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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4545 

To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2004 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, 

and Mr. MCCOTTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation 

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 ‘‘The Gasoline Price 

5 Reduction Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FUEL PROVISIONS IN CASE OF FUEL 

7 SUPPLY DISRUPTION. 

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

9 7545(c)(4)(C)) is amended by adding the following at the 

10 end thereof: ‘‘The Administrator may waive the provisions 
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1 of any applicable implementation plan approved under this 

2 subparagraph with respect to a fuel or fuel additive if the 

3 Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of En4 ergy, determines that such waiver is necessary by reason 

5 of a significant fuel supply disruption in any area subject 

6 to such plan. Such waiver shall remain in effect in the 

7 area concerned for such period as the Administrator, in 

8 consultation with the Secretary of Energy, deems nec9 essary by reason of such fuel supply disruption. No State 

10 or person shall be subject to an enforcement action, pen11 alties, or liability solely arising from actions taken pursu12 ant to the issuance of a waiver under this section.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. CAP AND REDUCTION OF BOUTIQUE FUELS. 

14 (a) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE PLANS WITH BOU15 TIQUE FUELS.—Section 211(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)) is amended by adding the fol17 lowing at the end thereof: 

18 ‘‘(D) In the case of gasoline, after the enactment of 

19 this subparagraph, the Administrator may give a pref20 erence to the approval of State implementation plan provi21 sions described in subparagraph (C) if the control or pro22 hibition in such provisions requires the use of either of 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) Reformulated gasoline as defined in sub25 section (k). 
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1 ‘‘(ii) Gasoline having a Reid Vapor Pressure of 

2 7.0 or 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) for the high 

3 ozone season (as determined by the Administrator). 

4 The Administrator shall have no authority, when consid5 ering State implementation plan revisions under subpara6 graph (C), to approve any fuel or fuel additive if the effect 

7 of such approval would be to increase the total number 

8 of fuels and fuel additives approved in all State implemen9 tation plans nationwide prior to June 1, 2004.’’. 

10 (b) CROSS REFERENCE.—Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the 

11 Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) is amended by 

12 adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘After the date 

13 of enactment of subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, any 

14 State implementation plan revision under this subpara15 graph involving gasoline shall be considered only pursuant 

16 to both this subparagraph and subparagraph (D).’’. 

17 (c) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Environ18 mental Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Sec19 retary of Energy, shall undertake a study of the effects 

20 on air quality, on the number of fuel blends, on fuel avail21 ability, and on fuel costs of the State plan provisions 

22 adopted pursuant to section 211(c)(4)(D) of the Clean Air 

23 Act. In carrying out such study, the Administrator shall 

24 obtain comments from affected parties. The Administrator 

25 shall submit the results of such study to the Congress not 
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1 later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, to2 gether with any recommended legislative changes to the 

3 list of fuels in section 211(c)(4)(D), which, if expanded, 

4 shall not exceed 10 fuels. 

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