September 26, 2000

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and the Renewable Fuels Association have urged President Clinton and the administration to support passage of the Federal Reformulated Fuels Act (S. 2962) before the conclusion of the 106th Congress. The bill, which was approved Sept. 7 by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, would ban MTBE in four years and create a national program requiring the use of renewable fuels.

In a letter to Clinton, NCGA President Lynn Jensen and RFA President Eric Vaughn said: "There has never been a more pressing need to promote the increased value-added production of domestic, renewable fuel ethanol."

They noted that the Clean Alternative Fuels Program proposed in S. 2962 would generate jobs, increase farm income, reduce farm program expenditures and reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil. "It's time to turn up the heat and tell Congress to pass renewable fuels legislation this year," Jensen said.