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CARB seeks staff to evaluate E15 fuel use; committee weighs limited-term vs permanent positions
Summary
CARB requested Air Pollution Control Fund positions to complete multimedia evaluation and potential rulemaking to authorize up to 15% ethanol (E15) in gasoline in California. LAO recommended limited-term funding pending the multimedia evaluation; lawmakers debated whether permanent staff are necessary to meet the governor's expedited timeline.
The subcommittee considered a CARB request for funding and positions to complete the multimedia evaluation and implement any necessary regulatory changes to permit the use of ethanol blended gasoline up to 15 percent (E15) in California.
CARB briefed the committee that the governor requested expedited evaluation of E15 and that the agency needs staff to finish the multimedia assessment and, if the evaluation supports it, to proceed with regulatory changes to fuel specifications and associated…
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