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MI HR0038
Resolution
Status
Passed
5/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Brett Roberts
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AI Summary
- EPA adopted portable fuel container design standards in 2007 to reduce emissions from gas cans and similar containers, with manufacturers required to comply since 2009
- Portable fuel containers account for only 2 percent of toxic air emissions from mobile sources and are projected to account for just 6 percent of emission reductions under the 2007 rule, compared to 94 percent from passenger vehicles and gasoline regulations
- Containers designed to meet EPA standards lack vents, resulting in slow and uneven fuel flow that frustrates consumers and may lead to increased spills or illegal modification of containers
- Calls for Congress to repeal the EPA's portable fuel container design standards as ineffective and burdensome to consumers with minimal environmental benefit
- Directs transmission of the resolution to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to repeal the standards set forth by the United States Environmental Protection Agency on portable fuel container design.
Congress of the United States
Last Action
Adopted
5/4/2017
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources3/14/2017
Full Bill Text
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