Sec. 4. Octane disclosure
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Title II of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2821 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Federal Trade Commission shall, by rule, and in consultation with persons to be regulated under this section, consumer advocates, and other stakeholders, as appropriate— prescribe or revise requirements under this title relating to the certification, display, and representation of the automotive fuel rating of an automotive fuel as necessary to carry out— the requirement under subsection (b); and any determination made under subsection (c); make the determination required under subsection (c); and prescribe requirements under subsection (d).
The Federal Trade Commission shall require that, for purposes of this title, beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Federal Trade Commission issues a final rule under subsection (a), the automotive fuel rating of an automotive fuel with a research octane number of 95 or higher be determined only by the research octane number of such automotive fuel. The Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe requirements— as the Federal Trade Commission determines necessary with respect to a display at the point of sale to ultimate purchasers of automotive fuel and a display on a motor vehicle to— inform such ultimate purchaser of such automotive fuel and any purchaser or user of such motor vehicle that— a model year 2027 or later motor vehicle is only warrantied to use automotive fuel with a research octane number of 95 or higher; and a model year 2032 or later motor vehicle is only warrantied to use automotive fuel with a research octane number of 98 or higher; provide a warning to such ultimate purchaser of such automotive fuel and any such purchaser or user of such motor vehicle, that the use of automotive fuel with a research octane number that— is lower than 95 in a model year 2027 or later motor vehicle will result in reduced fuel economy, increased exhaust emissions, and possibly engine damage; and is lower than 98 in a model year 2032 or later motor vehicle will result in reduced fuel economy, increased exhaust emissions, and possibly engine damage; and inform such ultimate purchaser of such automotive fuel and any purchaser or user of such motor vehicle that— a model year 2027 or later motor vehicle is warrantied to use gasoline containing up to and including 25 percent ethanol by volume; and a model year 2032 or later motor vehicle is warrantied to use gasoline containing up to and including 30 percent ethanol by volume; and that are applicable to— a manufacturer of a new motor vehicle (or an entity making a representation in connection with the sale of such motor vehicle) with respect to a display on such motor vehicle; and an automotive fuel retailer, with respect to a display at the point of sale to an ultimate purchaser of automotive fuel.
In prescribing requirements under paragraph (1), the Federal Trade Commission shall ensure that such requirements are designed to be— understandable to— the ultimate purchaser of automotive fuel; and any purchaser or user of a model year 2027 or later motor vehicle; and cost effective for automotive fuel retailers. The Federal Trade Commission shall— not later than January 1, 2025, issue a proposed rule under subsection (a); and not later than July 1, 2026, issue a final rule under subsection (a). .
Section 203(e) of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2823(e) ) is amended— by striking or a rule prescribed and inserting a rule prescribed ; and by striking of such section. and inserting of section 202, or a rule prescribed under section 206. . The table of contents for the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2801 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 205 the following: Sec. 206. High-efficiency fuel and vehicle marketing requirements. .
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