Editing Methyl tert-butyl ether (section)

===Restrictions on MTBE manufacturing and use===
The [[Energy Policy Act of 2005]], as approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, did not include a provision for shielding MTBE manufacturers from [[water contamination]] lawsuits. This provision was first proposed in 2003 and had been thought by some to be a priority of [[Tom DeLay]] and Rep. [[Joe Barton]], then chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/energy.bill.mtbe.ap/ http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/energy.bill.mtbe.ap/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050422043436/http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/energy.bill.mtbe.ap/ |date=2005-04-22 }}</ref> This bill did include a provision that gave MTBE makers, including some major [[oil industry|oil companies]], $2 billion in transition assistance while MTBE was phased out over the following nine years.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7574562 |title = House approves $12 billion energy package|website = [[NBC News]]|date = 2005-04-22}}</ref> Due to opposition in the Senate,<ref>Charles Babington, House Again Passes GOP Energy Measures, Washington Post, June 16, 2004, at A4 (House passes Energy Bill, but Senate opponents of MTBE provision in House Bill have the votes to prevent its enactment).</ref> the conference report dropped all MTBE provisions. The final bill was signed into law by President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>United States. Energy Policy Act of 2005. {{uspl|109|58}}. Approved 2005-08-08.</ref> The lack of MTBE liability protection is resulting in a switchover to the use of ethanol as a gasoline additive.