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This bill increases transparency and market/regulatory clarity for sustainable aviation fuel—helping policymakers, producers, and airlines better deploy and qualify SAF—at the cost of new reporting burdens and public disclosures, added government data costs, and potential legal rigidity from tying definitions to the tax code that could reduce flexibility or raise consumer costs.
State governments, energy companies, and federal planners gain timely, state- and country-level SAF production and feedstock data with statistically reliable accounting and anti-double-counting, improving policymaking, oversight, and trust in reported SAF metrics.
Companies producing, blending, and supplying SAF (and airlines) receive clearer, IRS-aligned definitions and regulatory guidance that simplify compliance, help qualify fuels for section 40B tax incentives, and provide stronger market signals for investment decisions.
Consumers and the public stand to benefit from better-informed energy policy that can accelerate cleaner aviation fuel deployment and associated environmental benefits.
Producers and importers face new reporting and compliance burdens to provide detailed feedstock-origin and volume data, which can raise administrative costs and operational complexity for energy companies.
Tying the Act's operative definition to the Internal Revenue Code risks locking the bill to future IRS/tax-code changes or interpretations, which could narrow credit eligibility, reduce SAF supply, and raise costs for consumers (air travelers) if credits become harder to claim.
Publishing granular state- and country-level feedstock data may reveal sensitive supply-chain details, creating proprietary or competitive harms for some producers and small businesses.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Directs the EIA to collect and publish SAF feedstock types, origins, and production/import volumes by State, U.S., and foreign country using methods that avoid double counting.
Requires the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to begin reporting data on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its regular petroleum reports as soon as practicable. The law directs the EIA to report SAF feedstock types, origins, and volumes by State (or PADD), for the U.S., and to the extent possible by foreign country, plus total SAF production and imports; it also adopts the Internal Revenue Code definition of SAF for consistency.
Introduced July 21, 2025 by Mike Flood · Last progress July 21, 2025