363.9053 Use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as fuel additive.
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(1)Beginning on January 1, 2006, the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether, known as
MTBE, as a fuel additive shall be illegal in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Importation, sale, or storage of fuel containing MTBE shall be unlawful after that
date.
(2)Beginning on January 1, 2004, the General Assembly strongly encourages that all
reformulated gasoline sold or offered for sale in the Commonwealth utilize
domestically produced ethanol in place of MTBE or other gasoline additives.
(3)In order to allow for an orderly transition, trace amounts of MTBE, not to exceed
one-half of one percent (0.5%) by volume, will be allowed in gasoline.