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HR 608 107th Congress House

Clean Air and Water Preservation Act of 2001

Official title: To amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of MTBE, to provide flexibility within the oxygenate requirement of the Environmental Protection … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of MTBE, to provide flexibility within the oxygenate requirement of the Environmental Protection Agency's Reformulated Gasoline Program, to promote the use of renewable ethanol, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative procedureAlcohol as fuelAquifersCarbon monoxide
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CommerceCongressCongressional reporting requirementsEnergyEnvironmental Protection AgencyGovernment Operations and PoliticsGroundwater pollutionHydrocarbonsLabelingLawMotor vehicle pollution controlNitrogen oxidesOxygenatesOzonePetroleum refineries
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Became law
Mar 21, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1042-1043)
Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1042-1043)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clean Air and Water Preservation Act of 2001 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive. Makes such prohibition effective three years after this Act's enactment date.

Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator to amend certain guidelines to require State source water assessment programs to be revised to prioritize groundwater areas and aquifers that have been contaminated, or are most vulnerable to contamination, by MTBE.

Revises the oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline under the Clean Air Act to require the oxygen content to equal or exceed an average of two percent by weight (currently, equal or exceed two percent by weight). Invalidates Federal regulations that establish a per-gallon minimum oxygen content (percent, by weight).

Limits the hydrocarbon content of reformulated gasoline to the average content of such gasoline sold in covered nonattainment areas during the year 2000.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should promote renewable ethanol to replace MTBE and encourage oil refiners to make the transition from MTBE-blended fuel to ethanol-blended fuel as soon as possible.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 3
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2001
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 1, 2001
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 14, 2001
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 14, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 14, 2001
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 14, 2001
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