2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 205

File Code: Environment
Sponsored By:
Delegates Sossi, V. Clagett, Bozman, Cane, Costa, Elmore, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Walkup
Entitled:
Environment - Gasoline Containing Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2008, a person from selling, offering for sale, supplying or offering for supply gasoline that contains more than 0.5% of methyl tertiary butyl ether by volume; authorizing the Department of the Environment to adopt specified regulations; and requiring the Department to conduct a study and issue a specified report to specified legislative committees on or before December 1, 2006, on the practicability and economic, environmental, and public health effects.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/24
First Reading Environmental Matters
1/31
Hearing 2/16 at 2:00 p.m.
2/28
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
FUEL -see also- COAL
HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SERVICE STATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Environment
( 4-404 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered