Contact Congress about H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.

Gas stations could sell gasoline with 10% to 15% ethanol more widely during the summer. The bill also gives some small refineries another chance to use past renewable fuel credits.

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To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes. is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Latest action on H.R. 1346: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects gas stations, ethanol producers, oil refineries, and drivers. Gas stations could have more freedom to sell E15 and similar fuels in summer. Ethanol producers could see more demand for their product. Some small refineries could recover past renewable fuel credits and use them for future compliance.

Why this matters: This bill could change what fuel people can buy at the pump during hot months. Summer fuel rules affect which gasoline blends stations may sell, because fuel vapors can add to air pollution. The bill could also change the financial position of some small refineries by restoring older compliance credits. The bill does not spell out the final effects on prices, air quality, emissions, or engine compatibility.

Key provisions in H.R. 1346

• Fuel and fuel additives could enter the market if they are close enough to fuels used for vehicle approval or already have an EPA waiver. They still must meet all other Reid Vapor Pressure rules, even if an older waiver’s vapor-pressure limit is removed.
• The bill clearly covers gasoline with 10% to 15% denatured anhydrous ethanol under the Clean Air Act’s vapor-pressure rule. That rule limits how easily fuel evaporates in hot weather.
• The bill changes key Clean Air Act references from “10 percent” ethanol to “10 to 15 percent” ethanol. Those parts of the law control summer limits on fuel evaporation.
• States that already asked EPA for stricter vapor-pressure limits would not keep that same setup for these blends. When the bill becomes law, EPA would apply the ethanol-specific limit to all 10% to 15% ethanol gasoline blends during high ozone season.
• EPA would have to fix certain past renewable fuel credits for small refineries. It must either return the credits for future use or put them back into the refinery’s EPA Moderated Transaction System account, which tracks those credits.

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Gas stations could sell gasoline with 10% to 15% ethanol more widely during the summer. The bill also gives some small refineries another chance to use past renewable fuel credits.

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