Congress 108 - HR 2136 - To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a gasoline additive and to repeal the oxygenate requirement for reformulated gasoline, to provide funding for the clean up of underground storage tanks, and for other purposes.

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Administrative procedure Commerce Economics and Public Finance Emissions trading Energy Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Federal aid to water pollution control Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Groundwater Hazardous wastes Imports Law Motor vehicle pollution control Oil pollution Oxygen Oxygenates Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Petroleum storage Reformulated gasoline Refuse and refuse disposal Standards Transportation and Public Works Underground storage Water pollution control Water Resources Development

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Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MBTE) as a motor vehicle fuel additive.

Repeals the oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulate regulations which continue required toxic air pollutant emissions reductions from reformulated gasoline.

Authorizes appropriations from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.

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May 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
May 15, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 15, 2003

Introduced in House

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