Bill Text: SC H4299 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Ethanol-blended gasoline
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-01 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs [H4299 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-H4299-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-41-297 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ETHANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE OFFERED FOR RETAIL SALE IN THIS STATE MUST BE LABELED IN A MANNER THAT INDICATES THE PERCENTAGE OF ETHANOL BY VOLUME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 41, Title 39 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 39-41-297. (A) In addition to any other labeling requirement, ethanol-blended gasoline offered for retail sale in this State must be labeled either:
(1) ten percent or less ethanol by volume; or
(2) greater than ten percent ethanol by volume.
(B) The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations to ensure that ethanol-blended gasoline dispensing pumps and devices are properly labeled."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
