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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 593
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2025
Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Thune, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Moran, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Rounds) 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 modify Reid Vapor Pressure requirements and to provide for the return of certain retired credits, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025
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Clean Air Act amendments
Ethanol waiver
Existing waivers
Section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amended—
by striking (4) The Administrator, upon
and inserting the following:
Waivers
In general
The Administrator, on
;
in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)—
in the first sentence—
by striking of this subsection
each place it appears; and
by striking if he determines
and inserting if the Administrator determines
; and
in the second sentence, by striking The Administrator
and inserting the following:
Final action
The Administrator
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Reid vapor pressure
A fuel or fuel additive may be introduced into commerce if—
the Administrator determines that the fuel or fuel additive is substantially similar to a fuel or fuel additive utilized in the certification of any model year vehicle pursuant to paragraph (1)(A); or
the fuel or fuel additive has been granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) and meets all of the conditions of that waiver other than any limitation of the waiver with respect to the Reid Vapor Pressure of the fuel or fuel additive; and
the fuel or fuel additive meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure requirements under subsection (h).
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Reid vapor pressure limitation
Section 211(h) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(h)) is amended—
by striking vapor pressure
each place it appears and inserting Vapor Pressure
;
in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 10 percent
and inserting 10 to 15 percent
; and
in paragraph (5)(A)—
by striking Upon notification, accompanied by
and inserting On receipt of a notification that is submitted after the date of enactment of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, and is accompanied by appropriate
;
by striking 10 percent
and inserting 10 to 15 percent
; and
by adding at the end the following: Upon the enactment of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, any State for which the notification from the Governor of a State was submitted before the date of enactment of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 and to which the Administrator applied the Reid Vapor Pressure limitation established by paragraph (1) shall instead have the Reid Vapor Pressure limitation established by paragraph (4) apply to all fuel blends containing gasoline and 10 to 15 percent denatured anhydrous ethanol that are sold, offered for sale, dispensed, supplied, offered for supply, transported, or introduced into commerce in the area during the high ozone season.
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Generation of credits by small refineries under the renewable fuel program
Section 211(o)(9) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Credits generated for 2016–2018 compliance years
Rule
For any small refinery described in clause (ii) or (iii), the credits described in the respective clause shall be—
returned to the small refinery and, notwithstanding paragraph (5)(C), deemed eligible for future compliance years; or
applied as a credit in the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) account of the small refinery.
Compliance years 2016 and 2017
Clause (i) applies with respect to any small refinery that—
retired credits generated for compliance years 2016 or 2017; and
submitted a petition under subparagraph (B)(i) for that compliance year that remained outstanding as of December 1, 2022.
Compliance year 2018
In addition to small refineries described in clause (ii), clause (i) applies with respect to any small refinery—
that submitted a petition under subparagraph (B)(i) for compliance year 2018 by September 1, 2019;
that retired credits generated for compliance year 2018 as part of the compliance demonstration of the small refinery for compliance year 2018 by March 31, 2019; and
for which—
the petition remained outstanding as of December 1, 2022; or
the Administrator denied the petition as of July 1, 2022, and has not returned the retired credits as of December 1, 2022.
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