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HR 1395 106th Congress House

To amend the Clean Air Act to suspend the application of certain motor vehicle fuel requirements in areas within the State of California during certain periods in order to reduce the retail cost of…

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to suspend the application of certain motor vehicle fuel requirements in areas within the State of California during certain periods… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to suspend the application of certain motor vehicle fuel requirements in areas within the State of California during certain periods in order to reduce the retail cost of gasoline, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 13, 1999 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative procedureCaliforniaCarbon monoxideCommerce
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EnergyEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal preemptionForeign Trade and International FinanceGasolineGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityImportsLawMotor vehicle pollution controlOxygenatesOzonePetroleum industryPetroleum pricesReformulated gasolineRetail tradeStandardsState lawsTransportation and Public Works
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Passed Senate
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Apr 28, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 13, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Apr 13, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Clean Air Act to suspend certain requirements for the use of reformulated gas and oxygenated fuels in nonattainment areas, and any such provisions under California law regarding such gas and fuels, upon a determination by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency that, during the calendar month prior to such determination, the statewide average retail price of gasoline has been more than five percent above the baseline average price for California due to costs of complying with such requirements. Terminates such suspension upon the Administrator's determination that the statewide average retail price has been more than five percent below such baseline average price. Defines "baseline average gasoline price" as a statewide average price for gasoline sold at retail, for any calendar month, that is 120 percent of the statewide average retail price within California during the three-calendar year period preceding the calendar year in which such month occurs.

Bars the retail sale of gasoline refined outside, and imported into, the United States in California during any suspension period.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1395: To amend the Clean Air Act to suspend the application of certain motor vehicle fuel requirements in areas within the State of California during certain periods in order to reduce the retail cost of gasoline, and for other purposes.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1395/
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"H.R. 1395: To amend the Clean Air Act to suspend the application of certain motor vehicle fuel requirements in areas within the State of California during certain periods in order to reduce the retail cost of gasoline, and for other purposes.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1395/.
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H.R. 1395, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1395/.
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[H.R. 1395: To amend the Clean Air Act to suspend the application of certain motor vehicle fuel requirements in areas within the State of California during certain periods in order to reduce the retail cost of gasoline, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1395/)
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