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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent 
Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015'' or the ``PREPARE Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

    Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 203 the following:

``SEC. 203A. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `Administrator' means the Administrator of 
        the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
            ``(2) the term `community wildfire protection plan' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests 
        Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511);
            ``(3) the term `eligible recipient' means a State or an 
        Indian tribal government;
            ``(4) the term `local multi-hazard mitigation plan' means a 
        mitigation plan developed by a local government under section 
        322(b) that addresses wildfire mitigation;
            ``(5) the term `State mitigation plan' means a mitigation 
        plan developed by a State under section 322(c) that addresses 
        wildfire mitigation; and
            ``(6) the term `tribal mitigation plan' means a mitigation 
        plan developed by a tribal government under section 322(b) that 
        addresses wildfire mitigation.
    ``(b) Establishment of Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program.--The 
President, acting through the Administrator, shall establish a pilot 
program to make grants to eligible recipients for wildfire mitigation.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--A grant under this section may be used by an 
eligible recipient--
            ``(1) to reduce the hazardous fuel load by reducing the use 
        of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-
        risk areas;
            ``(2) to invest in personnel and organizations to conduct 
        wildfire mitigation;
            ``(3) to invest in vehicles and other equipment to conduct 
        wildfire mitigation;
            ``(4) to mitigate against damage from runoff into waterways 
        and floods caused by erosion from wildfires;
            ``(5) to build essential community collaboration and 
        outline the necessary groundwork systems in anticipation of 
        future fires; and
            ``(6) at the discretion of the Governor of a State or the 
        Chief Executive of an Indian tribal government, and in 
        consultation with the Administrator, for any other wildfire 
        mitigation activities in the State or area under the 
        jurisdiction of the Indian tribal government, as applicable, 
        unless otherwise prohibited by law.
    ``(d) Eligibility for Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Eligibility.--An eligible recipient shall be 
                eligible for assistance under this section if the 
                section 420 grant ratio for the eligible recipient is 
                equal to or greater than 125 percent of the population 
                ratio of the eligible recipient.
                    ``(B) Ratios.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) the section 420 grant ratio shall be 
                        equal to the quotient of--
                                    ``(I) the number of declarations 
                                for a grant under section 420 received 
                                by the eligible recipient during the 10 
                                years prior to the date on which an 
                                application for assistance is submitted 
                                under this section, divided by
                                    ``(II) the total number of 
                                declarations for a grant under section 
                                420 in the United States during the 10 
                                years prior to the date on which an 
                                application for assistance is submitted 
                                under this section; and
                            ``(ii) the population ratio of the eligible 
                        recipient shall be equal to the quotient of--
                                    ``(I) the population of the State 
                                or the area under the jurisdiction of 
                                the Indian tribal government, as 
                                applicable, based on the most recent 
                                data available from the Bureau of the 
                                Census on the date on which an 
                                application for assistance is submitted 
                                under this section, divided by
                                    ``(II) the population of the United 
                                States, based on the most recent data 
                                available from the Bureau of the Census 
                                on the date on which an application for 
                                assistance is submitted under this 
                                section.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirement of 
        paragraph (1) if an eligible recipient--
                    ``(A) files a petition for waiver of the 
                requirement of paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) demonstrates that significant environmental 
                changes or shifts in forest health put the eligible 
                recipient at an elevated risk for catastrophic 
                wildfires, as determined by the President.
            ``(3) Local assistance.--The Governor of a State may award 
        funds received under this section, to be used solely for the 
        purposes set forth under subsection (c), to--
                    ``(A) any county or municipality in that State with 
                a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-
                hazard mitigation plan;
                    ``(B) any Indian tribal government in that State 
                with a tribal mitigation plan; or
                    ``(C) any other entity that is explicitly 
                referenced in and central to, in the determination of 
                the Governor, the design of a community wildfire 
                protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation 
                plan.
    ``(e) Criteria for Assistance.--In determining whether to award a 
grant to an eligible recipient under this section, the President 
shall--
            ``(1) give preference to--
                    ``(A) an eligible recipient with a high level of 
                need for assistance based on the best scientific data 
                available;
                    ``(B) an eligible recipient that previously 
                received a grant under this section and effectively 
                used the Federal funds for wildfire mitigation 
                activities in the State or area under the jurisdiction 
                of the Indian tribal government, as applicable, as 
                determined by the President; and
            ``(2) consider environmental conditions in a State or an 
        area under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government, as 
        applicable, including environmental changes, deteriorating 
        forest health, and overall wildfire risk.
    ``(f) Application for Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--To request a grant under this section, 
        an eligible recipient shall submit an application to the 
        Administrator in such form, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Administrator may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--In addition to any other requirements that 
        may be specified by the Administrator, an eligible recipient 
        submitting an application for a grant under this section shall 
        demonstrate that--
                    ``(A) in the case of an eligible recipient that is 
                a State--
                            ``(i) the State has a State mitigation 
                        plan;
                            ``(ii) the State shall provide matching 
                        non-Federal funds equal to not less than 25 
                        percent of the amount of Federal funds made 
                        available under this subsection;
                            ``(iii) a county or municipality that may 
                        receive funds from the grant has a community 
                        wildfire protection plan or a local multi-
                        hazard mitigation plan; and
                            ``(iv) an Indian tribal government that may 
                        receive funds from the grant has a tribal 
                        mitigation plan; and
                    ``(B) in the case of an eligible recipient that is 
                an Indian tribal government--
                            ``(i) the Indian tribal government has a 
                        tribal mitigation plan; and
                            ``(ii) the Indian tribal government shall--
                                    ``(I) provide matching non-Federal 
                                funds equal to not less than 25 percent 
                                of the amount of Federal funds made 
                                available under this subsection; or
                                    ``(II) if the Indian tribal 
                                government is a small impoverished 
                                community, as defined in section 
                                203(a), provide non-matching Federal 
                                funds equal to not less than 10 percent 
                                of the amount of Federal funds made 
                                available under this subsection.
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of receipt of a 
grant under this section, the recipient shall submit to the 
Administrator a report, which shall be made publically available, on 
the use of funds made available under the grant.
    ``(h) Funding for Assistance.--
            ``(1) Predisaster mitigation fund.--Subject to the 
        availability of funds in the National Predisaster Mitigation 
        Fund established under section 203(i), the Administrator shall 
        use not less than $20,000,000 and not more than $30,000,000 
        from unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation 
        Fund for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 in carrying out 
        this section.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
        be construed to increase the amount of appropriations 
        authorized for the Department of Homeland Security in any given 
        fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. WILDFIRE MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Hazard Mitigation Assistance.--Whether or not a major 
disaster is declared, the President may provide hazard mitigation 
assistance in accordance with section 404 in any area affected by a 
fire for which assistance was provided under this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a))--
                    (A) by inserting before the first period ``, or any 
                area in which assistance was provided under section 
                420''; and
                    (B) in the third sentence, by inserting ``or event 
                under section 420'' after ``major disaster'' each place 
                that term appears; and
            (2) in section 322 (e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), by 
        inserting ``or event under section 420'' after ``major 
        disaster'' each place that term appears.

