[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1024 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1024
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2019
Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Wittman, and
Mr. Crist) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, 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 ``Consumer Protection and Fuel
Transparency Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. E15 FUEL DISPENSER LABELING.
(a) E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling Rule.--
(1) Revision of rule.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise
the labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15,
including by revising the rule described in paragraph (3) with
respect to such requirements.
(2) Input and requirements for label.--In revising the
labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15 under
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall--
(A) solicit input from--
(i) industries that manufacture vehicles,
engines, and equipment that are prohibited from
using E15, including boats, lawnmowers,
chainsaws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre-
2001 model year vehicles;
(ii) consumer groups that represent users
of such vehicles, engines, and equipment; and
(iii) any other party that the
Administrator determines may be impacted by
such labeling requirements;
(B) require that the label for fuel pumps that
dispense E15--
(i) include the word ``WARNING'';
(ii) include the words ``Check your owner's
manual'';
(iii) be 5 x 7 inches or larger;
(iv) include--
(I) indicators with respect to
vehicles, engines, and equipment that
are prohibited from using E15,
including--
(aa) pictograms depicting a
boat, lawnmower, chainsaw,
motorcycle, and snowmobile; and
(bb) warnings with respect
to pre-2001 model year
vehicles; and
(II) other indicators developed by
the Administrator, in consultation with
the American National Standards
Institute and the Federal Trade
Commission; and
(v) be focus group tested to ensure
effectiveness; and
(C) with respect to blender pumps, in addition to
the requirements under subparagraph (B), with input
from industries, the Federal Trade Commission, and the
American National Standards Institute, require an
additional warning label on each such blender pump to
warn consumers of the residual gasoline left in
gasoline pump hoses from the previous individual
dispensing.
(3) Rule described.--The rule described in this paragraph
is the final rule titled ``Regulation To Mitigate the
Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing
Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to
the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs'' published
in the Federal Register on July 25, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 44406 et
seq.).
(b) Public Education.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with affected
industries, shall develop and commence a public education campaign--
(1) to inform the public regarding--
(A) the risks associated with the improper use of
E15; and
(B) the vehicles, engines, and equipment that are
prohibited from using E15, including boats, lawnmowers,
chainsaws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre-2001 model
year vehicles; and
(2) that includes, with respect to an existing fuel pump
that displays electronic messages, development of an electronic
message inquiring if a consumer is aware that E15 is so
prohibited, to be displayed on such fuel pump prior to E15
dispensing from such fuel pump.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the
public education campaign commenced under subsection (b), including
data and metrics on consumer awareness of E15.
(d) Registration Entities Education.--The Administrator, in
collaboration with State entities responsible for boat registration,
shall distribute, at the time of initial registration of a boat and at
the time of the renewal of a registration for such boat, educational
materials on E15 and its impact on marine engines.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Blender pump.--The term ``blender pump'' means a fuel
pump that may dispense multiple blends of fuel, including E15.
(3) E15.--The term ``E15'' means gasoline containing 15
percent ethanol by volume.
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