EASE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4774
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2022-08-04
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Ethanol Access for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2022 or the EASE Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill revises the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements to provide for the year-round sale of ethanol-gasoline fuel blends that contain more than 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol. RVP is a metric of gasoline volatility (i.e., how quickly fuel evaporates into the atmosphere). Current law prohibits the sale of gasoline that exceed certain RVP limits during the high ozone season (i.e., the summer months). However, current law provides waivers from this requirement, including a waiver that gives certain ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol a higher RVP limit under certain conditions. This bill expands the waiver to include ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing more than 10% of such ethanol, thus allowing year-round sales of such fuel blends.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4774 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 4, 2022 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ethanol Access for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2022 or the EASE Act of 2022 . 2. Ethanol waiver Section 211(h)(4) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(h)(4) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or more of after 10 percent ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking additional alcohol or .