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ing, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Perkins and Shannon counties.
• Rep. Shawn Tornow, R-Sioux Falls, who voted against the rule in August, supported it Wednesday, saying it will address the problem until the Legislature can decide what to do about the issue in the long term.
• Rep. Peggy Gibson, D-Huron, said she opposes allowing the sale of 85-octane gasoline because it can harm engines.
• "I do not think the rule is advantageous to South Dakotans because it endangers the life of their automobile engines," Gibson said.
• Sen. Sen. Angie Buhl, D-Sioux Falls, who also opposes the rule, said she's against it because the pump label would not be a strong enough warning against using the low-octane fuel.
• Officials have said vehicles made in recent decades have sensors that adjust engine performance to octane levels and altitudes, so 85-octane gasoline will probably not damage engines. However, the lower octane fuel could harm engine performance, mileage and emissions, they said.
• After the hearing, Dawna Lietzke, executive director of the South Dakota Petroleum and Propane Marketers Association, said refineries in western states would stop shipping fuel to western South Dakota if the state does not allow 85-octane gasoline to be sold.
• "They're just going to cut off our supply," Lietzke said.
• Lietzke's organization, which represents gas stations, opposes the warning label requiring 85-octane gasoline to be called sub-regular.
• Rules generally cannot permit something banned in state law. But lawmakers have said the rule would legally allow the sale of 85-octane gasoline by following a provision of law that allows state requirements to conform to standards set by the American Society for Testing and Materials.
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