115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations under such Act.
March 2, 2017
Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cartwright, and Mr. Walz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations under such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act”.
(a) Reid vapor pressure limitation.—Section 211(h) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(h)) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or more” after “10 percent”; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking “additional alcohol or”; and
(2) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting “or more” after “10 percent”.
(b) Existing waivers.—Section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amended—
(1) by striking “The Administrator, upon” and inserting “(A) The Administrator, upon”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(B) A fuel or fuel additive that has been granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) prior to January 1, 2017, and meets all of the conditions of that waiver, other than the waiver’s limits for Reid Vapor Pressure, may be introduced into commerce if the fuel or fuel additive meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure requirements.”.