) Senator Ernst (IA) Bill Northey, USDA Nominee Senator Inhofe (OK) Senator Barrasso (WY)

7 ADDITIONAL RFS ISSUES Court struck down EPA use of General Waiver Authority EPA rejected efforts to move point-ofobligation Pennsylvania and Texas Waiver Requests

8 RVP 1. Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act Legislation would clarify that 10 percent or more ethanol would qualify for RVP waiver. S. 517 Sens. Fischer (NE), Donnelly (IN), Grassley (IA) HR 1311 Reps. Smith (NE) and Loebsack (IA) 2. EPA Consistent with Trump s call to eliminate unnecessary regulations. Pruitt is seeking legal analysis.

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10 OCTANE OPPORTUNITY Trump re-opens Mid-term Evaluation of the CAFE-GHG standards, invites comment on high octane fuels 2012 Obama administration comes to agreement on emission standards Pruitt wants octane to be part of the discussion Jan Mar EPA rushed to finalize MY standards Trump orders EPA to reconsider standards Opportunity for RON (E25-30) blends Opportunity for FFV incentives April 2018 Date by which EPA makes Final Determination

11 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ACE getting more involved in export promotion WTO NAFTA Renegotiation

12 OTHER LEGISLATIVE ISSUES Tax cuts/reform Farm Bill ACE collaboration with E2 and NRDC

13 KEY DATES & NEAR-TERM PRIORITIES FOR THE 115 TH CONGRESS DEC. Appropriations deadline Debt ceiling reinstated on Dec session ends on Dec. 15 JAN. Trump reaches one full year in office Congress enters 2018 session Current points of debate Tax reform: Republicans will try to send a bill to the President before the end of the month Elections: Roy Moore (R) and Doug Jones (D) face off in a special election Debt ceiling: The debt limit was suspended until December 2017, in a deal Trump made with congressional Democrats

14 TAX REFORM November 16, 2017: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: The House passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and the Senate Finance Committee approved its own version of the bill. December 2, 2017: The Senate passes its version of the tax bill in a vote, with all Democrats and one Republican voting against it. Potential actions House and Senate conference committee will reconcile differences in tax reform legislation Congress aims to send a tax bill to the president s desk by the end of 2017 Legislative timeline December 2015 June 2016 September 2017 October 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016: It made certain tax extenders permanent; the deal was attached to a mustpast bill, ensuring swift passage House Republicans tax blueprint: Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady released the House GOP s tax reform platform, part of Speaker Ryan s A Better Way plan Big six tax plan: Republican leadership from the White House, Senate and House released their proposal to reform the U.S. tax code Senate budget resolution: The Senate passed a budget resolution for FY 2018 including reconciliation instructions and guidelines for tax reform; the House narrowly passes the Senate budget resolution with a vote.

15 THE 2018 FARM BILL October 26, 2017: House and Senate pass FY2018 budgets: The budget mostly maintains baseline funding for Farm Bill programs, forgoing the major cuts requested by the White House. The final budget did not include reconciliation instructions for the Farm Bill, so 60 votes will be needed to pass it. September 30, 2018: The Farm Bill expires Legislative timeline House and Senate agriculture committees want to maintain a unified bill with nutrition and farm programs A depressed commodity market will likely produce support across the aisle for maintaining crop insurance programs ACE working with conservation, agriculture, and environmental groups on conservation title 2014 February 2017 Feb-April 2017 Feb/May 2017 October 9, 2017 Farm Bill passes two years late: Contention around cutting funds for SNAP and removing direct payments to farmers, among other issues, delayed the legislation Hearing: Setting the Stage for the Next Farm Bill House Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX11), listened to testimony by UDSA s chief economist and academics House Ag Subcommittees held hearings on conservation policy, rural development and energy programs, specialty crops, livestock and dairy issues, commodity markets, SNAP and the Farm Credit System Senate Ag Committee held hearings in Chairman Roberts home state of Kansas and Ranking Member Stabenow s home state of Michigan House Ag Committee listened to farmers in the major dairy and apple state of NY and is launching a weekly video series highlighting the importance of a strong farm bill for all Americans

16 115 th CONGRESS: U.S. SENATE Republican Senate Majority Democrats Republicans Independents 16

17 115 th CONGRESS: U.S. HOUSE Republican House Majority Democrats Republicans Independents

18 POLITICS OF SENATE CONTROL McConnell (R-KY) Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) Minority Leader

19 KEY BIOFUEL SENATORS UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2018 Brown (D-OH) Donnelly (D-IN) Fischer (R-NE) Heitkamp (D-ND) Klobuchar (D-MN) McCaskill (D-MO) Stabenow (D-MI) MN Junior Senator

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