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S. 1859 (109th)

Affordable and Reliable Gas Act of 2005

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Introduced

7 October 2005

Last action

7 October 2005 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S11314-11315)

Sponsors

Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL]

Subjects

Environment, Energy

Source updated

5 December 2025

Environment · Energy

Summary

Affordable and Reliable Gas Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act (as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) to: (1) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to identify and publish in the Federal Register a list of five gasolines and diesel fuels to be used in state implementation plans (SIPs) (Federal Fuels List); (2) require an analysis of the ability of such listed fuels to reduce ozone emissions; (3) restrict the authority of the Administrator to approve fuels proposed in an SIP but not included on the Federal Fuels List; (4) require the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, to develop a federal-state fuel harmonization plan to be fully implemented by the states by December 31, 2008; and (5) revise requirements for the joint study of boutique fuels to require an analysis of the impact on ozone emissions and supply of a mandatory reduction to five in the number of approved fuel blends.

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Timeline

  1. 7 October 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S11314-11315)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 October 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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