Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2006 - Amends the Clean Air Act to add as "extreme and unusual circumstances that prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of fuel or fuel additives to consumers" under which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may temporarily waive a control or prohibition on the use of a fuel or fuel additive circumstances that are the result of unexpected problems with equipment necessary for transportation and delivery of fuel or fuel additives.
States that EPA shall have no authority, when considering a state implementation plan (SIP) or SIP revision, to approve any fuel included in such plan or revision if the effect of such approval increases the total number of fuels set forth on the published list of approved fuels (currently EPA does not have the authority to approve a fuel if it increases the total number of fuels approved as of September 1, 2004, in all SIPs).
Requires notice and opportunity for comment before EPA removes a fuel from the list. Requires EPA to remove a fuel from the list if such fuel has ceased to be included in an SIP or is identical to a federal fuel control or prohibition. Repeals provisions prohibiting EPA from reducing the total number of authorized fuels. Requires EPA to publish a revised list reflecting the reduction in the number of fuels.
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to change the deadline for a report by the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy concerning motor vehicle fuels (currently, June 1, 2008) to the earlier of: (1) nine months after the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) June 1, 2008.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5700 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5700
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of
boutique fuels, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 28, 2006
Mr. Blunt (for himself, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Green of
Wisconsin, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Petri, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Akin, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
Calvert, and Mr. Franks of Arizona) 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 to provide for a reduction in the number of
boutique fuels, 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 ``Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVERS.
Section 211(c)(4)(C)(ii)(II) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C.7545(c)(4)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting after ``equipment
failure'' the following: ``, unexpected problems with distribution or
delivery equipment that is necessary for transportation and delivery of
fuel or fuel additives''.
SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF BOUTIQUE FUELS.
Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C))
is amended as follows:
(1) By redesignating the clause (v) added by section
1541(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58;
119 Stat. 1106) as clause (vi).
(2) In clause (vi) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in subclause (I) by striking ``approved under
this paragraph as of September 1, 2004, in all State
implementation plans'' and by inserting in lieu there
of ``set forth on the list published under subclause
(II), or if the list has been revised under subclause
(III), on the revised list'';
(B) by amending subclause (III) to read as follows:
``(III) The Administrator shall, after notice and
opportunity for comment, remove a fuel from the list
published under subclause (II) if the Administrator
determines that such fuel has ceased to be included in
any State implementation plan or is identical to a
Federal fuel control or prohibition promulgated and
implemented by the Administrator. The Administrator
shall publish a revised list reflecting the reduction
in the number of fuels.'';
(C) in subclause (IV) by striking ``Subclause (I)''
and inserting ``Neither subclause (I) nor subclause
(V)'' and by striking ``not'' and by striking ``if such
new fuel'';
(D) in item (aa) of subclause (IV) by inserting
``if such new fuel'' after ``(aa)'' and by striking ``;
or'' and inserting ``, or if the list has been revised
under subclause (III), on the revised list'';
(E) in item (bb) of subclause (IV) by inserting
``if such new fuel'' and by striking ``as of September
1, 2004.'' and inserting ``, or if the list has been
revised under subclause (III), on the revised list,
and''; and
(F) by striking so much of the last sentence of
subclause (IV) as precedes the phrase ``if the
Administrator'', by striking ``a new fuel'' in such
last sentence and inserting ``such new fuel'', and by
designating the remaining language in such last
sentence as item (cc) and adjusting the left margin
accordingly.
SEC. 4. COMPLETION OF HARMONIZATION STUDY.
Paragraph (1) of section 1509(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
is amended by striking ``June 1, 2008'' and inserting ``the earlier of
(A) the date 9 months after the date of the enactment of Boutique Fuel
Reduction Act of 2006 or (B) June 1, 2008''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
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