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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3553
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 21, 2006
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Thune) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain 10 percent renewable fuel in the year 2010 and thereafter, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
10 by 10
Act
.
10 percent renewable fuel required for motor vehicles
Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) is amended—
by inserting after subsection (o) the following:
10 percent renewable fuel requirement
In general
After December 31, 2009, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, supply or offer for supply, dispense, transport, or introduce into commerce, for use in any motor vehicle (as defined in section 216) any gasoline containing less than 10 percent renewable fuel by volume.
Fuel blends
For the purpose of enforcing this subsection, a blend of gasoline and renewable fuel shall be considered to be sold or offered for sale, supplied or offered for supply, dispensed, transported, or introduced into commerce in accordance with this subsection if the renewable fuel content, exclusive of denaturants and permitted contaminants, comprises not less than 9.2 percent by volume and not more than 10 percent by volume of the blend, as determined by the Administrator.
Manifests and labeling
By regulation effective January 1, 2010, the Administrator shall require that each bill of lading or transportation manifest for all gasoline containing renewable fuel and all gasoline not containing renewable fuel indicate the renewable fuel content of the gasoline.
Notices on gasoline pumps; exemption for collector vehicles
The Administrator shall provide, by regulation, for—
appropriate notices to be displayed on gasoline pumps—
indicating the renewable fuel content of the gasoline dispensed by the pump; and
notifying the public of the prohibition under this subsection; and
an exemption from the requirements of this subsection in the case of gasoline for use in collector motor vehicles, as defined by the Administrator.
; and
by redesignating the second subsection (r) (as added by section 1512 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 1088)) as subsection (t) and moving the subsection so as to appear at the end of the section.