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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 14, 2007
Small Business Emergency Fuel Assistance Act of 2007 - Establishes within the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce an emergency assistance program for small businesses and small farms dependent on fuel.
Authorizes the President to declare a federal energy emergency if the health, safety, welfare, or economic well-being of U.S. citizens is at risk because of an imminent or actual shortage of adequate supplies of crude oil, gasoline or petroleum distillates owing to: (1) a disruption in the national distribution system for such distillates (including a shortage related to a major disaster); or (2) significant pricing anomalies in national energy markets for them.
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to states under a presidential declaration of fuel supply interruption.
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Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D–MA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7749)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7748-7749)
Introduced in Senate
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