06 LC
25 4377S
House
Bill 983 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representatives Chambers of the
81st,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
Willard of the
49th,
Forster of the
3rd,
and Watson of the
91st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to prevention and control of air pollution, so as to prohibit certain acts
relating to gasoline containing certain chemicals; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prevention
and control of air pollution, is amended by adding a new Article to read as
follows:
"ARTICLE
3.
12-9-70.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
'DIPE' means diisopropyl ether.
(2)
'ETBE' means ethyl tertiary butyl ether.
(3)
'MTBE' means methyl tertiary butyl ether.
(4)
'TAME' means tertiary amyl methyl ether.
(b)
On and after January 1, 2008, it shall be unlawful to knowingly manufacture,
blend, or store for distribution in this state any gasoline
containing:
(1)
MTBE;
(2)
Methanol;
(3)
Isopropanol;
(4)
n-Propanol;
(5)
n-Butanol;
(6)
Iso-Butanol;
(7)
Sec-Butanol;
(8)
Tert-Butanol (tert-amyl alcohol);
(9)
Tert-petanol;
(10)
ETBE;
(11)
DIPE; or
(12)
TAME.
(c)
The board shall adopt rules and regulations to provide for a phase out of the
permissible use of gasoline containing chemicals specified in subsection (b) of
this Code section during the period between July 1, 2006, and January 1, 2008,
in a manner designed to coordinate such phase out with other states adjacent to
this state to the extent
practicable."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.