S. 1631 · 110th Congress
Small Business Emergency Fuel Assistance Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Kerry
- Introduced
- 2007-06-14
- Latest action
- 2007-06-14 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.