I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1412 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2011 Mr. Terry (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Akin, Mr. Graves of Missouri, and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2011 or the GAS Act of 2011.

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Reduction in number of boutique fuels

Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) is amended— (1)in clause (ii)(II), by inserting an unexpected problem with distribution or delivery equipment that is necessary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or fuel additives, after equipment failure,; (2)by redesignating the second clause (v) (relating to the authority of the Administrator to approve certain State implementation plans) as clause (vi); and (3)in clause (vi) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A)in subclause (I), by striking fuels approved under and all that follows through the end of the subclause and inserting fuels included on the list published under subclause (II) (including any revisions to the list under subclause (III)).; (B)by striking subclause (III) and inserting the following: (III)(aa)The Administrator, after providing notice and an opportunity for comment, shall remove a fuel from the list published under subclause (II) if the Administrator determines that the fuel has ceased to be included in any State implementation plan or is identical to a Federal fuel formulation implemented by the Administrator. (bb)On removing a fuel from the list under item (aa), the Administrator shall publish a revised list that reflects that removal. ; and (C)by striking subclause (IV) and inserting the following: (IV)Nothing in subclause (I) or (V) limits the authority of the Administrator to approve a control or prohibition relating to any new fuel under this paragraph in a State implementation plan (or a revision to such a plan), if— (aa)the new fuel completely replaces a fuel on the list published under subclause (II) (including any revisions to the list under subclause (III)); and (bb)the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, publishes in the Federal Register, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, a determination that the control or prohibition will not cause any fuel supply or distribution interruption or have any significant adverse impact on fuel producibility in the affected area or any contiguous area. .