Bill to Restrict Consumer Information on Ethanol in Gasoline to be Considered in NE

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Legislation (L.B. 698) to change labeling requirements on gas pumps across the state so that labeling is only required when gasoline contains 11% or more alcohol has been introduced in Nebraska. A previous version of the bill eliminated labeling requirements all together. Current law in Nebraska requires labeling when gasoline contains 1% or more alcohol, including labels for pumps dispensing E10. If enacted, the bill would make it impossible for enthusiasts to know whether the gasoline they put into their vehicles contains any ethanol, making it possible to misfuel the vehicle and cause engine damage. The bill has been approved by the Agriculture Committee and is pending on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature. You have a right to know what blend of ethanol you are putting in your older collector cars!

We Urge You to Contact All Members of the Nebraska Legislature (List Below) to Request Their Opposition to L.B. 698

• Ethanol increases water formation in the fuel system, especially when the vehicle sits over a period of time. Under these conditions, formic acid is created which corrodes metals, plastics and rubber. This can lead to engine/parts failures and, potentially, safety hazards.
• Many products in the marketplace, including older cars (your special interest collector and historic vehicles), use materials that are incompatible with ethanol.
• In addition to the potential harm of ethanol blended gasoline on some engine components, Nebraska has no procedure in place to ensure misfueling does not occur or any plan to guarantee gasoline without ethanol will be available for older vehicles.
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been urged to create national labeling requirements for ethanol blended gasoline that are placed as close as possible to the pump’s product selection mechanism, but since such requirements are not currently in place, vehicle owners must rely on state labeling requirements for information about the gasoline they use in their vehicles.

DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Nebraska State Legislature immediately by phone or e-mail to request their opposition to L.B. 698. Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Thank you for your assistance.

Nebraska State Legislature

To email all members of the Nebraska State Legislature, copy and paste the email address block below:

gadams@leg.ne.gov; bashford@leg.ne.gov; bavery@leg.ne.gov; dbloomfield@leg.ne.gov; lbrasch@leg.ne.gov; kcampbell@leg.ne.gov; tcarlson@leg.ne.gov; mchristensen@leg.ne.gov; ccoash@leg.ne.gov; dconrad@leg.ne.gov; tcook@leg.ne.gov; acornett@leg.ne.gov; bcouncil@leg.ne.gov; adubas@leg.ne.gov; dfischer@leg.ne.gov; ; tfulton@leg.ne.gov; mgloor@leg.ne.gov; khaar@leg.ne.gov; ghadley@leg.ne.gov; thansen@leg.ne.gov; jharms@leg.ne.gov; lheidemann@leg.ne.gov; ghoward@leg.ne.gov; cjanssen@leg.ne.gov; rkarpisek@leg.ne.gov; bkrist@leg.ne.gov; clangemeier@leg.ne.gov; slathrop@leg.ne.gov; llouden@leg.ne.gov; bmccoy@leg.ne.gov; amcgill@leg.ne.gov; hmello@leg.ne.gov; jnelson@leg.ne.gov; jnordquist@leg.ne.gov; rpahls@leg.ne.gov; dpankonin@leg.ne.gov; ppirsch@leg.ne.gov; sprice@leg.ne.gov; kschilz@leg.ne.gov; pschumacher@leg.ne.gov; jsmith@leg.ne.gov; ksullivan@leg.ne.gov; dutter@leg.ne.gov; nwallman@leg.ne.gov; jwightman@leg.ne.gov

