DOD Seeks Repeal Of Senate Provision That Threatens Its Biofuels Plan

摘要

The Defense Department is appealing a proposed Senate legislative provision designed to torpedo the military's role in an Obama administration energy initiative to launch a biofuels production infrastructure by pairing government spending with private investment, a project Navy leaders believe is key to their goal of weaning the fleet's ships and aircraft from their reliance on fossil fuels. Specifically, the Defense Department is opposing language in the Senate Armed Services Committee's mark of the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill that would prohibit the Defense Department from entering into a contract to plan, design, refurbish or construct a biofuels refinery.