SEC. 4. FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall amend 
subsection (a) of section 206.48 of title 44, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
consider, in evaluating a Governor's request for major disaster 
assistance under the Public Assistance Program, whether--
            (1) post-fire flooding occurred within 5 years, and as a 
        result, of a single wildfire event in the State; and
            (2) the State received fire management assistance under 
        section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) related to the major 
        disaster for which the Governor is requesting assistance under 
        the Public Assistance Program.

SEC. 5. POST-FIRE FUNDING GUIDE.

    (a) Creation and Distribution.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall create and make publically available 
a post-fire recovery funding and resource guide for local communities.
    (b) Involvement by Local Leaders.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall create the guide under subsection (a) 
in collaboration with local leaders who have experienced wildfires in 
their communities and who understand the requirements for the use of 
Federal disaster funds.
    (c) Updates.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall update the guide under subsection (a) as programs and 
resources change.
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Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015 or the PREPARE Act of 2015  Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a pilot program to make grants to states or Indian tribal governments for wildfire mitigation. Permits a grant to be used: (1) to reduce the use of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-risk areas; (2) to invest in personnel, organizations, vehicles, and other equipment to conduct wildfire mitigation; (3) to mitigate against damage from runoff into waterways and floods caused by erosion from wildfires; (4) to build essential community collaboration and outline the necessary groundwork systems in anticipation of future fires; and (5) for other wildlife mitigation activities at the discretion of the governor of a state or the chief executive of an Indian tribal government. Sets forth a grant eligibility requirement based on specified ratios of the relative population of, and the relative number fire management assistance grants received in the previous 10 years by, a prospective recipient. Authorizes the President to waive that requirement if a recipient demonstrates that significant environmental changes or shifts in forest health put the recipient at an elevated risk for catastrophic wildfires. Allows the governor of a state to award grant funds to: (1) any county or municipality with a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation plan, (2) any Indian tribal government with a tribal mitigation plan, or (3) any other entity that is explicitly referenced in and central to the design of a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation plan. Directs FEMA, in awarding such grants, to: (1) give preference to a recipient that has a high level of need for assistance based on the best scientific data available or that used previous grant funds efficiently and effectively for wildfire mitigation activities, and (2) consider environmental conditions in a state or area. Directs FEMA to use specified unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund for each of FY2016-FY2021 in carrying out this Act. Amends the Stafford Act to authorize the President, whether or not a major disaster is declared, to provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was otherwise provided. Directs FEMA to require FEMA, in evaluating a governor's request for major disaster assistance under the Public Assistance Program, to consider whether: (1) post-fire flooding occurred within five years of, and as a result of, a single wildfire event in the state; and (2) the state received fire management assistance related to the major disaster for which the governor is requesting assistance. Directs FEMA to create and make publicly available a post-fire recovery funding and resource guide for local communities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Judgment Relief Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES FOR PRISON CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3626. Appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions
    ``(a) Requirements for Relief.--
            ``(1) Limitations on prospective relief.--The court shall 
        not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the court 
        finds that there is a violation of a Federal right and that 
        such relief is narrowly drawn and the least intrusive means to 
        remedy the violation of the Federal right. In determining the 
        intrusiveness of the relief, the court shall give substantial 
        weight to any adverse impact on public safety or the operation 
        of a criminal justice system caused by the relief.
            ``(2) Prison population reduction relief.--In any civil 
        action with respect to prison conditions, the court shall not 
        grant or approve any relief whose purpose or effect is to 
        reduce or limit the prison population, unless the plaintiff 
        proves that crowding is the primary cause of the deprivation of 
        the Federal right and no other relief will remedy that 
        deprivation.
    ``(b) Termination of Relief.--
            ``(1) Automatic termination of prospective relief after 4-
        year period.--In any civil action with respect to prison 
        conditions, any prospective relief shall automatically 
