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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 146
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 4, 2007
Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To require the Federal Government to purchase fuel efficient automobiles, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Government Fleet Fuel Economy Act of
2007
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Federal fleet fuel economy
Section 32917 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
New vehicles
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), each passenger vehicle purchased, or leased for at least 60 consecutive days, by an executive agency after the date of the enactment of the Government Fleet Fuel Economy Act of 2007 shall be as fuel efficient as possible.
Waiver
An executive agency may submit a written request to Congress for a waiver of the requirement under paragraph (1) in an emergency situation.
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