HB 1390 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1390
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
This bill:
I. Prohibits gasoline containing the fuel additive MTBE from being sold or offered for sale at wholesale in this state.
II. Requires the commissioner of environmental services to implement the provisions of this bill. Under this bill, such provisions are exempt from the requirements of the administrative procedure act.
III. Requires the commissioner of environmental services to develop a timetable by April 1, 2004 for the removal of MTBE from gasoline.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-2193
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to MTBE.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Prohibition on Sale of Gasoline Containing MTBE. Amend RSA 339 by inserting after section 30-a the following new section:
339:30-b Sale of Gasoline Containing MTBE Prohibited.
I. A person shall not sell or offer for sale at wholesale in this state any gasoline, as defined in RSA 259:37-b, that contains the fuel oxygenate methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).
II. The commissioner of environmental services, in consultation with the commissioner of health and human services, shall implement the provisions of this section. The provisions of this section shall be exempt from the requirements of RSA 541-A.
III. The commissioner of environmental services shall develop a timetable by April 1, 2005 for the removal of MTBE from gasoline at the earliest possible date and shall identify and ensure an adequate, sustainable supply of MTBE-free gasoline at a reasonable price to meet the needs of New Hampshire consumers.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.