A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-344
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2013-02-14
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Administrative remedies

Air quality

Alternative and renewable resources

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Motor fuels
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from authorizing or otherwise allowing the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, including by granting a waiver for new fuels and fuel additives from the Clean Air Act's fuel standards. </p> <p>Nullifies any waiver granted under such Act before this Act's enactment that allows for the introduction into commerce of gasoline containing greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol for use in motor vehicles, including the waivers entitled: (1) &quot;Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator&quot; (published on November 4, 2010), and (2) &quot;Partial Grant of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator&quot; (published on January 26, 2011).</p> <p>Nullifies, 60 days after this Act's enactment, the portions of the rule entitled &quot;Regulation to Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines with Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs&quot; (published on July 25, 2011) to mitigate misfueling.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 344 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 2013 Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Vitter ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition of gasoline blends with greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not, including by granting a waiver under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4) ), authorize or otherwise allow the introduction into commerce of gasoline containing greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol. 2. Prohibition of waivers (a) In general Any waiver granted under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4) ) before the date of enactment of this Act that allows the introduction into commerce of gasoline containing greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol for use in motor vehicles shall have no force or effect. (b) Certain waivers The waivers described in subsection (a) include the following: (1) The waiver entitled, Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator , 75 Fed. Reg. 68094 (November 4, 2010). (2) The waiver entitled, Partial Grant of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator , 76 Fed. Reg. 4662 (January 26, 2011). 3. Misfueling rule The portions of the rule entitled, Regulation to Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines with Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs , 76 Fed. Reg. 44406 (July 25, 2011) to mitigate misfueling shall have no force and effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.