        terminate 4 years after the later of--
                    ``(A) the date of entry of the final judgment in 
                which the court found the violation of a Federal right 
                that was the basis for the relief; or
                    ``(B) in the case of a final judgment entered more 
                than 4 years before the date of the enactment of the 
                Prison Judgment Relief Act of 1995, 180 days after the 
                date of the enactment of such Act.
            ``(2) Immediate termination of prospective relief.--In any 
        civil action with respect to prison conditions, a defendant or 
        intervenor shall be entitled to the immediate termination of 
        any prospective relief, if that relief was approved or granted 
        in the absence of a finding by the court that prison conditions 
        violated a Federal right.
    ``(c) Procedure for Motions Affecting Prospective Relief.--The 
court shall promptly rule on any motion to modify or terminate 
prospective relief in a civil action with respect to prison conditions.
    ``(d) Standing.--Any Federal, State, or local official or unit of 
government--
            ``(1) whose jurisdiction or function includes the 
        prosecution or custody of persons in a prison subject to; or
            ``(2) who otherwise is or may be affected by;
any relief whose purpose or effect is to reduce or limit the prison 
population shall have standing to oppose the imposition or continuation 
in effect of that relief and may intervene in any proceeding relating 
to that relief. Standing shall be liberally conferred under this 
subsection so as to effectuate the remedial purposes of this section.
    ``(e) Special Masters.--In any civil action in a Federal court with 
respect to prison conditions, any special master or monitor shall be a 
United States magistrate and shall make proposed findings on the record 
on complicated factual issues submitted to that special master or 
monitor by the court, but shall have no other function. The parties may 
not by consent extend the function of a special master beyond that 
permitted under this subsection.
    ``(f) Attorney's Fees.--No attorney's fee under section 722 of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1988) may be granted 
to a plaintiff in a civil action with respect to prison conditions 
except to the extent such fee is--
            ``(1) directly and reasonably incurred in proving an actual 
        violation of the plaintiff's Federal rights; and
            ``(2) proportionally related to the extent the plaintiff 
        obtains court ordered relief for that violation.''.
    ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `prison' means any Federal, State, or local 
        facility that incarcerates or detains juveniles or adults 
        accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated 
        delinquent for, violations of criminal law;
            ``(2) the term `relief' means all relief in any form which 
        may be granted or approved by the court, and includes consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements (except a settlement 
        agreement the breech of which is not subject to any court 
        proceeding which such agreement settled); and
            ``(3) the term `prospective relief' means all relief other 
        than compensatory monetary damages.''
    (b) Application of Amendment.--Section 3626 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this section, shall apply with respect to 
all relief (as defined in such section) whether such relief was 
originally granted or approved before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 3526 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of subchapter C of chapter 229 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``crowding'' and 
inserting ``conditions''.
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Prison Judgment Relief Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the court from granting or approving prospective relief with respect to prison conditions unless it finds that there is a violation of a Federal right and that such relief is narrowly drawn and the least intrusive means to remedy the violation of such right. Directs the court, in determining the intrusiveness of the relief, to give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a criminal justice system. 
Prohibits the court, in any civil action with respect to such conditions, from granting or approving relief to reduce or limit the prison population, unless the plaintiff proves that crowding is the primary cause of the deprivation of the Federal right and no other relief will remedy that deprivation. 
Specifies that any prospective relief in such an action shall automatically terminate four years after the later of:  (1) the date of entry of the final judgment in which the court found the violation of a Federal right; or (2) 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.  Entitles a defendant or intervenor to immediate termination of prospective relief that was approved or granted in the absence of a finding by the court that such conditions violated a Federal right. 
Requires the court to promptly rule on any motion to modify or terminate prospective relief in a civil action with respect to prison conditions. 
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) standing (Federal, State, or local officials shall have standing under specified circumstances to oppose the imposition or continuation of relief and to intervene in proceedings relating to that relief); (2) special masters; and (3) limits on attorney's fees.


