[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7731 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7731
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 11, 2022
Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Lois Frankel of
Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Protection and Fuel
Transparency Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF E15 FUEL DISPENSER LABELING AND COMPATIBILITY
WITH UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PROPOSED RULE.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall withdraw the
proposed rule titled ``E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility
With Underground Storage Tanks'' (86 Fed. Reg. 5094 (January 19,
2021)).
SEC. 3. E15 FUEL DISPENSER LABELING.
(a) Revision of Rule.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise the labeling
requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, including by revising
the rule described in subsection (c) with respect to such requirements.
(b) Input and Requirements for Label.--In revising the labeling
requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15 under paragraph (1), the
Administrator shall--
(1) solicit input from--
(A) industries that manufacture vehicles, engines,
and equipment that are prohibited from using E15,
including boats, lawnmowers, chainsaws, motorcycles,
snowmobiles, and pre-2001 model year vehicles;
(B) consumer groups that represent users of such
vehicles, engines, and equipment;
(C) consumer label experts; and
(D) retailers (as defined in section 101(7) of the
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801(7)));
(2) require that the label for fuel pumps that dispense
E15--
(A) include the word ``WARNING'';
(B) include the words ``Check your owner's
manual'';
(C) be 5 x 7 inches or larger;
(D) include--
(i) indicators with respect to vehicles,
engines, and equipment that are prohibited from
using E15, including--
(I) pictograms depicting a boat,
lawnmower, chainsaw, motorcycle, and
snowmobile; and
(II) warnings with respect to pre-
2001 model year vehicles; and
(ii) other indicators developed by the
Administrator, in consultation with the
American National Standards Institute and the
Federal Trade Commission; and
(E) be focus group tested to ensure effectiveness;
and
(3) with respect to blender pumps, in addition to the
requirements under paragraph (2), with input from industries,
the Federal Trade Commission, and the American National
Standards Institute, require an additional warning label on
each such blender pump to warn consumers of the residual
gasoline left in gasoline pump hoses from the previous
individual dispensing.
(c) Rule Described.--The rule described in this subsection is the
final rule titled ``Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles
and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent
Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline
Programs'' published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2011 (76 Fed.
Reg. 44406).
SEC. 4. EDUCATION.
(a) Public Education.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with affected
industries, shall develop and publish on the website of the
Environmental Protection Agency educational materials to inform the
public regarding--
(1) the risks associated with the improper use of E15; and
(2) the vehicles, engines, and equipment that are
prohibited from using E15, including boats, lawnmowers,
chainsaws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre-2001 model year
vehicles.
(b) Registration Entities Education.--The Administrator, in
collaboration with State entities responsible for boat registration,
shall distribute, at the time of initial registration of a boat and at
the time of the renewal of a registration for such boat, educational
materials described in subsection (a).
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the
impact of the publication and distribution of the educational materials
described in subsection (a), including data and metrics on consumer
awareness of E15.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Blender pump.--The term ``blender pump'' means a fuel
pump that may dispense multiple blends of fuel, including E15.
(3) E15.--The term ``E15'' means gasoline containing 15
percent ethanol by volume.
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