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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2675 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to set minimum fuel economy requirements for federal vehicles, to authorize grants to States to purchase 

fuel efficient vehicles, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 27, 2006 

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to set minimum 

fuel economy requirements for federal vehicles, to authorize grants to States to purchase fuel efficient vehicles, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fuel-Efficient Fleets 

5 Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FUEL ECONOMY OF THE FEDERAL FLEET. 

7 Section 32917 of title 49, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(c) NEW VEHICLES.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para3 graph (2), or by a waiver granted by the 

4 Adminstrator of the General Services Administra5 tion, each passenger automobile purchased, or leased 

6 for at least 60 consecutive days, by an executive 

7 agency after the date of enactment of the Fuel-Effi8 cient Fleets Act of 2006 shall achieve a minimum 

9 fuel economy as follows: 

10 ‘‘(A) For vans (except minivans), not less 

11 than 15 miles per gallon. 

12 ‘‘(B) For minivans, not less than 20 miles 

13 per gallon. 

14 ‘‘(C) For pickup trucks, not less than 24 

15 miles per gallon. 

16 ‘‘(D) For sport utility vehicles, not less 

17 than 36 miles per gallon. 

18 ‘‘(E) For passenger automobiles not de19 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (D), not 

20 less than 45 miles per gallon. 

21 ‘‘(2) PHASE-IN PERIOD.—Of the automobiles 

22 described in paragraph (1), not fewer than— 

23 ‘‘(A) 25 percent of such automobiles pur24 chased by an executive agency during the 1- 

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1 ment of the Fuel-Efficient Fleets Act of 2006 

2 shall achieve the minimum fuel economy de3 scribed in paragraph (1)(D); 

4 ‘‘(B) 50 percent of such automobiles pur5 chased by an executive agency during the 1- 

6 year period beginning 1 year after the date of 

7 the enactment of the Fuel-Efficient Fleets Act 

8 of 2006 shall achieve the minimum fuel econ9 omy described in paragraph (1)(D); and 

10 ‘‘(C) 75 percent of such automobiles pur11 chased by an executive agency during the 1- 

12 year period beginning 2 years after the date of 

13 the enactment of the Fuel-Efficient Fleets Act 

14 of 2006 shall achieve the minimum fuel econ15 omy described in paragraph (1)(D); and 

16 ‘‘(D) 100 percent of such automobiles pur17 chased by an executive agency during the 1- 

18 year period beginning 3 years after the date of 

19 the enactment of the Fuel-Efficient Fleets Act 

20 of 2006 shall achieve the minimum fuel econ21 omy described in paragraph (1)(D).’’. 

22 SEC. 3. FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD EVALUATION. 

23 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Energy, in consulta24 tion with the Secretary of Transportation, shall annually 

25 evaluate the fuel economy standards under section 


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1 32917(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, based on rel2 evant technological advances during the previous year. 

3 (b) INCREASED STANDARDS.—If the Secretary of 

4 Energy determines that significant technological improve5 ments make it feasible to achieve higher fuel economy, the 

6 Secretary shall increase the fuel economy standards under 

7 section 32917(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code con8 sistent with such determination. 

9 SEC. 4. GRANTS TO STATES. 

10 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Trans11 portation may award grants to assist States to purchase 

12 vans, trucks, sport utility vehicles, minivans, or passenger 

13 automobiles that meet the fuel economy requirements for 

14 new federal fleet vehicles described in section 32917(c) of 

15 title 49, United States Code, as added by section 2. 

16 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—Grants shall be made available to 

17 States that comply with the minimum fuel economy stand18 ards described in section 32917(c) of title 49, United 

19 States Code. 

20 (c) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award grants to 

21 eligible States under this section for periods not to exceed 

22 1 year. 

23 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec24 tion shall be used to purchase vehicles that meet the fuel 

25 economy requirements described in subsection (b). 


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1 (e) APPLICATION.—The appropriate official of a 

2 State seeking a grant under this section shall submit an 

3 application to the Secretary of Transportation, at such 

4 time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, 

5 containing a vehicle purchase plan in accordance with sub6 section (b). 

7 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal 

9 year 2007, which shall remain available for the 5-year pe10 riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

11 for grants to eligible States under this section. 

12 SEC. 5. BUY AMERICAN PREFERENCE. 

13 An executive agency (as defined in section 32917(a) 

14 of title 49, United States Code) that purchases or leases 

15 (for at least 60 consecutive days) passenger automobiles 

16 (as defined in section 32901 of title 49, United States 

17 Code) shall, when determining which models to purchase, 

18 give a preference to automobiles that are assembled in the 

19 United States from components, of which not less than 

20 50 percent were manufactured in the United States. 

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