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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5534 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 25, 2006 

Received 

AUGUST 4 (legislative day, AUGUST 3), 2006 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

AN ACT 

To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of 

the corporate average fuel economy program to be used 

to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. FUEL ECONOMY FUND AND ALTERNATIVE 

2 FUEL GRANT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

5 Treasury a Fuel Economy Fund (hereinafter in this 

6 Act referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) consisting of 

7 amounts transferred to the Fund under paragraph 

8 (2) and amounts credited to the Fund under para9 graph (3). 

10 (2) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.—For fiscal year 

11 2007, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 

12 of the Treasury shall, subject to the availability of 

13 funds provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 

14 transfer to the Fund an amount determined by the 

15 Secretary to be equal to the total amount deposited 

16 in the general fund of the Treasury in the preceding 

17 fiscal year from fines, penalties, and other moneys 

18 obtained through enforcement actions conducted 

19 pursuant to section 32912 of title 49, United States 

20 Code, including moneys obtained under consent de21 crees. 

22 (3) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary 

23 of the Treasury shall invest in interest-bearing obli24 gations of the United States such portion of the 

25 Fund as is not, in the Secretary’s judgment, re26 quired to meet current withdrawals. Such obligations 


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1 shall be acquired and sold and interest on, and the 

2 proceeds from the sale or redemption of, such obliga3 tions shall be credited to the Fund in accordance 

4 with the requirements of section 9602 of the Inter5 nal Revenue Code of 1986. 

6 (4) USE OF AMOUNTS IN THE FUND.—Amounts 

7 in the Fund shall be made available, subject to the 

8 availability of funds provided in advance in appro9 priations Acts, to the Secretary of Energy to carry 

10 out the grant program described in subsection (b). 

11 (b) ALTERNATIVE FUELS EXPANSION GRANT PRO12 GRAM.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 

14 shall, through the Clean Cities Program of the De15 partment of Energy, carry out a grant program to 

16 expand the availability to consumers of alternative 

17 fuels. A grant awarded under this section shall not 

18 exceed $30,000. 

19 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—Any entity that is eligible for 

20 assistance through the Clean Cities Program may be 

21 eligible for a grant under this section, except that no 

22 large, vertically integrated oil company may be eligi23 ble for a grant under this section. No entity may be 

24 awarded grants totaling more than $60,000 in any 

25 fiscal year. 


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1 (3) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants provided 

2 under this section shall be used for the construction 

3 or expansion of infrastructure necessary to increase 

4 the availability to consumers of alternative fuels (as 

5 defined in section 32901(a)(1) of title 49, United 

6 States Code). Not more than 3 percent of grant 

7 funds may be used for administrative costs. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2006. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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