Congress 107 - S 670 - Renewable Fuels Act of 2001

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Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Air pollution measurement Air quality Alcohol as fuel Alternative fuels Authorization Biomass energy Carbon monoxide Cellulose Economics and Public Finance Emissions trading Energy Energy crops Environmental health Environmental law enforcement Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Farm manure Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Gasohol Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Groundwater pollution Health Injunctions Law Motor vehicle pollution control Municipal solid waste Nitrogen oxides Oxygen Oxygenates Ozone Petroleum refineries Plant fibers Public Lands and Natural Resources Reformulated gasoline Refuse as fuel Standards Transportation and Public Works Trees Underground petroleum tanks Water pollution control Water quality Wood

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Renewable Fuels Act of 2001 - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) establish specified limitations on the aromatic hydrocarbon content of reformulated gasoline (RFG); (2) authorize prohibitions on the use of fuels that contribute to water pollution anticipated to endanger public health or welfare; (3) ban the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in gasoline within four years of this Act's enactment; (4) phase in specified clean alternative and renewable fuel content requirements; and (5) apply, upon State application, prohibitions on the sale of conventional gasoline in covered areas (areas requiring the use of RFG), to nonclassified areas (opt-in areas).

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the use of funds from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to: (1) carry out corrective actions with respect to releases of MTBE that present a risk to human health, welfare, or the environment; and (2) conduct inspections, issue orders, or bring actions under the underground storage tank regulation program.

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Mar 30, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 30, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3220-3221)
Mar 30, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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