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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1230 

To reduce oil consumption and improve energy security, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 26, 2013 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. STABENOW) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To reduce oil consumption and improve energy security, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy 

6 Security Act of 2013’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Loan guarantees for alternative fuel infrastructure. 

Sec. 4. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program. 


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Sec. 5. Conventional fuel replacement calculation and assessment. 

Sec. 6. Technical assistance and coordination. 

Sec. 7. Workforce training. 

Sec. 8. Reduction of engine idling and conventional fuel consumption. 

Sec. 9. Electric, hydrogen, and natural gas utility and oil pipeline participation. 

Sec. 10. Federal fleets. 

Sec. 11. HOV lane access extension. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ALTERNATIVE FUEL.—The term ‘‘alter4 native fuel’’ has the meaning given the term in sec5 tion 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 

6 U.S.C. 13211). 

7 (2) ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE.—The 

8 term ‘‘alternative fueled vehicle’’ has the meaning 

9 given the term in section 301 of the Energy Policy 

10 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211). 

11 (3) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu12 nity college’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘junior 

13 or community college’’ in section 312 of the Higher 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058). 

15 (4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

16 means the Department of Energy. 

17 (5) NONROAD VEHICLE.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘nonroad ve19 hicle’’ means a vehicle that is not licensed for 

20 onroad use. 


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1 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘nonroad ve2 hicle’’ includes a vehicle described in subpara3 graph (A) that is used principally— 

4 (i) for industrial, farming, or commer5 cial use; 

6 (ii) for rail transportation; 

7 (iii) at an airport; or 

8 (iv) for marine purposes. 

9 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of Energy. 

11 SEC. 3. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL IN12 FRASTRUCTURE. 

13 Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

14 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(11) Infrastructure for provision and distribu17 tion of alternative fuels.’’. 

18 SEC. 4. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC19 TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 

20 Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security 

21 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

25 (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through 


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1 (iii), respectively, and indenting appro2 priately; 

3 (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) 

4 (as redesignated by clause (i)), by striking 

5 ‘‘means an ultra efficient vehicle or a light 

6 duty vehicle that meets—’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘means— 

8 ‘‘(A) an ultra efficient vehicle or a light 

9 duty vehicle that meets—’’; 

10 (iii) in clause (iii) (as redesignated by 

11 clause (i)), by striking the period at the 

12 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

13 (iv) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(B) a vehicle (such as a medium-duty or 

16 heavy-duty work truck, bus, or rail transit vehi17 cle) that— 

18 ‘‘(i) is used on a public street, road, 

19 highway, or transitway; 

20 ‘‘(ii) meets each applicable emission 

21 standard that is established as of the date 

22 of the application; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) will reduce consumption of con24 ventional motor fuel by 25 percent or 

25 more, as compared to existing surface 


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1 transportation technologies that perform a 

2 similar function, unless the Secretary de3 termines that— 

4 ‘‘(I) the percentage is not achiev5 able for a vehicle type or class; and 

6 ‘‘(II) an alternative percentage 

7 for that vehicle type or class will re8 sult in substantial reductions in motor 

9 fuel consumption within the United 

10 States.’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘equipment and’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘equipment,’’; and 

14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, and manufacturing 

15 process equipment’’ after ‘‘suppliers’’; and 

16 (C) by striking paragraph (4) and insert17 ing the following: 

18 ‘‘(4) QUALIFYING COMPONENTS.—The term 

19 ‘qualifying components’ means components, systems, 

20 or groups of subsystems that the Secretary deter21 mines— 

22 ‘‘(A) to be designed to improve fuel econ23 omy or otherwise substantially reduce consump24 tion of conventional motor fuel; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) to contribute measurably to the over2 all improved fuel use of an advanced technology 

3 vehicle, including idle reduction technologies.’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

5 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to automobile’’ and in6 serting ‘‘to advanced technology vehicle’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, 

8 by striking ‘‘a total of not more than 

9 $25,000,000,000 in’’; 

10 (4) in subsection (h)— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘AUTOMOBILE’’ and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED

13 TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 

15 ‘‘automobiles’’ each place it appears and insert16 ing ‘‘advanced technology vehicles’’; and 

17 (5) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in18 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

19 SEC. 5. CONVENTIONAL FUEL REPLACEMENT CALCULA20 TION AND ASSESSMENT. 

21 (a) METHODOLOGY.—Not later than 180 days after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, by 

23 rule, develop a methodology for calculating the equivalent 

24 volumes of conventional fuel displaced by use of each alterVerDate Mar 15 2010 03:19 Jul 02, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1230.IS S1230

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1 native fuel to assess the effectiveness of alternative fuel 

2 and alternative fueled vehicles in reducing oil imports. 

