California Health and Safety Code

§ 43830

HSC § 43830Div. 26 · Part 5 · Ch. 4 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The state board shall establish, by regulation, maximum standards for the volatility of gasoline at or below nine pounds per square inch Reid vapor pressure as determined by the American Society for Testing and Materials, Test D 323-58, or by an appropriate test determined by the state board, for gasoline sold in this state.

(b)The state board, in adopting the regulations, shall give full consideration to topography and climatic conditions and may provide that the standards imposed thereby shall apply in those areas which the state board determines necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this division.

(c)Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, until October 1, 1993, any blend of gasoline of at least 10 percent ethyl alcohol shall not result in a violation of any regulation adopted by the state board pursuant to this section unless the volatility of the gasoline used in the blend exceeds the applicable standard of the state board.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1194, Sec. 1.