Amendment102nd Congress
An amendment directing the Department of Energy to establish a gasoline octane replacement program using domestically produced, renewable, non-petroleum sources such as ethanol and to require oil companies to phase in such a program over the next 14 years. The amendment would direct DOE to establish incremental steps to acheive a goal of an 8% ethanol content in gasoline by the year 2006.
- Amendment Number
- 554
- Description
- An amendment directing the Department of Energy to establish a gasoline octane replacement program using domestically produced, renewable, non-petroleum sources such as ethanol and to require oil companies to phase in such a program over the next 14 years. The amendment would direct DOE to establish incremental steps to acheive a goal of an 8% ethanol content in gasoline by the year 2006.
- Purpose
- Amendment sought to establish an octane replacement program and require an increasing number of octane points of fuel sold in the U.S. to be derived from domestically produced, renewable, non-petroleum sources such as ethanol; and would have required oil companies to phase in such a program over 14 years.
- Congress
- 102
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 20, 1992
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Jontz amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 198 - 211 (Roll no. 133).
- Latest Action Time
- 19:32:37
- Submitted Date
- May 20, 1992
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jun 7, 2021