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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5611 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27 (legislative day, JULY 26), 2006 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To authorize a partnership between the Secretary of Energy 

and appropriate industry groups for the creation of a 

transportation fuel conservation education campaign, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited at the ‘‘Fuel Consumption 

3 Education Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 The Congress finds that— 

6 (1) today’s gasoline prices are taking a severe 

7 toll on the pocketbooks of all Americans; 

8 (2) a large number of factors contribute to the 

9 price of gasoline, including worldwide demand for 

10 crude oil, taxes, international conflicts, regional sup11 ply chains, environmental regulations, and refining 

12 capacity; 

13 (3) individuals can take steps to address rising 

14 demand by using a few simple gas saving tips; and 

15 (4) increased driving efficiency will lower the 

16 demand for gasoline and thereby lower prices in the 

17 short term. 

18 SEC. 3. PARTNERSHIP. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, through 

20 the existing programs at the Office of Energy Efficiency 

21 and Renewable Energy, shall enter into a partnership with 

22 interested industry groups, including groups from the 

23 automotive, gasoline refining, and oil industries, to carry 

24 out a public education campaign that provides information 

25 to United States drivers about immediate measures that 

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1 private partnership shall include a five member advisory 

2 board, to be chaired by the Secretary or his designee, 

3 which shall include representatives from the Department 

4 of Energy, the oil industry, the automotive industry, and 

5 the Congress, to be appointed by the Secretary. The Sec6 retary shall appoint the advisory board not later than 30 

7 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (b) ACCESSIBILITY.—The public information cam9 paign under this section shall be targeted to reach the 

10 widest audience possible. The education campaign shall in11 clude television, print, Internet website, or any other 

12 method designed to maximize the dissemination of trans13 portation fuel savings information to drivers. 

14 (c) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized to ex15 pend not more than $10,000,000 to carry out this section 

16 from funds previously authorized to the Office of Energy 

17 Efficiency and Renewable Energy, but shall provide no 

18 more than 50 percent of the cost of carrying out this sec19 tion. 

20 SEC. 4. PARTNERSHIP ON FUEL SUPPLY FOR EVACU21 ATIONS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, through 

23 the existing programs at the Office of Energy Efficiency 

24 and Renewable Energy, shall enter into a partnership with 

25 interested industry groups and State and local governVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:22 Aug 09, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5611.RFS H5611

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1 ments, including groups from the gasoline refining and 

2 marketing industries, to carry out an education campaign 

3 that provides information to the State and local govern4 ments and the private sector about best practices to en5 sure adequate fuel supplies during emergency evacuations. 

6 This public-private partnership shall include a five mem7 ber advisory board, to be chaired by the Secretary or his 

8 designee, which shall include representatives from the De9 partment of Energy, the gasoline refining industry, the 

10 gasoline marketing industry, a State government, and a 

11 unit of local government. The Secretary shall appoint the 

12 advisory board not later than 30 days after the date of 

13 enactment of this Act. 

14 (b) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized to ex15 pend not more than $3,000,000 to carry out this section 

16 from funds previously authorized to the Office of Energy 

17 Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2006. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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