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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Energy, environmental protection,
and economic |
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| development are essential components for growth and an improved |
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| quality of life
for all citizens of this nation; and
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| WHEREAS, E85 fuel, which is motor fuel made from a blend of |
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| 15% gasoline and 85% ethanol, is a renewable form of |
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| alternative transportation fuel that enhances agricultural |
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| profitability, advances environmental stewardship, and |
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| promotes national energy independence; and
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| WHEREAS, The use of E85 fuel helps reduce American |
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| dependence on foreign oil, and, because Ethanol is produced |
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| from crops grown in the United States, it can also help |
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| stabilize commodity prices; and because E85 is a viable, |
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| home-grown alternative to gasoline, E85 fuel provides |
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| competition, which is good for consumers; and
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| WHEREAS, E85 fuel has the highest oxygen content of any |
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| transportation fuel available today, making it burn cleaner |
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| than gasoline; fewer exhaust emissions result in reduced |
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| production of smog and a decline in respiratory illness |
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| associated with poor air quality; E85 fuel also reduces |
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| greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, the main |
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| contributor to global warming, as much as 39% to 46% compared |
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| to gasoline; and
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| WHEREAS, Flexible fuel vehicles are vehicles that are |
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| capable of operating on E85 fuel, and the use of these vehicles |
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| may be a major component in our nation's steps toward energy |
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| independence; accordingly, the United States Congress should |
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| encourage the use of these flexible fuel vehicles; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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