Help Doug Hawkins Lower Gas Prices

Louisville's District 25 Councilman, Doug Hawkins, has proposed a resolution (as follows) to Kentucky's Governor, Steve Beshear, asking him to draw up new rules for the end of the RFG mandate in Metro Louisville immediately.

What this means is that the resolution that Hawkins is sponsoring could save us 5-10\% per gallon if the Governor rescinds the RFG, as well as increase miles per gallon by 5-10\%.

The people of Louisville should not have to pay higher gas prices for no reason. 20 years ago when this plan was put into place it was acceptable because that was the latest technology in place to protect the environment. However in today's world this is simply not true and the people of this city are suffering because of it.

The following is the exact resolution proposed by Councilman Hawkins:



RESOLUTION NO. _____, SERIES 2008

A RESOLUTION ON REFORMULATED GASOLINE

Sponsored By: Councilman Doug Hawkins

WHEREAS, Gov. Brereton Jones in 1993 exercised his power under the federal
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to require that gasoline sold in Metro Louisville be
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) even though the area is not a non-attainment area,
required by federal law to use only RFG, and as this program is strictly voluntary, the
current Governor of Kentucky may under federal EPA regulations opt-out of the
requirement; and
WHEREAS, RFG is twenty-year old technology which offers no real
environmental benefits, given the clean nature of todays conventional gasoline (CG),
which is now controlled for sulfur and the Reid Vapor Point ; and
WHEREAS, RFG is often up to forty cents ($.40) per gallon more expensive than
in surrounding communities where just CG is sold, because of the limited production of
this boutique fuel; and
WHEREAS, Metro Louisville is just one of six metro areas not on the East or
West Coast to use RFG, the others of which are much larger, making Metro Louisville
even more of an afterthought for refiners and leaving prices to climb , and
WHEREAS, RFG must be trucked in many hundreds of miles greater than
normal CG supplies, thus negating the goal of less overall pollution and energy use.
Now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE
LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (THE COUNCIL) AS
FOLLOWS:


SECTION I: That Governor Beshear and his staff is hereby asked to draw up new rules
for the end of the RFG mandate in Metro Louisville immediately.
SECTION II: This Resolution shall take effect upon its passage and approval.


_______________________________
Kathleen J. Herron
Metro Council Clerk
_____________________________
Jim King
President of the Council



_______________________________
Jerry E. Abramson
Mayor

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Approval Date

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

Irv Maze
Jefferson County Attorney



BY: ____________________________

RFG Gasoline D_Hawkins 18 July 2008 roc/wtw



If you support Doug Hawkins' resolution to lower gas prices in the city of Louisville, then sign this petition.