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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§17051 Renewable Fuel Dispenser Requirements

Title 42 › CHAPTER 152 — ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER II — ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH INCREASED PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS › Part C — Biofuels Infrastructure › § 17051

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, working with the Secretary of Transportation, must each year tell Congress how many flexible‑fuel vehicles are being used in each geographic region the Secretary sets. Within 24 months after December 19, 2007, the Secretary, again with the Transportation Secretary, must report to Congress on whether fuel retailers should be required to install E‑85‑compatible pumps and systems where flexible‑fuel vehicles make up 15 percent of cars. The report must look at E‑85 availability and suppliers, annual financial help from federal, state, and nonprofit sources for installing infrastructure, how many retailers cannot support more than 2 underground storage tank dispensers, and the costs to retailers and any likely effects on fuel prices.

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Title 42, §17051

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(a)Market penetration reports
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall determine and report to Congress annually on the market penetration for flexible-fuel vehicles in use within geographic regions to be established by the Secretary.
(b)Dispenser feasibility study
Not later than 24 months after December 19, 2007, the Secretary, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall report to the Congress on the feasibility of requiring motor fuel retailers to install E–85 compatible dispensers and related systems at retail fuel facilities in regions where flexible-fuel vehicle market penetration has reached 15 percent of motor vehicles. In conducting such study, the Secretary shall consider and report on the following factors:
(1)The commercial availability of E–85 fuel and the number of competing E–85 wholesale suppliers in a given region.
(2)The level of financial assistance provided on an annual basis by the Federal Government, State governments, and nonprofit entities for the installation of E–85 compatible infrastructure.
(3)The number of retailers whose retail locations are unable to support more than 2 underground storage tank dispensers.
(4)The expense incurred by retailers in the installation and sale of E–85 compatible dispensers and related systems and any potential effects on the price of motor vehicle fuel.

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Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

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42 U.S.C. § 17051

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110