[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1398 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1398

   To amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of 
                        certain fuel additives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 1999

 Mr. Pombo (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Doolittle) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of 
                        certain fuel additives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 211.

    Section 211(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended 
as follows:
            (1) By adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following: 
        ``The Administrator shall amend the regulations under this 
        paragraph as promptly as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this sentence to prohibit the use of methyl 
        tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive.''.
            (2) By adding the following new subparagraph at the end of 
        paragraph (2):
    ``(D) The Administrator shall prohibit under paragraph (1) any 
additive in gasoline registered under subsection (a) after the 
enactment of this subparagraph unless it has been determined (through 
scientific testing and peer review) not to have any adverse effects on 
the public.''.
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