S. 606, The Reliable Fuels Act

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Under S. 606, methyl tertiary butyl ether (known as MTBE), a widely used motor fuel additive, would be banned four years after enactment of the bill¿except individual states could choose to continue to allow the use of MTBE by notifying the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill would eliminate a requirement under current law for motor fuel to contain oxygenates, but would require that all motor fuels sold by a refiner, blender, or importer contain specified amounts of renewable fuel. CBO expects that this renewable fuel standard would largely be met by adding ethanol to gasoline. S. 606 also would authorize funding for several grant programs to support research and development of renewable fuels technology. The bill also would authorize funding for rulemaking, studies, and reports to the Congress related to the renewable fuels program.