Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7731
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2022-05-11
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022</b> </p> <p>This bill requires information to be provided to the public about the risks associated with the improper use of gasoline containing 15% ethanol by volume, commonly known as E 15 fuel, in certain vehicles, engines, and equipment. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E 15 fuel, including by requiring the labels of such fuel pumps to include additional details. The labels must include warning information about vehicles, engines, and equipment (e.g., boats, lawn mowers, chain saws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre-2001 model year vehicles) that are prohibited from using E 15.</p> <p>In addition, the EPA must implement a public education campaign concerning the risks associated with the improper use of E 15 fuel in such vehicles, engines, and equipment.</p> <p>The EPA must also withdraw the proposed rule titled <i>E 15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility With Underground Storage Tanks.</i><i></i></p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7731 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2022 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida ) 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 to revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022 . 2. Withdrawal of E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility With Underground Storage Tanks proposed rule Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall withdraw the proposed rule titled E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility With Underground Storage Tanks (86 Fed. Reg. 5094 (January 19, 2021)). 3. E15 fuel dispenser labeling (a) Revision of rule Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise the labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, including by revising the rule described in subsection (c) with respect to such requirements. (b) Input and requirements for label In revising the labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15 under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— (1) solicit input from— (A) industries that manufacture vehicles, engines, and equipment that are prohibited from using E15, including boats, lawnmowers, chainsaws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre-2001 model year vehicles; (B) consumer groups that represent users of such vehicles, engines, and equipment; (C) consumer label experts; and (D) retailers (as defined in section 101(7) of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2801(7) )); (2) require that the label for fuel pumps that dispense E15— (A) include the word WARNING ; (B) include the words Check your owner’s manual ; (C) be 5 × 7 inches or larger; (D) include— (i) indicators with respect to vehicles, engines, and equipment that are prohibited from using E15, including— (I) pictograms depicting a boat, lawnmower, chainsaw, motorcycle, and snowmobile; and (II) warnings with respect to pre-2001 model year vehicles; and (ii) other indicators developed by the Administrator, in consultation with the American National Standards Institute and the Federal Trade Commission; and (E) be focus group tested to ensure effectiveness; and (3) with respect to blender pumps, in addition to the requirements under paragraph (2), with input from industries, the Federal Trade Commission, and the American National Standards Institute, require an additional warning label on each such blender pump to warn consumers of the residual gasoline left in gasoline pump hoses from the previous individual dispensing. (c) Rule described The rule described in this subsection is the final rule titled 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 published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 44406). 4. Education (a) Public education Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with affected industries, shall develop and publish on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency educational materials to inform the public regarding— (1) the risks associated with the improper use of E15; and (2) the vehicles, engines, and equipment that are prohibited from using E15, including boats, lawnmowers, chainsaws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre-2001 model year vehicles. (b) Registration entities education The Administrator, in collaboration with State entities responsible for boat registration, shall distribute, at the time of initial registration of a boat and at the time of the renewal of a registration for such boat, educational materials described in subsection (a). (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the impact of the publication and distribution of the educational materials described in subsection (a), including data and metrics on consumer awareness of E15. 5. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Blender pump The term blender pump means a fuel pump that may dispense multiple blends of fuel, including E15. (3) E 15 The term E15 means gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol by volume.