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SECTION 1. WAIVER OF OXYGEN CONTENT REQUIREMENT FOR REFORMULATED 
              GASOLINE.

    Section 211(k)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Within 1 year after the enactment of the 
        Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than November 15, 
                1991,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Waiver of oxygen content requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of this subsection, upon 
                        notification by the Governor of a State to the 
                        Administrator, a Governor may waive paragraphs 
                        (2)(B) and (3)(A)(v) with respect to gasoline 
                        sold or dispensed in the State.
                            ``(ii) Treatment as reformulated 
                        gasoline.--In the case of a State for which the 
                        Governor invokes the waiver described in clause 
                        (i), gasoline that complies with all provisions 
                        of this subsection other than paragraphs (2)(B) 
                        and (3)(A)(v) shall be considered to be 
                        reformulated gasoline for the purposes of this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(iii) Special rule.--Paragraphs (2)(B) 
                        and (3)(A)(v) shall not apply to gasoline sold 
                        or dispensed in a State described in subsection 
                        (c)(4)(B).
                    ``(C) Maintenance of emission reduction benefits.--
                            ``(i) Regulations.--Not later than 270 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this 
                        subparagraph, the Administrator shall 
                        promulgate regulations consistent with 
                        paragraph (3)(B)(ii) to ensure that the 
                        benefits of toxic air pollutant reductions 
                        under the reformulated gasoline program under 
                        this section are maintained in States for which 
                        a Governor waives the oxygenate requirement 
                        under subparagraph (B)(i).
                            ``(ii) Regional designations.--In carrying 
                        out clause (i), the Administrator, in 
                        cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 
                        develop designations for regions of the United 
                        States based on the extent and location of the 
                        gasoline distribution and supply network in the 
                        United States.
                            ``(iii) Performance standards.--The 
                        Administrator, in regulations promulgated under 
                        clause (i), shall use the regional designations 
                        developed under clause (ii) to establish annual 
                        average performance standards for each region 
                        based on--
                                    ``(I) the phase II reformulated 
                                gasoline complex model in existence on 
                                the date of enactment of this 
                                subparagraph; and
                                    ``(II) the annual reductions in 
                                emissions of toxic air pollutants 
                                achieved in the region under the 
                                reformulated gasoline program during 
                                calendar years 1998 and 1999, as 
                                determined using compliance survey 
                                data.
                            ``(iv) Applicability.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The applicable 
                                performance standards under clause 
                                (iii) shall be applied on an annual 
                                average basis to the manufacture of 
                                reformulated gasoline that is sold or 
                                introduced into commerce by a refinery 
                                in a State for which the Governor 
                                waives the oxygenate requirement under 
                                subparagraph (B)(i).
                                    ``(II) More stringent 
                                requirements.--The applicable annual 
                                average regional performance standards 
                                under clause (i) shall not apply to the 
                                extent that any requirement under 
                                section 202(l) or the standards 
                                described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) are 
                                more stringent.
                                    ``(III) Special rule.--The 
                                regulations promulgated under clause 
                                (i) shall not apply in a State 
                                described in subsection (c)(4)(B).
                            ``(v) Prepromulgation requirements.--Until 
                        such time as the regulations under clause (i) 
                        are promulgated, the phase II reformulated 
                        gasoline complex model toxic performance 
                        standards in existence on the date of enactment 
                        of this subparagraph shall remain in effect.''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL STANDARDS TO CONTROL RELEASES OF MTBE 
