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Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act

S. 517 · 115th Congress · Mar 2, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations under such Act.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act”.

Sec. 2 Ethanol waiver

(a)
Reid vapor pressure limitation— Section 211(h) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(h)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (4)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or more” after “10 percent”; and
(B)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “additional alcohol or”; and
(2)
in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting “or more” after “10 percent”.
(b)
Existing waivers— Section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amended—
(1)
by striking “The Administrator, upon” and inserting the following:

“(A) The Administrator, upon”

(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(B) A fuel or fuel additive that has been granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) prior to January 1, 2017, and meets all of the conditions of that waiver, other than the waiver’s limits for Reid Vapor Pressure, may be introduced into commerce if the fuel or fuel additive meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure requirements.”