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Bio-based gasoline mandate
California does not have a separate bio-based gasoline mandate. Instead, the state follows federal requirements.
In the U.S., although there is no per-gallon mandate, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) which was established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and expanded by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, requires a certain volume of renewable fuels to be blended into transportation fuels each year.
The RFS program has two mandates for bio-based gasoline:
    •Conventional biofuels mandate: this requires a certain volume of renewable fuels, including bio-based gasoline, to be blended into the fuel supply each year. For 2023, the conventional biofuels mandate is 15 billion gallons (68 billion liters)
    •Advanced biofuels mandate: this requires a certain volum
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