3 (b) NATIONAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 3 years 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 shall— 

6 (1) conduct a national assessment (using the 

7 methodology developed under subsection (a)) of the 

8 effectiveness of alternative fuel and alternative 

9 fueled vehicles in reducing oil imports into the 

10 United States, including as assessment of— 

11 (A) market penetration of alternative fuel 

12 and alternative fueled vehicles in the United 

13 States; 

14 (B) successes and barriers to deployment 

15 identified by the programs established under 

16 this Act; and 

17 (C) the maximum feasible deployment of 

18 alternative fuel and alternative fueled vehicles 

19 by 2020 and 2030; and 

20 (2) report to Congress the results of the assess21 ment. 

22 SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COORDINATION. 

23 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE, LOCAL, AND

24 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this title, the 

2 Secretary shall provide, at the request of the Gov3 ernor, mayor, county executive, public utility com4 missioner, or other appropriate official or designee, 

5 technical assistance to State, local, and tribal gov6 ernments or to a public-private partnership de7 scribed in paragraph (2) to assist with the deploy8 ment of alternative fuel and alternative fueled vehi9 cles and infrastructure. 

10 (2) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.—Technical 

11 assistance under this section may be awarded to a 

12 public-private partnership, comprised of State, local 

13 or tribal governments and nongovernmental entities, 

14 including— 

15 (A) electric or natural gas utilities or other 

16 alternative fuel distributors; 

17 (B) vehicle manufacturers; 

18 (C) alternative fueled vehicle or alternative 

19 fuel technology providers; 

20 (D) vehicle fleet owners; 

21 (E) transportation and freight service pro22 viders; or 

23 (F) other appropriate non-Federal entities, 

24 as determined by the Secretary. 


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1 (3) ASSISTANCE.—The technical assistance de2 scribed in paragraph (1) may include— 

3 (A) coordination in the selection, location, 

4 and timing of alternative fuel recharging and 

5 refueling equipment and distribution infrastruc6 ture, including the identification of transpor7 tation corridors and specific alternative fuels 

8 that would be made available; 

9 (B) development of protocols and commu10 nication standards that facilitate vehicle refuel11 ing and recharging into electric, natural gas, 

12 and other alternative fuel distribution systems; 

13 (C) development of codes and standards 

14 for the installation of alternative fuel distribu15 tion and recharging and refueling equipment; 

16 (D) education and outreach for the deploy17 ment of alternative fuel and alternative fueled 

18 vehicles; and 

19 (E) utility rate design and integration of 

20 alternative fueled vehicles into electric and nat21 ural gas utility distribution systems. 

22 (b) COST SHARING.—Cost sharing for assistance 

23 awarded under this section shall be consistent with section 

24 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352). 


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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 

4 SEC. 7. WORKFORCE TRAINING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

6 with the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants to commu7 nity colleges, other institutions of higher education, and 

8 other qualified training and education institutions for the 

9 establishment or expansion of programs to provide train10 ing and education for vocational workforce development 

11 for— 

12 (1) the manufacture and maintenance of alter13 native fueled vehicles; and 

14 (2) the manufacture, installation, support, and 

15 inspection of alternative fuel recharging, refueling, 

16 and distribution infrastructure. 

17 (b) PURPOSE.—Training funded under this section 

18 shall be intended to ensure that the workforce has the nec19 essary skills needed to manufacture, install, and maintain 

20 alternative fuel infrastructure and alternative fueled vehi21 cles. 

22 (c) SCOPE.—Training funded under this section shall 

23 include training for— 

24 (1) electricians, plumbers, pipefitters, and other 

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1 taining, or providing safety support for alternative 

2 fuel recharging, refueling, and distribution infra3 structure; 

4 (2) building code inspection officials; 

5 (3) vehicle, engine, and powertrain dealers and 

6 mechanics; and 

7 (4) others positions as the Secretary determines 

8 necessary to successfully deploy alternative fuels and 

9 vehicles. 

