State Air Resources Board: gasoline specifications: ethanol blends.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill allows for the sale of gasoline blends containing 10.5% to 15% ethanol in California until the California Environmental Policy Council completes its review and the State Air Resources Board either adopts a regulation for these blends or posts an assessment indicating that a regulation cannot meet specific requirements. It aims to address concerns about gasoline prices by enabling the use of these blends while awaiting further regulatory action.
Key provisions
- Authorizes the sale of gasoline blends with 10.5% to 15% ethanol.
- Suspends the usual requirement for Environmental Policy Council review and board regulation for these blends.
- Requires the Environmental Policy Council to complete a review and post findings.
- Allows the State Air Resources Board to either adopt a regulation or post an assessment of infeasibility.
- The bill takes effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who is affected
- Consumers of gasoline
- Gasoline retailers
- The State Air Resources Board
- The California Environmental Policy Council
Notable changes
- Temporarily overrides the standard regulatory review process.
- Allows for the sale of ethanol blends before a full regulatory framework is in place.
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