Today's Law As Amended


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AB-129 Gasoline: MTBE.(1999-2000)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 43013.3 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

43013.3.
 (a) The following acts are prohibited.
(1) Adding methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) to gasoline during the manufacturing or refining process.
(2) Selling or offering for sale gasoline that contains MTBE.
(b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
SEC. 2.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
SEC. 3.
 This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to protect the public health as soon as possible, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.