10 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

11 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

12 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 

13 SEC. 8. REDUCTION OF ENGINE IDLING AND CONVEN14 TIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION. 

15 (a) DEFINITION OF IDLE REDUCTION TECH16 NOLOGY.—Section 756(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 

17 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16104(a)) is amended by striking para18 graph (5) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) IDLE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY.—The 

20 term ‘idle reduction technology’ means an advanced 

21 truck stop electrification system, auxiliary power 

22 unit, or other technology that— 

23 ‘‘(A)(i) is used to reduce long-duration 

24 idling; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) allows for the main drive engine or 

2 auxiliary refrigeration engine to be shut down; 

3 or 

4 ‘‘(B) uses an alternative fuel to reduce 

5 consumption of conventional fuel and environ6 mental emissions.’’. 

7 (b) FUNDING.—Section 756(b)(4)(B) of the Energy 

8 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16104(b)(4)(B)) is amend9 ed in clauses (i) and (ii) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2008’’ 

10 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 

11 2008 through 2018’’. 

12 SEC. 9. ELECTRIC, HYDROGEN, AND NATURAL GAS UTILITY 

13 AND OIL PIPELINE PARTICIPATION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall identify bar15 riers and remedies in existing electric and natural gas and 

16 oil pipeline transmission and distribution systems to the 

17 distribution of alternative fuels and the deployment of al18 ternative fuel recharging and refueling capability, at eco19 nomically competitive costs of alternative fuel for con20 sumers, including— 

21 (1) model regulatory rate design and billing for 

22 recharging and refueling alternative fueled vehicles; 

23 (2) electric grid load management and applica24 tions that will allow batteries in plug-in electric drive 


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1 vehicles to be used for grid storage, ancillary serv2 ices provision, and backup power; 

3 (3) integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles 

4 with smart grid technology, including protocols and 

5 standards, necessary equipment, and information 

6 technology systems; 

7 (4) technical and economic barriers to trans8 shipment of biofuels by oil pipelines, or distribution 

9 of hydrogen; and 

10 (5) any other barriers to installing sufficient 

11 and appropriate alternative fuel recharging and re12 fueling infrastructure. 

13 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

14 this section in consultation with— 

15 (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 

16 (2) State public utility commissions; 

17 (3) State consumer advocates; 

18 (4) electric and natural gas utility and trans19 mission owners and operators; 

20 (5) oil pipeline owners and operators; 

21 (6) hydrogen suppliers; and 

22 (7) other affected entities. 

23 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 


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1 Congress a report describing actions taken to carry out 

2 this section. 

3 SEC. 10. FEDERAL FLEETS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary (in consultation 

5 with the Administrator of General Services, the Secretary 

6 of Defense, the Postmaster General, and the Director of 

7 the Office of Management and Budget) shall establish an 

8 interagency coordination council for the development and 

9 procurement of alternative fueled vehicles by Federal 

10 agencies. 

11 (b) ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS.—Electricity 

12 and natural gas consumed by Federal agencies to fuel al13 ternative fueled vehicles shall be— 

14 (1) considered an alternative fuel; and 

15 (2) accounted for under Federal fleet manage16 ment reporting requirements, rather than under 

17 Federal building management reporting require18 ments. 

19 (c) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.—Not later than 180 

20 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

21 (in consultation with the Administrator of General Serv22 ices, the Secretary of Defense, the Postmaster General, 

23 and the Director of the Office of Management and Budg24 et) shall complete an assessment of Federal Government 

25 fleets (including the United States Postal Service and the 


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1 Department of Defense) and submit to Congress a report 

2 that describes— 

3 (1) for each Federal agency with a fleet of more 

4 than 200 vehicles, which types of vehicles the agency 

5 uses that would or would not be suitable for alter6 native fuel use either through the procurement of 

7 new alternative fueled vehicles, or the conversion to 

8 alternative fuel, taking into account the types of ve9 hicles for which alternative fuel could provide com10 parable functionality and lifecycle costs; 

11 (2) the quantity of alternative fueled vehicles 

12 that could be deployed by the Federal Government 

13 in 5 years and in 10 years, assuming that the vehi14 cles are available and are purchased when new vehi15 cles are needed or existing vehicles are replaced; and 

16 (3) the estimated cost and benefits to the Fed17 eral Government for vehicle purchases or conversions 

18 described in this subsection. 

19 SEC. 11. HOV LANE ACCESS EXTENSION. 

20 Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Before 

23 September 30, 2017, the State’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

24 State’’; and 


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1 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Before 

2 September 30, 2017, the State’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

3 State’’. 

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