FINDINGS.

SEC. 1502. [42 U.S.C. 7545 note] FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) since 1979, methyl tertiary butyl ether (hereinafter in this section referred to as “MTBE”) has been used nationwide at low levels in gasoline to replace lead as an octane booster or anti-knocking agent; (2) Public Law 101–549 (commonly known as the “Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990”) (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) established a fuel oxygenate standard under which reformulated gasoline must contain at least 2 percent oxygen by weight; and (3) the fuel industry responded to the fuel oxygenate standard established by Public Law 101–549 by making substantial investments in— (A) MTBE production capacity; and (B) systems to deliver MTBE-containing gasoline to the marketplace.