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“Hot Fuel” Problem * USA - Amendment would require temperature-compensating fuel pumps
Fuel retailers should be required to eliminate the “hot fuel” problem by installing temperature-compensation equipment on all fuel pumps
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine -June 19, 2007: -- Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO, submitted a Senate amendment to a large-scale House bill called the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 – HR6... McCaskill’s amendment would require fuel retailers to install temperature compensation equipment on all pumps so consumers get a consistent amount of fuel energy every time they fill up... Provisions of the McCaskill amendment, known as the Future Accountability in Retail Fuel Act – or FAIR Fuel Act – state:
* New fuel pumps and replacement pumps would have to be equipped with temperature compensation equipment to dispense fuel adhering to a 60-degree standard;
* Retailers would have a maximum of five years after enactment of a final rule to equip all existing pumps with the temperature-compensating equipment;
* State inspectors would check for compliance and notify the secretary of commerce of violations. After 180 days of non-compliance, the retailers would be subject to $5,000 fines per pump, per violation;
* Federal grants of $1,000 per pump or $10,000 per retailer would be available to small retailers. No grants would available for integrated large oil companies; and
* The rulemaking process would be required to begin 90 days after the date of enactment, with a final rule no later than one year after enactment.
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