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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2823
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2013
Mr. Terry (for himself, Mr. Latta, and Mrs. Walorski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Gas Accessibility and Stabilization
Act of 2013
.
Expansion of waiver authority
Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) is amended—
in clause
(ii)(II), by inserting a problem with distribution or delivery equipment
that is necessary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or fuel
additives,
after equipment failure,
;
in clause (iii)(II), by inserting
(except that the Administrator may extend the effectiveness of a waiver
for more than 20 days if the Administrator determines that the conditions under
clause (ii) supporting a waiver determination will exist for more than 20
days)
before the semicolon at the end;
by redesignating the second clause (v) (relating to the authority of the Administrator to approve certain State implementation plans) as clause (vi); and
by adding at the end the following:
Presumptive approval
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subparagraph, if the Administrator does not approve or deny a request for a waiver under this subparagraph within 3 days after receipt of the request, the request shall be considered to be approved as received by the Administrator and the applicable fuel standards shall be waived for the period of time requested.
.
Fuel system requirements harmonization study
Section 1509 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 1083) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph
(1)(A), by inserting biofuels,
after oxygenated
fuel,
; and
in paragraph
(2)(G), by striking Tier II
and inserting Tier
III
; and
in subsection
(b)(1), by striking 2008
and inserting
2014
.