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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2493 

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number 

of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2007 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. KIRK, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. 

PUTNAM, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. FRANKS of 

Arizona, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. PETRI, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. SHIMKUS, 

Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. AKIN, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 

MCCAUL of Texas, and Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction 

in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Boutique Fuel Reduc5 tion Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVERS. 

7 Section 211(c)(4)(C)(ii)(II) of the Clean Air Act (42 

8 U.S.C.7545(c)(4)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting after 

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1 ‘‘equipment failure’’ the following: ‘‘, unexpected problems 

2 with distribution or delivery equipment that is necessary 

3 for transportation and delivery of fuel or fuel additives’’. 

4 SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF BOUTIQUE FUELS. 

5 Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 7545(c)(4)(C)) is amended as follows: 

7 (1) By redesignating the clause (v) added by 

8 section 1541(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

9 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 1106) as clause (vi). 

10 (2) In clause (vi) (as so redesignated)— 

11 (A) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘approved 

12 under this paragraph as of September 1, 2004, 

13 in all State implementation plans’’ and by in14 serting in lieu there of ‘‘set forth on the list 

15 published under subclause (II) (or on the re16 vised list referred to in subclause (III) if the list 

17 has been revised)’’; 

18 (B) by amending subclause (III) to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘(III) The Administrator shall, after notice 

21 and opportunity for comment, remove a fuel 

22 from the list published under subclause (II) if 

23 the Administrator determines that such fuel has 

24 ceased to be included in any State implementa25 tion plan or is identical to a Federal fuel conmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 trol or prohibition promulgated and imple2 mented by the Administrator. The Adminis3 trator shall publish a revised list reflecting the 

4 reduction in the number of fuels.’’; 

5 (C) in subclause (IV) by striking ‘‘Sub6 clause (I)’’ and inserting ‘‘Neither subclause (I) 

7 nor subclause (V)’’ and by striking ‘‘not’’ and 

8 by striking ‘‘if such new fuel’’; and 

9 (D) by amending subclause (IV) to read as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘(IV) Subclause (I) shall not 

12 limit the Administrator’s author13 ity to approve a control or prohi14 bition respecting any new fuel 

15 under this paragraph in a State 

16 implementation plan or revision 

17 to a State implementation plan if 

18 such new fuel completely replaces 

19 a fuel on the list published under 

20 subclause (II) (or the revised list 

21 referred to in subclause (III) if 

22 the list has been revised) and if 

23 the Administrator, after consulta24 tion with the Secretary of En25 ergy, publishes in the Federal 

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1 Register after notice and com2 ment a finding that, in the Ad3 ministrator’s judgment, such con4 trol or prohibition respecting 

5 such new fuel will not cause fuel 

6 supply or distribution interrup7 tions or have a significant ad8 verse impact on fuel producibility 

9 in the affected area or contiguous 

10 areas.’’. 

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