[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1834 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1834

   To require the Department of Energy to study potential regulatory 
         improvements that may help alleviate high fuel prices.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2001

Mr. Smith of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bartlett 
of Maryland, and Mr. English) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Department of Energy to study potential regulatory 
         improvements that may help alleviate high fuel prices.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of 
Energy shall undertake a study of areas where Federal regulations may 
be modified to help alleviate ongoing gasoline price pressures, 
including--
            (1) the potential for improvements related to increased 
        costs resulting from the high number of ``boutique'' fuel 
        formulations produced in the United States;
            (2) the potential for decreasing refining costs through 
        changes in fuel Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements;
            (3) the potential for cost savings through regulatory 
        changes related to the transition from winter to summer fuel 
        mixes; and
            (4) any other areas that the Secretary believes that 
        regulations could be streamlined or improved to alleviate high 
        fuel prices.
The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress containing the results 
of such study within 90 days after the enactment of this Act.
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