- A 45-cent-per-gallon Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)
- A 54-cent-per-gallon ethanol tariff
- A cellulosic ethanol tax credit
- A small producers tax credit

We are asking everyone’s help by making a call to your Congressional Representative and sending a letter asking for their support of this important bill.  It is critical to gain their support now for a bill that will have such an impact on the bio industry in Wisconsin.

Without extension, these tax credits will expire at the end of this year, causing an immediate spike in fuel costs.  Without the VEETC credit, for example, taxpayers will see an increase of $5.4 billion in taxes at the fuel pump, an oppressive amount in this difficult economy.

A GAO study found that since 1968 the oil industry has received more than $150 million in tax breaks, subsidies and incentives.  Support for ethanol has amounted to less than a tenth of that total.  Why wouldn’t we spend just as much on a source of fuel that reduces our dependency on foreign oil and increases our nation’s energy security?

Please contact your Congressional Representative in support of the bill today.

You may download talking points, a fact sheet and a sample letter below.

VEETC Key Findings from RFA

White Paper Talking Points on VEETC

Sample Letter on VTEEC

In order to have the most beneficial contact with your Congressional representative, the following is a listing of where they currently stand on the issue:

Congresswoman Baldwin – Possible Support

Congressman Kagen- Undecided

Congressman King – Undecided

Congresswoman Moore – Undecided

Congressman Obey – Undecided

Congressman Petri – Undecided

Congressman Ryan – Undecided

Congressman Sensenbrenner – Opposed

We greatly appreciate all of your support in this cause and your help in moving Wisconsin’s bio industry forward.

Some small engine manufacturers, however, have expressed concerns about the bill.  As a strong supporter of small engine manufacturers and users, the WBIA has worked to highlight how the proposed bill will actually protect jobs and benefit the small engine industry.

Here are a few ways in which the bill will protect small engine manufacturers:

1.  The bill guarantees the availability of ethanol-free gasoline.

2.  The bill ensures small engine users will be able to buy gasoline with ethanol blends recommended by the manufacturer.

3.  The bill protects small engine owners, should ethanol become to expensive or scarce.

For more details, including text from the bill, download our fact sheet below.

Small Engine fact sheet [PDF]

• Increased use of ethanol and biodiesel

• Increased use of ethanol blender pumps

• Sound scientific methods for calculating carbon emissions