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04-12-2013, 05:50 PM
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FL House repeals Ethanol mandate
This is an email I received today from FL House Rep Matt Gaetz
Dear friends,
Victory is sweetest in the legislative process when we prevail for the cause of freedom. Today, the Florida House of Representatives passed HB 4001 repealing Florida’s burdensome ethanol mandate. This bill will take power away from the government to force citizens to buy ethanol. It returns that power to the people by enhancing the free market and giving consumers the choice regarding what fuel we wish to buy.
Now the fight turns to the Florida Senate. My hope is that the Senate will take up and pass HB 4001 without amendments. This will send the message that - whether the issue is energy, education, taxes or regulation – government should exercise humility, resist the urge to mandate consumer behavior, and let freedom rein from our pocketbooks to the fuel pump.
Thank you for allowing me to serve you. This was a good day.
Warmly,
Matt
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04-12-2013, 05:59 PM
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 Hope they don't torpedo it in the Senate. There's only one gas station that I know of locally where I can get 93 octane ethanol free gasoline.
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04-12-2013, 06:55 PM
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... I can get 93 octane ethanol free gasoline. |
Just curious, whats's the price per gallon by you? It's $4.699 at my Mobil.
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04-12-2013, 07:42 PM
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The cost of non-ethanol 93 octane at the Sunoco I went to on Wednesday was $4.139 per gallon.
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04-12-2013, 07:56 PM
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The cost of non-ethanol 93 octane at the Sunoco I went to on Wednesday was $4.139 per gallon.
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$4.139 for Sunoco's E-free 93 octane- $4.699 for Mobil's E-free 89 octane 
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04-14-2013, 09:10 PM
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Ethanol Free
Where are some 93 octane ethanol free stations?
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04-14-2013, 11:55 PM
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I only know of one place locally, and it's a Sunoco station on the south side of Tallahassee.
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04-24-2013, 05:21 PM
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FL Senate in agreement with FL House and repeals Ethanol Mandate
This is an email update I received today.
Today, the Florida Senate passed SB 320 sponsored by Senator Evers. This language is equivalent to the House bill that was passed two weeks ago and repeals the ethanol mandate in the state of Florida. I am proud to say that both chambers of our Legislature agree that consumers in Florida should not be subject to oppressive mandates.
This legislation will now be sent to Governor Rick Scott. We are hopeful that after this long battle, the faithful patrons of our great state will be relieved of the overwhelmingly negative effects of ethanol. Following two years of fighting for this repeal, there is only one step is left before it will officially become law.
I cannot thank you enough for your endless support. It is an honor serving you and I look forward to the final weeks of a successful legislative session.
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04-24-2013, 08:17 PM
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If Scott signs it, I wonder how long it will take before non-e gasoline shows back up at the pumps? And I'm guessing that the gasoline retailers will have to choose between one or the other, as I suppose they would be unlikely to want to put in an additional set of pumps so that they could offer BOTH.
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04-24-2013, 08:27 PM
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If Scott signs it, I wonder how long it will take before non-e gasoline shows back up at the pumps? And I'm guessing that the gasoline retailers will have to choose between one or the other, as I suppose they would be unlikely to want to put in an additional set of pumps so that they could offer BOTH.
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and then they could raise the prices....I see where Leon County voted to up the tax on gas another 5 cents....
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