[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1311 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1311

To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid 
               vapor pressure limitations under such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

 Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
 Illinois, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Peterson, 
Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cartwright, and Mr. Walz) 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 with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid 
               vapor pressure limitations under such Act.

    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 ``Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ETHANOL WAIVER.

    (a) Reid Vapor Pressure Limitation.--Section 211(h) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(h)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``or more'' after ``10 percent''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``additional 
                alcohol or''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ``or more'' after 
        ``10 percent''.
    (b) Existing Waivers.--Section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Administrator, upon'' and inserting 
        ``(A) The Administrator, upon''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) A fuel or fuel additive that has been granted a waiver under 
subparagraph (A) prior to January 1, 2017, and meets all of the 
conditions of that waiver, other than the waiver's limits for Reid 
Vapor Pressure, may be introduced into commerce if the fuel or fuel 
additive meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure 
requirements.''.
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