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An Act To Allow the Sale and Use of Fuel Containing MTBE in a Vehicle in a Competitive Event
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §585-I, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 638, §4, is amended to read:
 
2. Prohibition on sale.   Beginning January 1, 2007, a person may not sell, offer for sale, distribute or blend in this State gasoline that contains more than 1/2 of 1% by volume MTBE that is intended for sale to ultimate consumers in this State, except under the provisions of subsection 4.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §585-I, sub-§4  is enacted to read:
 
4.  Exception for motor vehicle racing.     The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply to gasoline that contains more than 1/2 of 1% by volume MTBE that is sold for or used by a motor vehicle in a race under Title 8, chapter 22, as long as the gasoline containing MTBE is sold and distributed in prepackaged drums, pails or containers.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows gasoline containing MTBE to be sold for or used by a motor vehicle in a race as long as the gasoline with MTBE is sold and distributed in prepackaged drums, pails or containers.