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Clean Gasoline Act of 1998

Introduced: July 30, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 30, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9435-9436)
Jul 30, 1998
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Gasoline Act of 1998 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the manufacture, sale, supply, dispensation, transport, or introduction into commerce of motor vehicle gasoline that contains a concentration of sulfur exceeding 40 parts per million per gallon of gasoline.

Provides that a person shall not be in violation of such prohibition if, during a one-year period, the person engages in such an activity with respect to gasoline that contains a sulfur concentration between 40 and 80 parts per million per gallon if the average concentration of sulfur in the gasoline during the period is less than 30 parts per million per gallon.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to establish maximum and average allowable sulfur concentrations in motor vehicle gasoline that are lower than such concentrations if: (1) research conducted after this Act's enactment indicates that significant air quality benefits would result from a reduction in allowable sulfur concentration in such gasoline; or (2) advanced vehicle technologies have been developed that can significantly reduce emissions of air pollutants from motor vehicles but that require gasoline with a lower concentration of sulfur than that specified under this Act.

Prescribes penalties for violations of this Act.

Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress on the effects of the use of low sulfur motor vehicle gasoline on urban and regional air quality within six and eight years of this Act's enactment date.

What's happening now July 30, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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