Senator Greg Adams
Phone: 402/471-2756
Email: gadams@leg.ne.gov

Senator Brad Ashford
Phone: 402/471-2622
Email: bashford@leg.ne.gov

Senator Bill Avery
Phone: 402/471-2633
Email: bavery@leg.ne.gov

Senator Dave Bloomfield
Phone: 402/471-2716
Email: dbloomfield@leg.ne.gov

Senator Lydia Brasch
Phone: 402/471-2728
Email: lbrasch@leg.ne.gov

Senator Kathy Campbell
Phone: 402/471-2731
Email: kcampbell@leg.ne.gov

Senator Tom Carlson
Phone: 402/471-2732
Email: tcarlson@leg.ne.gov

Senator Mark Christensen
Phone: 402/471-2805
Email: mchristensen@leg.ne.gov

Senator Colby Coash
Phone: 402/471-2632
Email: ccoash@leg.ne.gov

Senator Danielle Conrad
Phone: 402/471-2720
Email: dconrad@leg.ne.gov

Senator Tanya Cook
Phone: 402/471-2727
Email: tcook@leg.ne.gov

Senator Abbie Cornett
Phone: 402/471-2615
Email: acornett@leg.ne.gov

Senator Brenda Council
Phone: 402/471-2612
Email: bcouncil@leg.ne.gov

Senator Annette Dubas
Phone: 402/471-2630
Email: adubas@leg.ne.gov

Senator Deb Fischer
Phone: 402/471-2628
Email: dfischer@leg.ne.gov

Senator Mike Flood
Phone: 402/471-2929
Email: mflood@leg.ne.gov

Senator Tony Fulton
Phone: 402/471-2734
Email: tfulton@leg.ne.gov

Senator Mike Gloor
Phone: 402/471-2617
Email: mgloor@leg.ne.gov

Senator Ken Haar
Phone: 402/471-2673
Email: khaar@leg.ne.gov

Senator Galen Hadley
Phone: 402/471-2726
Email: ghadley@leg.ne.gov

Senator Thomas Hansen
Phone: 402/471-2729
Email: thansen@leg.ne.gov

Senator John Harms
Phone: 402/471-2802
Email: jharms@leg.ne.gov

Senator Lavon Heidemann
Phone: 402/471-2733
Email: lheidemann@leg.ne.gov

Senator Gwen Howard
Phone: 402/471-2723
Email: ghoward@leg.ne.gov

Senator Charlie Janssen
Phone: 402/471-2625
Email: cjanssen@leg.ne.gov

Senator Russ Karpisek
Phone: 402/471-2711
Email: rkarpisek@leg.ne.gov

Senator Bob Krist
Phone: 402/471-2718
Email: bkrist@leg.ne.gov

Senator Chris Langemeier
Phone: 402/471-2719
Email: clangemeier@leg.ne.gov

Senator Steve Lathrop
Phone: 402/471-2623
Email: slathrop@leg.ne.gov

Senator Scott Lautenbaugh
Phone: 402/471-2618
Email: slautenbaugh@leg.ne.gov

Senator LeRoy Louden
Phone: 402/471-2725
Email: llouden@leg.ne.gov

Senator Beau McCoy
Phone: 402/471-2885
Email: bmccoy@leg.ne.gov

Senator Amanda McGill
Phone: 402/471-2610
Email: amcgill@leg.ne.gov

Senator Heath Mello
Phone: 402/471-2710
Email: hmello@leg.ne.gov

Senator John Nelson
Phone: 402/471-2714
Email: jnelson@leg.ne.gov

Senator Jeremy Nordquist
Phone: 402/471-2721
Email: jnordquist@leg.ne.gov

Senator Rich Pahls
Phone: 402/471-2327
Email: rpahls@leg.ne.gov

Senator Dave Pankonin
Phone: 402/471-2613
Email: dpankonin@leg.ne.gov

Senator Pete Pirsch
Phone: 402/471-2621
Email: ppirsch@leg.ne.gov

Senator Scott Price
Phone: 402/471-2627
Email: sprice@leg.ne.gov

Senator Ken Schilz
Phone: 402/471-2616
Email: kschilz@leg.ne.gov

Senator Paul Schumacher
Phone: 402/471-2715
Email: pschumacher@leg.ne.gov

Senator Jim Smith
Phone: 402/471-2730
Email: jsmith@leg.ne.gov

Senator Kate Sullivan
Phone: 402/471-2631
Email: ksullivan@leg.ne.gov

Senator Dennis Utter
Phone: 402/471-2712
Email: dutter@leg.ne.gov

Senator Norman Wallman
Phone: 402/471-2620
Email: nwallman@leg.ne.gov

Senator John Wightman
Phone: 402/471-2642
Email: jwightman@leg.ne.gov