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Union Calendar No. 299 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5534 

[Report No. 109–535] 

To establish a grant program whereby moneys collected from violations of 

the corporate average fuel economy program are used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 6, 2006 

Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself and Mr. FOSSELLA) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

JUNE 28, 2006 

Additional sponsors: Mr. EHLERS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. 

CONAWAY, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. HAYES, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, and 

Mr. SOUDER

JUNE 28, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program whereby moneys collected from 

violations of the corporate average fuel economy program 

are used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase 

the availability of alternative fuels. 


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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. FUEL ECONOMY FUND AND ALTERNATIVE 

4 FUEL GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 

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

7 Treasury a Fuel Economy Fund (hereinafter in this 

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

9 amounts transferred to the Fund under paragraph 

10 (2) and amounts credited to the Fund under para11 graph (3). 

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

13 2007, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 

14 of the Treasury shall transfer to the Fund an 

15 amount determined by the Secretary to be equal to 

16 the total amount deposited in the general fund of 

17 the Treasury in the preceding fiscal year from fines, 

18 penalties, and other moneys obtained through en19 forcement actions conducted pursuant to section 

20 32912 of title 49, United States Code, including 

21 moneys obtained under consent decrees. 

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 

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1 quired to meet current withdrawals. Such obligations 

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

3 proceeds from the sale or redemption of, such obliga4 tions shall be credited to the Fund in accordance 

5 with the requirements of section 9602 of the Inter6 nal Revenue Code of 1986. 

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

8 in the Fund shall be made available to the Secretary 

9 of Energy to carry out the grant program described 

10 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, establish and carry out a grant 

16 program to expand the availability to consumers of 

17 alternative fuels. A grant awarded under this section 

18 shall not 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. 


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Union Calendar No. 299 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5534 

[Report No. 109

–535] 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program whereby moneys colalternative fuels. structure necessary to increase the availability of fuel economy program are used to expand infra- lected from violations of the corporate average 

JUNE 28, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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