California Business and Professions Code

§ 13440

BPC § 13440 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 5 · Ch. 14 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)The department shall establish specifications for automotive spark-ignition engine fuels. The department shall adopt by reference the latest standards established by a recognized consensus organization or standards writing organization such as ASTM International or SAE International, for automotive spark-ignition engine fuel, except that no specification shall be less stringent than required by any California state law.

(b)Any gasoline-oxygenate blend containing methanol shall also contain an alcohol cosolvent (butanol or higher molecular weight alcohol) in an amount equal to or greater than the volume percentage of methanol except those blends previously granted a waiver by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(c)The antiknock index as defined in Section 13400 for gasoline, gasoline oxygenated blends, and dimethyl ether-propane fuel blends shall not be less than 87.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 117, Sec. 2. (AB 2663) Effective January 1, 2021.