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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
1 3 RESOLUTION BY CHAIRPERSON HAHN)
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 Agency
1 9 believes that sulfur reductions in gasoline are necessary to
1 10 maximize emission reductions from motor vehicles; and
1 11 WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency
1 12 plans to propose stringent gasoline sulfur regulations and
1 13 more stringent vehicle tailpipe emission standards; and
1 14 WHEREAS, the air pollution in some states is far greater
1 15 than others and requires greater reduction in sulfur while
1 16 other states, especially those states in the western portion
1 17 of the nation, have minimal air pollution problems that
1 18 require less of a reduction in sulfur; and
1 19 WHEREAS, since gasoline used in California was developed to
1 20 address air quality problems unique to California and air
1 21 quality problems in other states are not as severe as those in
1 22 California, the air quality problems in other states do not
1 23 necessitate the same solutions used in California; and
1 24 WHEREAS, limitation of consumer mobility and freedom may
1 25 result from reducing sulfur in gasoline because higher
1 26 manufacturing costs may be passed on to consumers; and
1 27 WHEREAS, although new investments in clean air are needed,
1 28 consumers should not have to pay more for gasoline than
1 29 necessary to achieve the goal of clean air; and
1 30 WHEREAS, fuels and vehicles work together as a system and
1 31 the right combination of fuel and vehicle controls will result
1 32 in cleaner air and a cost-effective solution; and
1 33 WHEREAS, the American Petroleum Institute and the National
1 34 Petrochemical Refiners Association have proposed a program for
1 35 reducing gasoline sulfur levels which will reduce nitrogen
2 1 oxides emissions by more than 75,000 tons annually and will
2 2 cut gasoline sulfur levels by at least 50 percent; NOW
2 3 THEREFORE,
2 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE
2 5 CONCURRING, That the General Assembly urges the United States
2 6 Environmental Protection Agency to reduce gasoline sulfur
2 7 levels in a manner which provides for a flexible, regional
2 8 approach that will maximize air quality benefits; propose
2 9 regulations that reflect the American Petroleum Institute and
2 10 National Petrochemical Refiners Association gasoline sulfur
2 11 reduction proposal for 150 parts per million average sulfur
2 12 levels in 28 primary eastern states, and East Texas and 300
2 13 million parts per million average sulfur levels in the
2 14 remaining states, with the exception of California which has a
2 15 program specific to California; propose regulations that are
2 16 cost-effective in order to limit the burden on consumers; and
2 17 propose regulations that reduce vehicle admissions while
2 18 recognizing that fuels and vehicles work in tandem and cannot
2 19 be addressed in isolation, thereby requiring the United States
2 20 Environmental Protection Agency to strike a balance in
2 21 regulating vehicles and fuels; and
2 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That official copies of this
2 23 Resolution be sent to the Regional Administrator of Region VII
2 24 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the
2 25 Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection
2 26 Agency, each member of the Iowa congressional delegation, the
2 27 Director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the
2 28 Governor of the State of Iowa.
2 29 LSB 3027HC 78
2 30 tm/jw/5
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