Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 14, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Clean Air Act to add as "extreme and unusual circumstances that prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of fuel or fuel additives to consumers" under which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may temporarily waive a control or prohibition on the use of a fuel or fuel additive circumstances that are the result of unexpected problems with equipment necessary for transportation and delivery of fuel or fuel additives.
States that EPA shall have no authority, when considering a state implementation plan (SIP) or SIP revision, to approve any fuel included in such plan or revision if the effect of such approval increases the total number of fuels set forth on the published list of approved fuels (currently EPA does not have the authority to approve a fuel if it increases the total number of fuels approved as of September 1, 2004, in all SIPs).
Requires notice and opportunity for comment before the Administrator removes a fuel from the list. Requires EPA to remove a fuel from the list if such fuel has ceased to be included in an SIP or is identical to a federal fuel control or prohibition. Repeals provisions prohibiting EPA from reducing the total number of authorized fuels. Requires EPA to publish a revised list reflecting the reduction in the number of fuels. Deletes as a condition under which the Administrator's authority to approve a control or prohibition respecting any new fuel is limited that such new fuel will increase the total number of fuels on the list.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2009 to Apr 30, 2009, with 20 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-GA | John Linder | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
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- Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
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