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Section I: Regional Level
- Map of the regional Petroleum Administration for
Defense Districts--
PADDs--delineated during World War II to facilitate
oil distribution. These regions are still used for data
collection and analyses.
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Section II: State Level
- This U.S. Fuel
Requirement Map identifies fuel requirements on a
state-by-state level (updated April 2001).
- This
Analysis of Individual State Information by the
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA)
provides a compilation of various state transportation
fuel requirements, proposals for public comment,
additional state information, and relevant Internet
links.
- This summary table, compiled by Exxon, State Legislation
to Limit MTBE Use provides information on legislation
to limit the use of MTBE for states.
- This summary, compiled by NCAS, provides State
Pending or Passed
MTBE Legislation (June
2000).
- EPA
Denial Ruling on California's request for a
waiver from the oxygen content requirement for
California-covered area.
- Information on California State news, legislation,
and policy issues related to alternative fuels may be
reviewed at the
California State Senate.
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Section III: National Level
- The
Washington Bulletin, is a weekly newsletter summary
of significant Washington developments affecting the
refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries, with
commentary on activities in Congress, federal agencies,
and the courts. See the
June 2001 Issue for an article titled the
"California Waiver Request and Denial Reveal Realities of
Ethanol".
- President Bush released his National
Energy Policy in May 2001, developed by the National
Energy Policy Group.
- An Independent Task Force sponsored by the James A.
Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University
and the Council on Foreign Relations developed a report
describing the
Strategic Energy Policy
Challenges for the 21st Century.
- This paper Clearing
the Air describes the necessity of using scientific
information to regulate reformulated fuels. The paper
uses the MTBE case to highlight the flaws in the policy-
making process for MTBE and to suggest improvements for
future development of regulations for alternative
fuels.
- This presentation provides an overview of policy
issues, technology advances, and other
accomplishments/objectives reported at the DOE Office of
Fuels Development at the Semi-Annual Management Meeting
in July, 2000. Reference: Ferrell, J. Office of Fuels
Development Semi-annual Management Meeting.
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