---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 139.24"
title: "40"
number: "139.24"
heading: "Motor gasoline and compensating systems."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/139.24"
---

# §139.24. Motor gasoline and compensating systems.

- (a) The requirements in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section apply to the discharge of motor gasoline and compensating ambient water added to keep gasoline tanks full to prevent potentially explosive gasoline vapors from forming.
- (b) Additional standards applicable to discharges from motor gasoline and compensating systems when a vessel is operating in federally-protected waters are contained in [§ 139.40(j)](/cfr/40/139.40.md?p=j).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 82131, Oct. 9, 2024, unless otherwise noted.