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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1828 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

conduct a study of the feasibility of increasing consumption in the United 

States of certain ethanol-blended gasoline. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 19, 2007 

Mr. INHOFE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the feasibility of 

increasing consumption in the United States of certain 

ethanol-blended gasoline. 

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

3 SECTION 1. STUDY OF INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF ETH4 ANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE WITH HIGHER 

5 LEVELS OF ETHANOL. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi7 ronmental Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Sec8 retary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 


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1 Secretary of Transportation, and after providing notice 

2 and an opportunity for public comment, shall conduct a 

3 study of the feasibility of increasing consumption in the 

4 United States of ethanol-blended gasoline with levels of 

5 ethanol of not less than 10 percent and not more than 

6 40 percent. 

7 (b) STUDY.—The study under subsection (a) shall in8 clude— 

9 (1) a review of production and infrastructure 

10 constraints on increasing the consumption of eth11 anol; 

12 (2) an evaluation of the economic, market, and 

13 energy impacts of State and regional differences in 

14 ethanol blends; 

15 (3) an evaluation of the economic, market, and 

16 energy impacts on gasoline retailers and consumers 

17 of separate and distinctly-labeled fuel storage facili18 ties and dispensers; 

19 (4) an evaluation on the environmental impacts 

20 of mid-level ethanol blends on evaporative and ex21 haust emissions from on-road, off-road and marine 

22 engines, recreational boats, vehicles, and equipment; 

23 (5) an evaluation of the impacts of mid-level 

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1 formance of onroad, off-road, and marine engines, 

2 recreational boats, vehicles, and equipment; and 

3 (6) an evaluation of the safety impacts of mid4 level ethanol blends on consumers that own and op5 erate off-road and marine engines, recreational 

6 boats, vehicles, or equipment. 

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub9 mit to Congress a report describing the results of the 

10 study conducted under this section. 

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

12 authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 

13 carry out the study under this section $1,000,000. 

14 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 211(f)(4) of 

15 the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amended by 

16 striking the last sentence and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘The Administrator may approve an application to waive 

18 a prohibition under paragraph (1) or (3), or the limitation 

19 specified in paragraph (2), only after providing for notice 

20 and an opportunity for public comment.’’. 

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