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Sep. 30, 2024 Source: Renewable Fuels Association news release The Renewable Fuels Association today applauded members of the U.S. House for introducing the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, legislation that would make permanent the year-round availability of lower-cost, lower-carbon E15 fuel nationwide. RFA specifically thanks Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN), along with Mariannette Miller Meeks (R-IA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) for leading introduction of the bill, which had an additional 29 co-sponsors at the time of introduction. "This bipartisan legislation would finally bring nationwide consistency and stability to the marketplace and eliminate the need for last-minute emergency waivers. Ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel retailers, equipment manufacturers, farmers, and consumers have all rallied behind this commonsense approach," said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. "We thank Reps. Adrian Smith, Craig, Miller Meeks, Budzinski, Johnson and Davids, and their fellow renewable fuel supporters in the House for continuing to fight for fair market access for our nation's farmers and ethanol producers. With just a few months left in this Congress, we urge lawmakers to swiftly adopt this bill and deliver a win for American families seeking cleaner, lower-cost fuel options." The Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act would harmonize fuel volatility regulations for ethanol-blended fuels across the country, allowing for the year-round sale of E15 in conventional gasoline markets. It also would supersede a regulation allowing eight Midwest states to offer year-round E15 starting in 2025, as that regional approach would no longer be necessary with a federal fix in place. Additional House bill co-sponsors include Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Mike Flood (R-NE), Sam Graves (R-MO), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Dan Kildee (D-MI), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Mary Miller (R-IL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Ron Estes (R-KS), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mike Carey (R-OH), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Greg Pence (R-IN), Max Miller (R-OH), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Robin Kelly ( D-IL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Zach Nunn (R-IA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Don Bacon (R-NE), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Buddy Carter (R-GA), and Jason Smith (R-MO). The bill is the House companion to the Senate bill S. 2707 introduced by Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), John Thune (R-SD), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Dick Durbin (D-IL). Background In 2023 and continuing through 2024, RFA and the American Petroleum Institute assembled a broad coalition of energy and agriculture organizations that called on Congress to quickly adopt legislation to permanently resolve inconsistent fuel volatility regulations. RFA estimates that nearly 97 percent of registered vehicles on the road today are legally approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use E15, and the vast majority also carry the manufacturer's endorsement to use E15. A recent CSP survey found that one out of every five fuel retailers plan to add the E15 blend at their locations in the coming year; more than 2,800 fuel stations currently carry the blend. Tweet |
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