              FROM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation 
with members of the affected industries, shall conduct a study and 
submit to Congress a report on whether additional standards to 
prevent and control releases of methyl tertiary butyl ether from 
underground storage tanks are necessary.

SEC. 3. CONTROL OF OXYGENATED FUEL ADDITIVES TO PREVENT AIR OR WATER 
              POLLUTION.

    Section 211(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Administrator may 
control or prohibit the introduction into commerce, offering for sale, 
or sale of any oxygenated fuel additive for use in a motor vehicle, 
motor vehicle engine, nonroad engine, or nonroad vehicle, if in the 
judgment of the Administrator the oxygenated fuel additive causes or 
contributes to air pollution or water pollution that may reasonably be 
anticipated to endanger the public health or welfare.''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON USE OF MTBE.

    (a) Sale of Gasoline Containing MTBE.--Section 211(c) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) Limitations on sale of gasoline containing mtbe.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for 
                the fourth full calendar year that begins after the 
                date of enactment of this paragraph and each calendar 
                year thereafter--
                            ``(i) the quantity of gasoline sold or 
                        introduced into commerce during the calendar 
                        year by a refiner, blender, or importer of 
                        gasoline shall contain on average not more than 
                        1 percent by volume methyl tertiary butyl 
                        ether; and
                            ``(ii) a refiner, blender, or importer of 
                        gasoline shall not sell or introduce into 
                        commerce any gasoline that contains more than 
                        an historical level by volume of methyl 
                        tertiary butyl ether, as determined by the 
                        Administrator by regulation.
                    ``(B) Regulations concerning phase-down.--As soon 
                as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
                paragraph, the Administrator shall establish by 
                regulation a program to phase down the percentage of 
                methyl tertiary butyl ether contained in gasoline in 
                accordance with subparagraph (A)(i).
                    ``(C) Regulations concerning trading.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator may 
                        promulgate regulations to permit refiners, 
                        blenders, and importers to sell to, and 
                        purchase from, each other authorizations to 
                        sell or introduce into commerce gasoline 
                        containing methyl tertiary butyl ether in 
                        excess of the limitation specified in 
                        subparagraph (A)(i).
                            ``(ii) Maximum annual limitation.--In 
                        carrying out clause (i), the Administrator 
                        shall ensure that the total quantity of 
                        gasoline sold or introduced into commerce 
                        during any calendar year by all refiners, 
                        blenders, or importers contains on average not 
                        more than 1 percent by volume methyl tertiary 
                        butyl ether.''.
    (b) State Authority To Revise Implementation Plan.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with section 110 of the 
        Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7410), a State may submit to the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a State 
        implementation plan revision that provides for the reduction or 
        elimination of the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether in 
        gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in the State if the 
        Governor of the State demonstrates that--
                    (A) the reduction or elimination would not cause 
                any significant disruption in the availability, supply, 
                or price of gasoline in the State;
                    (B) the reduction or elimination is necessary to 
                protect the public health or environment; and
                    (C) any alternative additive used will not present 
                an equivalent or greater problem than any problem posed 
                by the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether.
            (2) Special rule.--Paragraph (1)--
                    (A) does not apply to a State described in section 
                211(c)(4)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                7545(c)(4)(B)); and
                    (B) does not limit the authority of such a State 
                under section 211(c)(4)(B) of that Act to at any time 
                prescribe and enforce a control or prohibition 
                respecting methyl tertiary butyl ether or any other 
                fuel additive.
    (c) Permit Application Assistance.--In the case of any State in 
which are located 1 or more facilities that produce methyl tertiary 
butyl ether and that, as a result of any provision of or amendment made 
by this Act, apply for a new permit or permit modification under the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall provide to the State technical 
assistance and personnel to assist in the application for or 
modification of such permits.

