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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 251)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution urging the United States
1 5 Environmental Protection Agency to take specific
1 6 actions relating to gasoline sulfur levels and
1 7 regulation of vehicle emissions.
1 8 WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection
1 9 Agency believes that sulfur reductions in gasoline are
1 10 necessary to maximize emission reductions from motor
1 11 vehicles; and
1 12 WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection
1 13 Agency plans to propose stringent gasoline sulfur
1 14 regulations and more stringent vehicle tailpipe
1 15 emission standards; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the air pollution in some states is far
1 17 greater than others and requires greater reduction in
1 18 sulfur while other states, especially those states in
1 19 the western portion of the nation, have minimal air
1 20 pollution problems that require less of a reduction in
1 21 sulfur; and
1 22 WHEREAS, since gasoline used in California was
1 23 developed to address air quality problems unique to
1 24 California and air quality problems in other states
1 25 are not as severe as those in California, the air
1 26 quality problems in other states do not necessitate
1 27 the same solutions used in California; and
1 28 WHEREAS, limitation of consumer mobility and
1 29 freedom may result from reducing sulfur in gasoline
1 30 because higher manufacturing costs may be passed on to
2 1 consumers; and
2 2 WHEREAS, although new investments in clean air are
2 3 needed, consumers should not have to pay more for
2 4 gasoline than necessary to achieve the goal of clean
2 5 air; and
2 6 WHEREAS, fuels and vehicles work together as a
2 7 system and the right combination of fuel and vehicle
2 8 controls will result in cleaner air and a cost-
2 9 effective solution; NOW THEREFORE,
2 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 11 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly urges the
2 12 United States Environmental Protection Agency to
2 13 reduce gasoline sulfur levels in a manner which
2 14 provides for a flexible, regional approach that will
2 15 maximize air quality benefits; propose regulations
2 16 that will reduce average gasoline sulfur levels to 150
2 17 parts per million average sulfur levels in 28 primary
2 18 eastern states, and East Texas and 300 parts per
2 19 million average sulfur levels in the remaining states,
2 20 with the exception of California which has a program
2 21 specific to California; propose regulations that are
2 22 cost-effective in order to limit the burden on
2 23 consumers; and propose regulations that reduce vehicle
2 24 emissions while recognizing that fuels and vehicles
2 25 work in tandem and cannot be addressed in isolation,
2 26 thereby requiring the United States Environmental
2 27 Protection Agency to strike a balance in regulating
2 28 vehicles and fuels; and
2 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That official copies of
2 30 this Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the
3 1 House of Representatives to the Regional Administrator
3 2 of Region VII of the United States Environmental
3 3 Protection Agency, the Administrator of the United
3 4 States Environmental Protection Agency, each member of
3 5 the Iowa congressional delegation, the Director of the
3 6 Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Governor
3 7 of the State of Iowa.
3 8 LSB 3027HV 78
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