House Republican amendment would block use of higher ethanol blends in vehicles

The Hill
By Andrew Restuccia - 02/15/11 01:20 PM ET

A Republican lawmaker has offered an amendment to a House Republican spending bill that would block the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing a program to allow newer vehicles to fuel with higher blends of ethanol in their gasoline.

Rep. John Sullivan’s (R-Okla.) amendment would block the agency from using funds under the spending bill, which would fund the government through the end of September, on its regulations allowing model year 2001 and newer vehicles to use gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol (E15).

EPA signed a waiver in January allowing the use of E15 in model year 2001-2006 vehicles. It has previously signed a waiver allowing for the use of E15 in 2007 and newer vehicles. Sullivan’s bill blocks funding for both of those regulations.

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