[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4271 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4271

     To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a waiver of certain 
prohibitions and limitations on fuels and fuel additives, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2007

 Mr. Shadegg 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 provide for a waiver of certain 
prohibitions and limitations on fuels and fuel additives, 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. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.

    This Act is enacted pursuant to the authority of Congress to 
regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, 
and with the Indian Tribes provided in article I, section 9, clause 3 
of the United States Constitution.

SEC. 2. WAIVER.

    Section 211(f)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Waiver for fuel or fuel additives.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator, upon 
                application of any manufacturer of any fuel or fuel 
                additive, may waive the prohibitions established under 
                paragraph (1) or (3) or the limitation specified in 
                paragraph (2), if the Administrator determines that the 
                applicant has established that the fuel or fuel 
                additive or a specified concentration of the fuel or 
                fuel additive, and the emission products of the fuel or 
                fuel additive or specified concentration of the fuel or 
                fuel additive, will not cause or contribute to a 
                failure of any emission control device or system (over 
                the useful life of the motor vehicle, motor vehicle 
                engine, nonroad engine, or nonroad vehicle in which the 
                device or system is used) to achieve compliance by the 
                vehicle or engine with the emission standards with 
                respect to which the vehicle or engine has been 
                certified pursuant to sections 206 and 213(a).
                    ``(B) Final action.--The administrator shall take 
                final action to grant or deny an application submitted 
                under this paragraph, after public notice and comment, 
                not later than 270 days after the receipt of the 
                application.''.
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