SP0557
LD 1658		 PUBLIC Law, Chapter 632

Signed on 2012-04-13 00:00:00.0 - Second Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature
 
  
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An Act To Protect Gasoline Marketers from Liability for Selling Federally Approved Gasoline

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1453, sub-§§1-A and 1-B  are enacted to read:

1-A.  Blender.   "Blender" means any person who blends blend stock with gasoline or who sells or distributes blend stock for the purpose of being blended with gasoline.
1-B.  Blend stock.   "Blend stock" means ethanol, methanol or any other products blended with gasoline to produce motor fuel.

Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1457-A  is enacted to read:

§ 1457-A.  Liability for use of ethanol-enhanced motor fuel

A distributor, blender or retail dealer is not liable for damages caused by the use of motor fuel containing more than 10% ethanol sold, consigned or distributed by that distributor, blender or retail dealer if the sale, consignment or distribution of that motor fuel is in accordance with federal law and the fuel is a transportation fuel or fuel additive that has received a waiver for introduction into interstate commerce by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to 42 United States Code, Section 7545(f)(4) (2011).

Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.

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