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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 (BY PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
1 3 RESOLUTION BY CHAIRPERSON KLEMME)
1 4 A House Concurrent Resolution to request that
1 5 the Congress of the United States maintain its
1 6 commitment to clean air and the ethanol industry,
1 7 by maintaining the oxygenate requirement in the
1 8 federal Clean Air Act that promotes the use of
1 9 ethanol in reformulated gasoline and that Congress
1 10 and the United States Environmental Protection Agency
1 11 cooperate in order to implement effective standards.
1 12 WHEREAS, the federal Clean Air Act, as first enacted in
1 13 1970 and amended in 1990, forms the basis for the national air
1 14 pollution control effort, including but not limited to
1 15 national ambient air quality standards for major air
1 16 pollutants, hazardous air pollutants standards, state
1 17 attainment plans, motor vehicle emissions standards,
1 18 stationary source emissions standards and permits, acid rain
1 19 control measures, and stratospheric ozone protection; and
1 20 WHEREAS, amendments to the federal Clean Air Act are
1 21 designed to reduce the toxic materials from the combustion of
1 22 fossil fuels including pollution caused by vehicles that emit
1 23 a variety of petroleum-based pollutants, including benzene and
1 24 other aromatics, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter in the
1 25 form of smoke and soot, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide;
1 26 and
1 27 WHEREAS, the federal Clean Air Act requires the use of
1 28 oxygenated motor vehicle fuels in order to improve air quality
1 29 in the nation's most polluted areas and to reduce emissions of
1 30 benzene and other ozone-forming aromatic compounds associated
1 31 with gasoline; and
1 32 WHEREAS, motor vehicle fuel including only a 10 percent
1 33 blend of ethanol contains 3.5 percent oxygen which enhances
1 34 octane levels and provides more oxygen for fuel combustion
1 35 resulting in reduced levels of hazardous emissions, thereby
2 1 providing Americans with healthier air to breathe; and
2 2 WHEREAS, ethanol blended gasoline, unlike methyl tertiary
2 3 butyl ether (MTBE), is an environmentally safe oxygenate
2 4 enhancer that may be used in reformulated gasoline in order to
2 5 comply with the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act; and
2 6 WHEREAS, in Iowa, on or after February 1, 2000, it is
2 7 illegal to sell motor vehicle fuel that contains more than 2
2 8 percent of MTBE by volume; and
2 9 WHEREAS, the processing of corn into ethanol adds value to
2 10 this nation's abundant corn crop by increasing net farm
2 11 income, creating employment opportunities, increasing state
2 12 and federal tax receipts, reducing this nation's dependence
2 13 upon foreign nations, and reducing the federal trade deficit;
2 14 and
2 15 WHEREAS, long-standing, bipartisan congressional support
2 16 for the ethanol industry is reflected by the federal tax
2 17 exemption applicable to gasoline formulated with clean-burning
2 18 ethanol; NOW THEREFORE,
2 19 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE
2 20 CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly encourages Congress
2 21 to maintain its commitment to the oxygenated fuel requirements
2 22 of the federal Clean Air Act, by implementing standards in
2 23 cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection
2 24 Agency that ensures the increased use of ethanol blended
2 25 gasoline in order to preserve the natural environment, protect
2 26 the public health, reduce this nation's dependence upon
2 27 foreign petroleum, and provide additional markets for domestic
2 28 corn; and
2 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be
2 30 sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to the
2 31 President of the United States and the Administrator of the
2 32 United States Environmental Protection Agency; and
2 33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be
2 34 sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to the
2 35 President of the Senate of the United States; the Speaker of
3 1 the House of Representatives of the United States; the
3 2 majority and minority leaders of the United States Senate; and
3 3 the majority and minority leaders of the United States House
3 4 of Representatives; and
3 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be
3 6 sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to
3 7 Iowa's congressional delegation.
3 8 LSB 5648HC 78
3 9 da/cf/24
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