REPRESENTATIVES Reinhard, Faber, Grendell, Manning, Husted, Gilb, Core, Hagan, Womer Benjamin, Young, Webster, Cates, Fessler, Trakas, Carmichael, Buehrer, Clancy, Flowers, Perry, Damschroder, Lendrum, Seitz, Carey, Peterson, Seaver, Patton, Redfern, Allen, Ogg, D. Miller, Wilson, Cirelli, Coates, Roman, Barrett, Carano, Latell, Britton, McGregor, Aslanides, Hartnett, Collier, Boccieri, Otterman, Hoops, Hughes, Reidelbach, G. Smith, Widowfield, Salerno, Sulzer

To enact section 3704.12 of the Revised Code to

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generally prohibit the sale of motor vehicle fuel

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containing methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in

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certain quantities.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 3704.12 of the Revised Code be	5
enacted to read as follows:	6

Sec. 3704.12. (A) Subject to division (C) of this section, on	7
or after July 1, 2005, no person shall sell or deliver to any	8
distributor within this state, or import into this state for sale	9
in this state, any motor vehicle fuel containing methyl tertiary	10
butyl ether (MTBE) in quantities greater than one-half of one per	11
cent by volume.	12

(B) The attorney general, upon the request of the	13
director of environmental protection, shall commence an action for	14
injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction against	15
any person violating or threatening to violate division (A) of	16
this section. The court may grant temporary as well as permanent	17
injunctive relief.	18

(C) The prohibitions of this section shall not operate unless	19
the United States environmental protection agency grants a waiver	20
allowing this state to control or prohibit the use of MTBE in	21
motor vehicle fuels. The director of environmental protection	22
shall apply for this waiver in a timely manner in order to obtain	23
it before July 1, 2005.	24