Pennsylvania § 4187.4 - Standards for automotive fuel.
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§ 4187.4. Standards for automotive fuel.
(a) Adoption of standards.--The department shall adopt the latest standards for automotive spark ignition engines based on the latest standards of the ASTM as determined by the FTC. The standards shall be published as a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(b) Automotive fuel.--Automotive fuel sold, offered or exposed for sale or stored or held for distribution in this Commonwealth shall comply with all of the following:
(1) Volatility requirements promulgated by the EPA under 40 CFR Pt. 80 (relating to regulation of fuels and fuel additives) or any supplement thereto or revisions thereof.
(2) The Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products and Automotive Lubricants Regulation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130 and any supplements and revisions of the regulation.
(b.1) Vapor pressure specifications.--The department may, by publication of notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, adopt vapor pressure specifications for gasoline ethanol blends which shall remain in effect until the ASTM adopts such specifications, at which point the ASTM vapor pressure specifications shall apply. A notice published prior to the effective date of this subsection shall be deemed effective as of the date of publication.
(c) Records and compliance review.--Each distributor, producer or retailer who distributes, produces, blends, transports, stores, sells or offers or exposes for sale automotive fuel in this Commonwealth shall maintain for one year original copies of all bills, manifests, delivery tickets and invoices for the purpose of compliance review.
(July 8, 2016, P.L.522, No.80, eff imd.)
2016 Amendment. Act 80 added subsec. (b.1).
Cross References. Section 4187.4 is referred to in sections 4187.6, 4187.7 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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