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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY HAHN, MERTZ, WELTER, DRAKE, GREIG,
1 3 RAYHONS, MEYER, HUSEMAN, DOLECHECK, BOGGESS,
1 4 BRUNKHORST, BRAUNS, ARNOLD, SUKUP, DIX, KLEMME,
1 5 MARTIN, JENKINS, VAN FOSSEN, CHURCHILL, HOUSER,
1 6 KREMER, TYRRELL, VAN MAANEN, GREINER, GRIES,
1 7 METCALF, WEIDMAN, BARRY, BODDICKER, GIPP,
1 8 VANDE HOEF, LORD, HEATON, HANSEN, LARSON,
1 9 BLODGETT, CORMACK, HOLMES, THOMSON, VEENSTRA,
1 10 GRUNDBERG, SIEGRIST, NELSON, TEIG, RANTS, CARROLL,
1 11 CORBETT, KOENIGS, SCHERRMAN, FALCK, TAYLOR, MAY,
1 12 DREES, KREIMAN, FREVERT, MUNDIE, REYNOLDS-KNIGHT,
1 13 OSTERHAUS, SCHRADER, WISE, MASCHER, KINZER,
1 14 WARNSTADT, MURPHY, CONNORS, MORELAND, COHOON,
1 15 THOMAS, DOTZLER, FOEGE, SHOULTZ, JOCHUM, BELL,
1 16 BRAND, MYERS, CHAPMAN, CHIODO, BERNAU, BUKTA,
1 17 HOLVECK, and RICHARDSON
1 18 A House Concurrent Resolution requesting that the
1 19 legislative council establish an interim study
1 20 committee to consider increasing the percent of
1 21 oxygen by weight in motor vehicle fuel.
1 22 WHEREAS, more than 40 percent of this nation's air
1 23 pollution is caused by vehicles, emitting a variety of
1 24 petroleum-based pollutants which endanger the public's
1 25 health and natural environment, including harmfull
1 26 organic vapors, benzene and other aromatics, nitrogen
1 27 oxides, particulate matter in the form of smoke and
1 28 soot, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide; and
1 29 WHEREAS, motor vehicle fuel which includes a higher
1 30 percent of oxygen enhances octane levels and provides
2 1 better fuel combustion resulting in reduced levels of
2 2 harmful pollutants; and
2 3 WHEREAS, members of the Iowa House of
2 4 Representatives and Iowa Senate have long supported
2 5 the production of ethanol as a vital component in
2 6 promoting clean air, supporting this state's economy,
2 7 and reducing imported nonrenewable energy sources; and
2 8 WHEREAS, this state has long championed industries
2 9 which add value to agricultural commodities produced
2 10 by farmers in this state; and
2 11 WHEREAS, persons involved in the production and
2 12 processing of corn in Iowa significantly contribute to
2 13 the wealth of this nation by supporting the production
2 14 of agricultural commodities and value-added products;
2 15 NOW THEREFORE,
2 16 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 17 SENATE CONCURRING, That the legislative council is
2 18 requested to establish an interim study committee to
2 19 consider the percent of oxygen by weight currently
2 20 contained in motor vehicle fuel, its effects on this
2 21 state's economy, public health, and natural
2 22 environment, and to investigate methods to increase
2 23 the oxygenate content in motor vehicle fuel in
2 24 appropriate circumstances; and
2 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the interim study
2 26 committee submit its findings and recommendations,
2 27 including any proposed legislation, for consideration
2 28 by the 1999 Session of the Seventy-eighth General
2 29 Assembly.
2 30 LSB 4409HH 77
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