[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4545 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4545

  To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique 
                     fuels, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2004

Mr. Blunt (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, 
and Mr. McCotter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique 
                     fuels, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FUEL PROVISIONS IN CASE OF FUEL SUPPLY DISRUPTION.

    Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) 
is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ``The 
Administrator may waive the provisions of any applicable implementation 
plan approved under this subparagraph with respect to a fuel or fuel 
additive if the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, determines that such waiver is necessary by reason of a 
significant fuel supply disruption in any area subject to such plan. 
Such waiver shall remain in effect in the area concerned for such 
period as the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, deems necessary by reason of such fuel supply disruption. No 
State or person shall be subject to an enforcement action, penalties, 
or liability solely arising from actions taken pursuant to the issuance 
of a waiver under this section.''.

SEC. 3. CAP AND REDUCTION OF BOUTIQUE FUELS.

    (a) EPA Approval of State Plans With Boutique Fuels.--Section 
211(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)) is amended by 
adding the following at the end thereof:
    ``(D) In the case of gasoline, after the enactment of this 
subparagraph, the Administrator may give a preference to the approval 
of State implementation plan provisions described in subparagraph (C) 
if the control or prohibition in such provisions requires the use of 
either of the following:
            ``(i) Reformulated gasoline as defined in subsection (k).
            ``(ii) Gasoline having a Reid Vapor Pressure of 7.0 or 7.8 
        pounds per square inch (psi) for the high ozone season (as 
        determined by the Administrator).
The Administrator shall have no authority, when considering State 
implementation plan revisions under subparagraph (C), to approve any 
fuel or fuel additive if the effect of such approval would be to 
increase the total number of fuels and fuel additives approved in all 
State implementation plans nationwide prior to June 1, 2004.''.
    (b) Cross Reference.--Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) is amended by adding the following at the end 
thereof: ``After the date of enactment of subparagraph (D) of this 
paragraph, any State implementation plan revision under this 
subparagraph involving gasoline shall be considered only pursuant to 
both this subparagraph and subparagraph (D).''.
    (c) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, shall undertake a 
study of the effects on air quality, on the number of fuel blends, on 
fuel availability, and on fuel costs of the State plan provisions 
adopted pursuant to section 211(c)(4)(D) of the Clean Air Act. In 
carrying out such study, the Administrator shall obtain comments from 
affected parties. The Administrator shall submit the results of such 
study to the Congress not later than 18 months after the enactment of 
this Act, together with any recommended legislative changes to the list 
of fuels in section 211(c)(4)(D), which, if expanded, shall not exceed 
10 fuels.
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