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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 103) 1 4 A House Concurrent Resolution to request that the 1 5 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 ethanol 1 9 in reformulated gasoline, and urging the United 1 10 States Environmental Protection Agency to resist 1 11 California's attempt to waive the oxygenate 1 12 requirement in that state. 1 13 WHEREAS, the federal Clean Air Act requires the use 1 14 of oxygenated motor vehicle fuels in order to improve 1 15 air quality in the nation's most polluted areas and to 1 16 reduce emissions of benzene and other ozone-forming 1 17 aromatic compounds associated with gasoline; and 1 18 WHEREAS, ethanol blended gasoline is an 1 19 environmentally safe oxygenate enhancer that may be 1 20 used in reformulated gasoline in order to comply with 1 21 the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act; and 1 22 WHEREAS, the Governor of California in Executive 1 23 Order D-5-99 has ordered the California Environmental 1 24 Protection Agency to work with Senator Feinstein and 1 25 the California congressional delegation to pursue a 1 26 permanent waiver of the federal Clean Air Act 1 27 requirements for oxygen content in reformulated 1 28 gasoline in California; and 1 29 WHEREAS, this nation's petroleum industry is 1 30 actively pursuing the removal of the oxygenate 2 1 requirement altogether from the United States 2 2 Environmental Protection Agency's Reformulated 2 3 Gasoline Program; and 2 4 WHEREAS, a federal waiver of the oxygenate 2 5 requirement in California, let alone nationwide 2 6 repeal, would be a devastating loss of a significant 2 7 opportunity for ethanol in this country; NOW 2 8 THEREFORE, 2 9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 2 10 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly 2 11 encourages the Congress of the United States to 2 12 maintain its commitment to the federal Clean Air Act 2 13 by retaining its oxygenate requirements and by 2 14 implementing standards that ensure the opportunity for 2 15 the use of ethanol blended gasoline in Phase II of the 2 16 Reformulated Gasoline Program, thereby preserving the 2 17 natural environment, protecting the public health, 2 18 reducing this nation's dependence upon foreign 2 19 petroleum, and providing additional markets; and 2 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa General 2 21 Assembly encourages the United States President, the 2 22 Administrator of the United States Environmental 2 23 Protection Agency, and the Congress of the United 2 24 States to oppose the waiver of the oxygen content 2 25 requirement from the United States Environmental 2 26 Protection Agency's Reformulated Gasoline Program in 2 27 California; and 2 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this 2 29 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of 2 30 Representatives to the President of the United States 3 1 and the Administrator of the United States 3 2 Environmental Protection Agency; and 3 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 3 4 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of 3 5 Representatives to the President of the Senate of the 3 6 United States, the Speaker of the House of 3 7 Representatives of the United States, the Majority and 3 8 Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, and the 3 9 Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States 3 10 House of Representatives; and 3 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 3 12 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of 3 13 Representatives to Iowa's congressional delegation. 3 14 LSB 2313HV 79 3 15 da/cf/24
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