Ethanol for America Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Joni Ernst
Introduced
Summary
Clarify E15 pump labeling and tank compatibility. This bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a 2021 proposed rule within 90 days after enactment to set E15 dispenser labeling and to define underground storage tank compatibility with ethanol blends.
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- Owners and operators of existing underground storage tanks would be deemed compliant with fuel blends up to 15% ethanol even if installation or compatibility paperwork is missing. Steel and fiberglass tanks made after July 2005 and all fiberglass reinforced plastic piping are explicitly treated as compatible with up to 15% ethanol.
- Owners who install or replace tank system components after the rule takes effect would have to use parts, including pipe sealants and piping, that are compatible with fuel blends up to 100% ethanol.
- The final rule would be required to address E15 dispenser labeling by completing the first co-proposal from the 2021 proposal, aiming to clarify pump labeling and retail compatibility for E15.
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Gas stations: E15 label and tank rules
If enacted, the EPA would have to finalize the proposed "E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility with Underground Storage Tanks" rule within 90 days of enactment (published at 86 Fed. Reg. 5094, Jan. 19, 2021). The EPA would be required to finalize the first co-proposal on E15 pump labeling so drivers would see updated labels for fuel up to 15% ethanol. Existing underground storage tank systems would be treated as compliant with blends up to 15% ethanol, even without installation paperwork. Steel and fiberglass tanks made after July 2005 and all fiberglass reinforced plastic piping would be presumed compatible up to 15% ethanol. Owners who can show some parts (like gaskets or seals) are compatible would not have to replace other equipment. Any tank or component installed or replaced after the rule takes effect would have to be compatible with blends up to 100% ethanol, including pipe dopes and sealants.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Joni Ernst
IA • R
Cosponsors
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 7/31/2025
Deb Fischer
NE • R
Sponsored 7/31/2025
Chuck Grassley
IA • R
Sponsored 7/31/2025
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Sponsored 7/31/2025
Richard Durbin
IL • D
Sponsored 7/31/2025
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