April 23, 2024

Bill to enable E15 sales year-round

Members of the Senate and House of Representatives reintroduced the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, which aims to implement a permanent, nationwide solution to allow year-round E15 sales.

WASHINGTON — The American Coalition for Ethanol thanked lawmakers for introducing the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House to clarify E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10% ethanol.

The bill received bipartisan, bicameral support led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb.; and Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D.

“Securing national and permanent market access for E15 year-round is best done through Congress and we are enormously grateful for the ongoing leadership of Senators Klobuchar and Fischer and Representatives Craig, Smith and Johnson for introducing this legislation backed with broad bipartisan, bicameral support to clarify the statute once and for all,” said ACE CEO Brian Jennings.

Jennings

“Action taken by President Biden and EPA to issue emergency waivers allowing national use of E15 during the summer months of 2022 played a role in the record 10.5% ethanol inclusion rate last year.

“Given the urgency to ensure uninterrupted market access for 2023, ACE is pushing for immediate action via emergency waivers, passage of this legislation and other options to unleash the cost-saving benefits of E15 this summer.”

Original Senate supporters of the bill include: Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio; Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.; Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.; Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; John Hoeven, R-N.D.; Roger Marshall, R-Kan.; Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.; Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; Tina Smith, D-Minn.; Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; and John Thune, R-S.D.

Original House supporters of the bill include: Don Bacon, R-Neb.; Mike Bost, R-Ill.; Andre Carson, D-Ind.; Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa; Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn.; Mike Flood, R-Neb.; Sam Graves, R-Miss.; Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa; Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio; Dan Kildee, D-Mich.; Darin LaHood, R-Ill.; Jake LaTurner, R-Kan.; Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Miss.; Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa; and Zach Nunn, R-Iowa.

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