On the recordJune 12, 2002
In order to limit potential negative impacts on gasoline prices and fuel supplies, the legislation authorizes a total of $750 million over three fiscal years to promote production of other fuel additives. This funding is intended to provide grants to merchant MTBE producers for retooling existing facilities to produce other clean fuel additives, such as iso-octane, in order to avoid any fuel shortages that may have otherwise resulted from the elimination of the use of MTBE. According to a report from the EPA, the impact of the Federal Reformulated Fuels Act on the fuel supply could range from a one percent shortage to a one percent surplus. The report further stated that, due to the transition assistance, the actual impact is more likely to be on the surplus side.
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