June 28, 2006, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Technology and Energy.
A bill to amend 1984 PA 44, entitled
"Motor fuels quality act,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 290.643), as amended by 2006 PA 104.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) The director shall establish standards pursuant to
this act to ensure the purity and quality of gasoline sold or
offered for sale in this state.
(2) The director shall establish standards for the amount and
type of additives allowed to be included in gasoline.
(3) The director shall establish standards for the grading of
gasoline, including, but not limited to, subregular with a minimum
85 AKI, regular with a minimum 87 AKI and a minimum 82 MON,
midgrade 88 with a minimum 88 AKI and a minimum 82 MON, midgrade 89
with a minimum 89 AKI and a minimum 83 MON, premium with a minimum
90 AKI, premium 91 with a minimum 91 AKI, premium 92 with a minimum
92 AKI, premium 93 with a minimum 93 AKI, and premium 94 with a
minimum 94 AKI.
(4) The director shall establish standards for vapor pressure
as specified by the American society for testing and materials,
except as otherwise required to conform to federal or state law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 10d, the
director shall establish the vapor pressure as 9.0 pounds per
square inch (psi) for retail outlets during the period beginning
June 1 through September 15 of each year, except for dispensing
facilities in counties where the director establishes the vapor
pressure as 7.0 psi or 7.8 psi in the year 2007 and thereafter. As
used in this act, "vapor pressure" means the vapor pressure of
gasoline or gasoline oxygenate blend as determined by ASTM test
method D6378 or D5191 or an ASTM method approved by the department.
(5) In establishing additive and grading standards the
director shall adopt the latest standards for gasoline established
by the American society for testing and materials and shall adopt
the latest standards for gasoline established by federal law or
regulation. The standards established by the director shall not
prohibit a gasoline blend that is permitted by a valid waiver
granted by the United States environmental protection agency
pursuant to the fuel or fuel additive waiver in section 211(f)(4)
of part A of title II of the clean air act, chapter 360, 81 Stat.
502, 42 USC 7545, and the ethanol waiver of 1.0 psi in section
211(h)(4) of part A of title II of the clean air act, chapter 360,
81 Stat. 502, 42 USC 7545, if the gasoline blend meets all of the
conditions set forth in the waiver. Beginning June 1, 2003, the
director shall not permit the use of the additive methyl tertiary
butyl ether (MTBE) in this state.
(6) Beginning December 31, 2007, standards for gasoline sold
or offered for sale in this state shall include a requirement that
gasoline sold in this state include at least 2% ethanol.
(7) (6)
Standards established pursuant to this section shall
be by rules promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures
act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.