GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 1308
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/24/01

Short Title:	Extend Low-Sulfur Gasoline Implementation.	()	
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April 12, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE DATE BY WHICH ONLY LOW-SULFUR GASOLINE MAY BE SOLD IN THE STATE and to authorize the Governor to temporarily waive State low-sulfur gasoline standards in favor of federal low-sulfur gasoline standards if the governor finds that enforcement of the state standards would have a significant adverse impact on the supply or price of gasoline in the state.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2.2 of S.L. 1999‑328 reads as rewritten:
"Section 2.2. Section 2.1 of this act becomes effective 1 January 2006."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 119‑26.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 119‑26.2.  Sulfur content standards.
(a)	No person shall manufacture, sell, or offer for sale gasoline that contains a concentration of sulfur greater than 30 parts per million except that a person may manufacture, sell, or offer for sale gasoline that contains a concentration of sulfur of not more than 80 parts per million if the average concentration of sulfur in the gasoline manufactured, sold, or offered for sale by that person is 30 parts per million or less. The average concentration of sulfur contained in gasoline shall be determined on the basis of a one‑year period established by rule.
(b)	The Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board shall adopt rules to implement this section.
(c)	If the Governor finds that enforcement of the sulfur concentration limits set out in subsection (a) of this section will have a significant adverse impact on the supply of gasoline in the State, or on the average price of gasoline sold in the State in comparison to the price of gasoline sold in adjoining states, or both, during any period of time, the Governor may by Executive Order waive the requirements of subsection (a) of this section as provided in this subsection. A waiver under this subsection shall authorize the sale of gasoline that meets the gasoline sulfur control requirements adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as set out in 65 Federal Register 6698 through 6847 (10 February 2000) and codified at 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 80 (1 July 2001 Edition). The Governor may issue a waiver under this subsection for a maximum period of one year. The Governor may extend or renew a waiver upon a further finding that an extension or renewal is warranted under this subsection."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.