S.Amdt. 4722

1. Adds SEC. 6. FEDERAL FLEET CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS at the end of the bill

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   In S. 3711 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (B) any remainder of the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues shall revert to the general fund of the Treasury.

   Inserted: SEC. 6. FEDERAL FLEET CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Part J of title IV of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 400FF. FEDERAL FLEET CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS.

   Inserted: "(a) Mandatory Reduction in Petroleum Consumption.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue regulations for Federal fleets subject to section 400AA requiring that not later than October 1, 2009, each Federal agency achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in petroleum consumption, as calculated from the baseline established by the Secretary for fiscal year 1999.

   Inserted: "(2) Plan.--

   Inserted: "(A) Requirement.--The regulations shall require each Federal agency to develop a plan to meet the required petroleum reduction level.

   Inserted: "(B) Measures.--The plan may allow an agency to meet the required petroleum reduction level through--

   Inserted: "(i) the use of alternative fuels;

   Inserted: "(ii) the acquisition of vehicles with higher fuel economy, including hybrid vehicles;

   Inserted: "(iii) the substitution of cars for light trucks;

   Inserted: "(iv) an increase in vehicle load factors;

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   Inserted: "(v) a decrease in vehicle miles traveled;

   Inserted: "(vi) a decrease in fleet size; and

   Inserted: "(vii) other measures.

   Inserted: "(C) Replacement tires.--The regulations shall include a requirement that each Federal agency purchase energy-efficient replacement tires for the respective fleet vehicles of the agency.

   Inserted: "(b) Federal Employee Incentive Programs for Reducing Petroleum Consumption.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Each Federal agency shall actively promote incentive programs that encourage Federal employees and contractors to reduce petroleum through the use of practices such as--

   Inserted: "(A) telecommuting;

   Inserted: "(B) public transit;

   Inserted: "(C) carpooling; and

   Inserted: "(D) bicycling.

   Inserted: "(2) Monitoring and support for incentive programs.--The Administrator of the General Services Administration, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Secretary of the Department of Energy shall monitor and provide appropriate support to agency programs described in paragraph (1).".

   Inserted: (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part J of title III the following:

   Inserted: "Sec. 400FF. Federal fleet conservation requirements.".

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   At the end, add the following:

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