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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2065
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2014
Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To create incentives for the development of alternative fuel vehicles.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act
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Alternative fuel vehicles
Maximum fuel economy increase for alternative fuel automobiles
Section
32906(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking (except
an electric automobile)
and inserting (except an electric automobile or, beginning with model year 2016, an
alternative fueled automobile that does not use a fuel described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 32901(a)(1))
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Minimum driving ranges for dual fueled passenger automobiles
Section 32901(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph
(B), by inserting
, except that beginning with model year 2016, alternative fueled automobiles that do not use a fuel
described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall
have a minimum driving range of 150 miles
after at least 200 miles
; and
in subparagraph
(C), by adding at the end the following: Beginning with model year 2016, if the Secretary prescribes a minimum driving range of 150 miles
for alternative fueled automobiles that do not use a fuel described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(1), subparagraph (A)
shall not apply to dual fueled automobiles (except electric automobiles).
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Manufacturing provision for alternative fuel automobiles
Section 32905(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
by striking For any model
and inserting the following:
Model years 1993 through 2015
For any model
;
in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking 2019
and inserting 2015
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Model years after 2015
For any model of gaseous fuel dual fueled automobile manufactured by a manufacturer after model year 2015, the Administrator shall calculate fuel economy as a weighted harmonic average of the fuel economy on gaseous fuel as measured under subsection (c) and the fuel economy on gasoline or diesel fuel as measured under section 32904(c). The Administrator shall apply the utility factors set forth in the table under section 600.510–12(c)(2)(vii)(A) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
Model years after 2016
Beginning with model year 2017, the manufacturer may elect to utilize the utility factors set forth under subsection (e)(1) for the purposes of calculating fuel economy under paragraph (2).
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Electric dual fueled automobiles
Section 32905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
Electric dual fueled automobiles
In general
At the request of the manufacturer, the Administrator may measure the fuel economy for any model of dual fueled automobile manufactured after model year 2015 that is capable of operating on electricity in addition to gasoline or diesel fuel, obtains its electricity from a source external to the vehicle, and meets the minimum driving range requirements established by the Secretary for dual fueled electric automobiles, by dividing 1.0 by the sum of—
the percentage utilization of the model on gasoline or diesel fuel, as determined by a formula based on the model’s alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy measured under section 32904(c); and
the percentage utilization of the model on electricity, as determined by a formula based on the model’s alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy measured under section 32904(a)(2).
Alternative utilization
The Administrator may adapt the utility factor established under paragraph (1) for alternative fueled automobiles that do not use a fuel described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 32901(a)(1).
Alternative calculation
If the manufacturer does not request that the Administrator calculate the manufacturing incentive for its electric dual fueled automobiles in accordance with paragraph (1), the Administrator shall calculate such incentive for such automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer after model year 2015 in accordance with subsection (b).
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Conforming amendment
Section 32906(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking section 32905(e)
and inserting section 32905(f)
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High occupancy vehicle facilities
Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (b)(5), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
Inherently low-emission vehicles
If a State agency establishes procedures for enforcing the restrictions on the use of a HOV facility by vehicles listed in clauses (i) and (ii), the State agency may allow the use of the HOV facility by—
alternative fuel vehicles; and
new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (as defined in section 30D(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
; and
in subparagraph (f)(1), by inserting solely
before operating
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Study
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit a report to Congress that—
describes options to incentivize the development of public compressed natural gas fueling stations; and
analyzes a variety of possible financing tools, which could include—
Federal grants and credit assistance;
public-private partnerships; and
membership-based cooperatives.