{"id":34051,"date":"2022-06-17T05:27:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T10:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/bipartisan-legislation-would-require-e15-fuel-to-be-sold-on-u-s-military-bases\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T05:27:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T10:27:40","slug":"bipartisan-legislation-would-require-e15-fuel-to-be-sold-on-u-s-military-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/bipartisan-legislation-would-require-e15-fuel-to-be-sold-on-u-s-military-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan legislation would require E15 fuel to be sold on U.S. military bases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bipartisan legislation would require E15 fuel to be sold on U.S. military bases<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced<\/a> the Armed Forces Fuel Choice Act. This bipartisan legislation would require all commercial gas stations located on military bases in the United States to offer E15 fuel. This bill would also ensure that members of the Armed Forces, their families, and other eligible customers<\/a> have access to this cleaner, more affordable fuel option. All gas stations within the bill\u2019s jurisdiction would have until January 1, 2024, to begin selling the fuel, with a second compliance year permitted for sites requiring updated storage tanks.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur men and women in uniform should have access to the most affordable fuel options, regardless of where they are serving,\u201d said Thune<\/strong>. \u201cAs gas prices hit record-highs, E15 fuel is a cost-effective and clean alternative at the pump, and this bill would ensure that military bases across the country provide it as an option for servicemen and women and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only do our\u00a0servicemembers\u00a0deserve access to more affordable fuel options,\u00a0but reducing our nation\u2019s reliance on foreign oil\u00a0and depending more on homegrown biofuels can bolster our national security,\u201d\u00a0said Duckworth<\/strong>.\u00a0\u201cBy encouraging the sale of E15 at on-base military commissary and exchange stores, the\u00a0Armed Forces Fuel Choice Act\u00a0<\/em>will underscore that energy\u00a0security is an important part of our national security and help our military families save their hard-earned money at the pump.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of April 2022, E15 is sold<\/a> at 2,667 gas stations nationwide, contributing to the more than 5,400 gas stations that sell higher blends of biofuels \u2013 above the standard E10. E15 provides consumers with a more affordable fuel alternative at the pump. This month, a gallon of ethanol was $1.42 less per gallon<\/a> than unblended gasoline, a savings that is amplified in higher blends of biofuels. There are more than 180 gas stations on Air Force and Army installations in the continental United States, which dispensed more than 335 million gallons of fuel<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n

Thune and Duckworth have long supported the use of E15 fuel as a way to leverage American agriculture in order to provide consumers with a cost-effective and clean fuel option. In March, Thune and Duckworth successfully urged<\/a> President Biden to resume the year-round sale of E15 fuel in order to lower gasoline prices and reduce the United States\u2019 reliance on foreign sources of energy. This policy went into effect on June 1. Thune and Duckworth cosponsored bipartisan legislation<\/a> to make the year-round sale of E15 permanent, as well as legislation<\/a> to update greenhouse gas modeling for biofuels to accurately reflect their lifecycle emissions reductions.<\/p>\n

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Bipartisan legislation would require E15 fuel to be sold on U.S. military bases \u00a0 WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced the Armed Forces Fuel Choice <\/p>\n

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