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Union Calendar No. 300 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5611 

[Report No. 109–536] 

To provide for the establishment of 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2006 

Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. UPTON, Mr. HALL, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. 

GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

JUNE 28, 2006 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. BASS, Mr. 

WHITFIELD, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. DOOLITTLE

JUNE 28, 2006 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of 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. 


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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 at the ‘‘Fuel Consumption 

5 Education Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds that— 

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

9 toll on the pocketbooks of all Americans and are 

10 nearing a level of national emergency; 

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

12 price of gasoline, including worldwide demand for 

13 crude oil, taxes, international conflicts, regional sup14 ply chains, environmental regulations, and refining 

15 capacity; 

16 (3) individuals can take steps to address rising 

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

18 (4) increased driving efficiency will lower the 

19 demand for gasoline and thereby lower prices in the 

20 short term. 

21 SEC. 3. PARTNERSHIP. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 

23 shall enter into a partnership with interested industry 

24 groups, including groups from the automotive, gasoline re25 fining, and oil industries, to create a public education camVerDate Aug 31 2005 03:40 Jun 29, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\H5611.RH H5611

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1 paign that provides information to United States drivers 

2 about immediate measures that may be taken to conserve 

3 transportation fuel. This public-private partnership shall 

4 include a five member advisory board, to be chaired by 

5 the Secretary or his designee, which shall include rep6 resentatives from the Department of Energy, the oil in7 dustry, the automotive industry, and the Congress, to be 

8 appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint 

9 the advisory board not later than 30 days after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act. 

11 (b) ACCESSIBILITY.—The public information cam12 paign under this section shall be targeted to reach the 

13 widest audience possible. The education campaign shall in14 clude television, print, Internet website, or any other 

15 method designed to maximize the dissemination of trans16 portation fuel savings information to drivers. 

17 (c) COST SHARING.—The Secretary shall provide no 

18 more than 50 percent of the cost of the campaign created 

19 under this section. 

20 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

22 $10,000,000 for carrying out this section. 

23 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

24 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fuel Consumption Edu25 cation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds that— 

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

4 toll on the pocketbooks of all Americans and are near5 ing a level of national emergency; 

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

7 price of gasoline, including worldwide demand for 

8 crude oil, taxes, international conflicts, regional sup9 ply chains, environmental regulations, and refining 

10 capacity; 

11 (3) individuals can take steps to address rising 

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

13 (4) increased driving efficiency will lower the de14 mand for gasoline and thereby lower prices in the 

15 short term. 

16 SEC. 3. PARTNERSHIP. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

18 enter into a partnership with interested industry groups, 

19 including groups from the automotive, gasoline refining, 

20 and oil industries, to create a public education campaign 

21 that provides information to United States drivers about 

22 immediate measures that may be taken to conserve trans23 portation fuel. This public-private partnership shall include 

24 a five member advisory board, to be chaired by the Sec25 retary or his designee, which shall include representatives 

26 from the Department of Energy, the oil industry, the autoVerDate Aug 31 2005 03:40 Jun 29, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5611.RH H5611

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1 motive industry, and the Congress, to be appointed by the 

2 Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint the advisory board 

3 not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 (b) ACCESSIBILITY.—The public information cam6 paign under this section shall be targeted to reach the widest 

7 audience possible. The education campaign shall include 

8 television, print, Internet website, or any other method de9 signed to maximize the dissemination of transportation fuel 

10 savings information to drivers. 

11 (c) COST SHARING.—The Secretary shall provide no 

12 more than 50 percent of the cost of the campaign created 

13 under this section. 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 

16 for carrying out this section. 

17 SEC. 4. PARTNERSHIP ON FUEL SUPPLY FOR EVACUATIONS. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

19 enter into a partnership with interested industry groups 

20 and State and local governments, including groups from the 

21 gasoline refining and marketing industries, to create an 

22 education campaign that provides information to the State 

23 and local governments and the private sector about best 

24 practices to ensure adequate fuel supplies during emergency 

25 evacuations. This public-private partnership shall include 


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1 a five member advisory board, to be chaired by the Sec2 retary or his designee, which shall include representatives 

3 from the Department of Energy, the gasoline refining in4 dustry, the gasoline marketing industry, a State govern5 ment, and a unit of local government. The Secretary shall 

6 appoint the advisory board not later than 30 days after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

9 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $3,000,000 

10 for carrying out this section. 


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Union Calendar No. 300 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5611 

[Report No. 109

–536] 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of a partnership 

for other purposes. tation fuel conservation education campaign, and industry groups for the creation of a transporbetween the Secretary of Energy and appropriate 

JUNE 28, 2006 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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