Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3454
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2015-09-08
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Alternative and renewable resources

Energy prices

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Government studies and investigations

Motor fuels

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive fuel mandates if there is a problem with distribution or delivery equipment that is necessary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or fuel additives.</p> <p>The EPA may extend the effectiveness of such waiver for more than 20 days if the problem exists for more than 20 days.</p> <p>If the EPA does not approve or deny a request for such waiver within three days, the waiver must be considered to be approved.</p> <p>The bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise requirements for a fuel system requirements harmonization study by: (1) including the consideration of biofuels in the study, and (2) extending the deadline for reporting on the study until June 1, 2016.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3454 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2015 Mrs. Walorski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2015 . 2. Expansion of waiver authority Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii)(II), by inserting a problem with distribution or delivery equipment that is necessary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or fuel additives, after equipment failure, ; (2) in clause (iii)(II), by inserting (except that the Administrator may extend the effectiveness of a waiver for more than 20 days if the Administrator determines that the conditions under clause (ii) supporting a waiver determination will exist for more than 20 days) before the semicolon at the end; (3) by redesignating the second clause (v) (relating to the authority of the Administrator to approve certain State implementation plans) as clause (vi); and (4) by adding at the end the following: (vii) Presumptive approval Notwithstanding any other provision of this subparagraph, if the Administrator does not approve or deny a request for a waiver under this subparagraph within 3 days after receipt of the request, the request shall be considered to be approved as received by the Administrator and the applicable fuel standards shall be waived for the period of time requested. . 3. Fuel system requirements harmonization study Section 1509 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–58 ; 119 Stat. 1083) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting biofuels, after oxygenated fuel, ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking Tier II and inserting Tier III ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 2008 and inserting 2016 .