we have seen our increases shifting really to the areas of biodiesel over the past few years, so the not to exceed amount really is not for each specific type, but it allows for spending and the various categories, and so as mta for example shifts more -- who happens to be our largest user of bio diesel shifts more to that. we are in effect reaching our goals or moving towards our goals in terms of using cleaner types of fuels also. we also do -- try to use more electric vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles, hybrids, but those uses are minor in comparison to say mta or the fire department. >> okay. thank you. and maybe that's something that the budget analyst can touch upon in his report whether under this act the kind of shift we're making in the fuel usage is actually consistent and how we're utilizing alternative fuels. >> mr. rose why don't we go to your budget analyst report please. mr. chairman and members of the committee as shown in table one that is on page 47 of our report there's a projected quantity of 7.6 million dollars -- closer to 7.7 million gallons of fuel.

he introduced me to the first biodiesel truckstop. 30 seconds on the phone with the proprietor, deanprice, was i not to convince me to go down there and interview him. went down there repeatedly. i stayed at his house. his home is south of the state line. he struck me as a completely person. type entrepreneurial. connected to the land. but, also,in farming a visionary. he had ideas knocking around in his head. he allowed me to intrude upon him. this is a big enough story -- a man was a chain of truck stops that has failed in a region that is failing. tobacco and textile is:. there is not much left. gone.acco and textile is there is not much left. that is what he has done. he is a johnny appleseed of biofuels. big enough me as a story that he could go into a book. he just turned 50. i know how that feels. he still lives in stokes dale, north carolina. 220..s.- he has had unbelievable setbacks. bankruptcy. it seemed like his biodiesel project is going to fail, but he nevercoming back in this quitting way. he is trying to get school use waste restaurant oil that he collects from fast fo

really dark times when it seemed like his biodiesel projects is going to fail. the partnership dissolved. he keeps coming back in this resilient never quit way. and try to get school systems around north carolina county by county to use waste restaurant oil that he collects in all of the fast food joints and barbecue projects to make biodiesel for the school buses to save money and it's good for the environment and it's a win-win-win as he likes to say. that's what he's doing. it's hard but he has not quit. there's an inspirational story. >> how did you find tammy thomas and who is she? >> she's a black woman in youngstown, ohio. she's lived her whole life in youngstown. her life has coincided with the collapse of youngstown. a big steel making city. and starting in '77, five years with breathtaking speed, the entire steel industry left youngstown leaving, you know, 50,000 jobs taken away from a rather small community. she grew up a heroin addict and she cared for her mother in a way more than her mother was able to care for her. she told me the story of trying

rebirth of theof land in biofuel and biodiesel. that's what he is -- he's done. he's become like a johnny apple the word around north carolina for biofuels so hat struck me as a big enough story that it could keep going. how old is he today? where does he live or how is he doing. turning 50 and i know how that feels. on u.s. 220 where all of the truck stops used to be. he's had unbelievable setback, personal bankruptcy, business bankruptcy. really dark times when it seemed like his biodiesel projects is fail. to the partnership dissolved. e keeps coming back in this way.ient never quit school systems around north carolina county by use waste restaurant of that he collects in all the fast food joints and barbecue projects to make biodiesel for the school buses to save money and it's good for the environment and it's a win-win-win as he likes to say. that's what he's doing. not quit.but he has there's an inspirational story. >> how did you find tammy thomas is she? >> she's a black woman in youngstown, ohio. lived her whole life in youngstown. the ife has coincided

don't see why, even though they say the use of fuel burns cleaner, why can't they make it propane or biodiesel or at least put in a new exhaust system that can live up to the standards of the air quality. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please? >> hello. i'm dean's neighbor and live directly behind the building in question. i have lived here for the last 10 years. my father and mother bought that house together in 1975. the building of course has this generator that routinely belts toxic black smoke in my yard in the past and creates harmful fumes from air-conditioning unit. it worries me because this is outside the eastern neighborhood plan. the history of the permits at the initial use seems unclear and it's not clear to me those were fully inspected. i was surprised to see this use as compared to kinkos. the not a kinkos. this is an electrical substation with thousands of servers and has transformer generate or and over a thousand gallons of fuel. for me this is my home. as a homeowner who plans to start a family in my dwelling, an industrial facility with a 400-kilowatt ge

it does not restrict those, including biodiesel, ethanol, or other fuels from renewable resources. it does not do any of those things that would prevent the flexibility from the department of defense. as a matter of fact it helps the department of defense have more flexibility and with that, i urge my colleagues to support his bill and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. mr. visclosky: i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the noes have it. he amendment is not agreed to. mr. flores: i request a recorded vet. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 42 printed in house report 113-170. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. cole: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 42, printed in house report 11-

one thing in common, they all bring to market liquid fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, heating oil, biodiesel, and kerosene. our companies are engaged in that transport stores on both the wholesale and retail level. not only are these companies primary suppliers of fuel, they also own and operate over 30,000 retail facilities. iny are also specialist serving farmers, machinists, and airports with what they need. the companies do not benefit from high gasoline or he so operate inause they such a transparently competitive environment, prices must be absorbed by retailers. competitivecape retailers offer the lowest price for gasoline. prices are unusually high, customers often reduce their store purchases and some retailers struggled with credit line limits. both companies are rack buyers. in the industry, wholesale autos is loaded on terminal backs, approximately 1200 terminals in the united states. companies permitted with low pot must have good credit standing and a plethora of state, local, and federal licenses to permit. i spoke to most of my testimony on wholesale rack rices and how they i

a powerhouse for energy in this country, not just coal but oil and gas, we do renewables, solar, biodiesel, ethanol. we do wind. we do all of them. okay? but in the area of coal, we are one of the leaders in deploying these new technologies, and as a result, we are one of 14 states in the nation that meets all ambient air quality standards nationally. okay? so think about that. here we are. we're a major coal producing state, we're a major electricity producing state, yet we are one of 14 states in the country that meets all ambient air quality requirements. what am i saying? what i'm saying is, when you deploy these new technologies, when you empower that investment that gets that capital invested in these new technologies, you deploy that technology, you produce more energy, you create great jobs, you grow our economy and you get better environmental stewardship. mr. manchin: senator, if i may ask this. you and i know the facts of what we do and how we do it, much on energy we produce. both of our states are energy producing states. we're net exporters of energy, correct? mr. hoeven: cor

or prevent the ability of the federal government from purchasing any alternative fuels including biodiesel, ethanol, or other fuels from renewable resources. it places no restrictions whatsoever on those types of procurements. i offer this amendment to the homeland security appropriations bills, several appropriations bills in the 112th congress and they all passed on the floor of the house with strong bipartisan support. my friend, mr. conaway, also added similar language to the latest defense authorization bill to exempt the defense department from this burdensome regulation. i urge my colleagues to support the passage of this commonsense amendment and i yield back the balance of the time. the chair: the gentleman yooleds back the balance of his time. the question -- the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report th