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Energy & Env. Committee
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Energy

The Energy Independence and Security Act’s (EISA) of 2007 provisions increasing corn based ethanol production, the EPA’s implementation of the RFS2 and the EPA’s decision to allow an E15 fuel blend for newer vehicles are all factors impacting the baking industry’s grain commodity challenges.  

 
  • ABA supports reliable and diverse energy resources, to include increasing the use and development of alternative fuels to improve the nation’s energy efficiency;  
     
  • ABA supports energy policies that ensure a balance between alternative fuel production and the ability to provide consumers with reliable and affordable baked products;  
     
  • ABA supports expiration of the refundable Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and to resist calls for spending on infrastructure for conventional biofuels; 
     
  • ABA opposes implementation of the E15 fuel blend standard.
 
Congress allowed the federal tax credit for ethanol to expire at the end of 2011 and ABA was supportive of this effort.  ABA continues to support research, development and rapid deployment of both cellulosic ethanol and bio-diesel made from sources that do not divert feedstocks from traditional, established markets including food, feed and bio-based chemicals.
 


About the Energy & Environment Committee

The Committee meets three times a year, focusing on topics such as air, water, waste, energy costs and management systems. These meetings keep the Committee’s agenda ahead of government actions and facilitate business planning.

The Committee directs its attention to the energy and environmental regulations and legislation directly related to the costs of bakery operations. The majority of the Committee’s time is spent engaged in a dialogue with Congress, federal and state agencies about bills and proposed regulations. The group has been very influential in bringing about changes to potentially costly government initiatives.

Energy & Environment Committee Contacts

Rasma Zvaners, - ABA Staff Liaison
ABA Policy Director

Jerry F. Hancock, II - Committee Co-Chairman
Vice President of Environmental & Regulatory Affairs, Flowers Foods, Inc.

Jim McKeown - Committee Co-Chairman
Director of Environmental & Energy Affairs, Bimbo Bakeries USA

 
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