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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1622 

To provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on 

natural gas vehicles. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2009 

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 

and Mr. BOREN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science and Technology 

A BILL 

To provide for a program of research, development, and 

demonstration on natural gas vehicles. 

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

3 SECTION 1. NATURAL GAS VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOP4 MENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

6 conduct a 5-year program of natural gas vehicle research, 

7 development, and demonstration. The Secretary shall co8 ordinate with the Administrator of the Environmental 

9 Protection Agency, as necessary. 


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1 (b) PURPOSE.—The program under this section shall 

2 focus on— 

3 (1) the continued improvement and develop4 ment of new, cleaner, more efficient light-duty, me5 dium-duty, and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle en6 gines; 

7 (2) the integration of those engines into light8 duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty natural gas vehi9 cles for onroad and offroad applications; 

10 (3) expanding product availability by assisting 

11 manufacturers with the certification of the engines 

12 or vehicles described in paragraph (1) or (2) to Fed13 eral or California certification requirements and in14 use emission standards; 

15 (4) the demonstration and proper operation and 

16 use of the vehicles described in paragraph (2) under 

17 all operating conditions; 

18 (5) the development and improvement of na19 tionally recognized codes and standards for the con20 tinued safe operation of natural gas vehicles and 

21 their components; 

22 (6) improvement in the reliability and efficiency 

23 of natural gas fueling station infrastructure; 


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1 (7) the certification of natural gas fueling sta2 tion infrastructure to nationally recognized and in3 dustry safety standards; 

4 (8) the improvement in the reliability and effi5 ciency of onboard natural gas fuel storage systems; 

6 (9) the development of new natural gas fuel 

7 storage materials; 

8 (10) the certification of onboard natural gas 

9 fuel storage systems to nationally recognized and in10 dustry safety standards; and 

11 (11) the use of natural gas engines in hybrid 

12 vehicles. 

13 (c) CERTIFICATION OF CONVERSION SYSTEMS.—The 

14 Secretary shall coordinate with the Administrator on 

15 issues related to streamlining the certification of natural 

16 gas conversion systems to the appropriate Federal certifi17 cation requirements and in-use emission standards. 

18 (d) COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH INDUS19 TRY.—In developing and carrying out the program under 

20 this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the nat21 ural gas vehicle industry to ensure cooperation between 

22 the public and the private sector. 

23 (e) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—The program under 

24 this section shall be conducted in accordance with sections 

25 3001 and 3002 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. 


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1 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a re3 port to Congress on the implementation of this section. 

4 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

6 $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 

7 2014 to carry out this section. 

8 (h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

9 term ‘‘natural gas’’ means compressed natural gas, lique10 fied natural gas, biomethane, and mixtures of hydrogen 

11 and methane or natural gas. 

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