SEC. 5. ASSURANCE OF ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY.

    (a) In General.--In order to ensure an adequate fuel supply for all 
States, any regulation or modification of fuel properties promulgated 
or approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall take into 
consideration the need for reasonable schedules for carrying out 
necessary refinery investment projects and making appropriate 
modifications to fuel distribution systems.
    (b) Fuel Industry Flexibility.--In implementing and enforcing 
regulations and modifications described in subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall provide the fuel industry with the flexibility 
inherent in fuel regulations in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations to ensure that the benefits of toxic air pollutant reductions under the reformulated gasoline program are maintained in States for which the oxygenate requirement is waived. Directs the Administrator, in promulgating such regulations, to: (1) develop designations for regions based on the extent and location of the U.S. gasoline distribution and supply network; and (2) use such designations to establish annual average performance standards for each region based on the existing phase II reformulated gasoline complex model and the annual reductions in toxic air pollutant emissions achieved in the region under the reformulated gasoline program during 1998 and 1999. Applies such standards to the manufacture of such gasoline sold in States for which the oxygenate requirement is waived, to the extent they are more stringent than those under existing law.
(Sec. 2) Directs the Administrator to study and report to Congress on whether additional standards to prevent and control releases of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks are necessary.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Administrator to control or prohibit the introduction into commerce or sale of any oxygenated fuel additive if it causes or contributes to air or water pollution that may be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.
(Sec. 4) Prohibits, for the fourth calendar year after this Act's enactment date and thereafter, the quantity of gasoline sold or introduced into commerce by a gasoline refiner, blender, or importer from containing on average more than one percent by volume MTBE and bars such individuals from selling or introducing into commerce any gasoline that contains more than an historical level by volume of MTBE as determined by the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to promulgate regulations to permit such individuals to sell and purchase authorizations to sell or introduce into commerce gasoline containing MTBE in excess of the one percent limitation. Requires the Administrator to ensure that the total quantity of gasoline sold or introduced into commerce during any calendar year by all such individuals contains on average not more than one percent MTBE.
Permits States to submit State implementation plan revisions to the Administrator that provide for the reduction or elimination of the use of MTBE in gasoline in the State if the State Governor demonstrates that: (1) the reduction or elimination would not cause any significant disruption in the availability, supply, or price of gasoline in the State; (2) the reduction or elimination is necessary to protect public health or the environment; and (3) any alternative additive used will not present an equivalent or greater problem than that posed by the use of MTBE.
Provides for technical assistance to States with facilities that produce MTBE to assist them in applying for, or modifying, permits as a result of provisions of this Act.
(Sec. 5) Requires, in order to ensure an adequate fuel supply for all States, any regulation or modification of fuel properties promulgated or approved by the Administrator under this Act to take into consideration the need for reasonable schedules for carrying out necessary refinery investment projects and making modifications to fuel distribution systems. Directs the Administrator, in implementing and enforcing such regulations and modifications, to provide the fuel industry with the flexibility inherent in existing fuel regulations.