I 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1364 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy 

investments and job creation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2013 

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 

on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 

alternative energy investments and job creation, 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, ETC. 

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

5 ‘‘New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solu6 tions Act of 2013’’. 

7 (b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other8 wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendVerDate Mar 15 2010 15:57 Mar 29, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1364.IH H1364

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1 ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 

2 to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 

3 shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi4 sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

5 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title, etc. 

TITLE I—PROMOTE THE PURCHASE AND USE OF NGVS WITH AN 

EMPHASIS ON HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND FLEET VEHICLES 

Sec. 101. Modification of alternative fuel credit. 

Sec. 102. Extension and modification of new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credit. 

Sec. 103. Allowance of vehicle and infrastructure credits against regular and 

minimum tax and transferability of credits. 

Sec. 104. Modification of credit for purchase of vehicles fueled by compressed 

natural gas or liquefied natural gas. 

Sec. 105. Modification of definition of new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle. 

Sec. 106. Providing for the treatment of property purchased by Indian tribal 

governments. 

TITLE II—PROMOTE PRODUCTION OF NGVS BY ORIGINAL 

EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 

Sec. 201. Credit for producing vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquified natural gas. 

Sec. 202. Amendment to section 136 of the Energy Security and Independence 

Act of 2007. 

TITLE III—INCENTIVIZE THE INSTALLATION OF NATURAL GAS 

FUEL PUMPS 

Sec. 301. Extension and modification of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. 

Sec. 302. Increase in credit for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling properties. 

TITLE IV—NATURAL GAS VEHICLES 

Sec. 401. Grants for natural gas vehicles research and development. 

Sec. 402. Sense of the Congress regarding EPA certification of NGV retrofit 

kits. 

Sec. 403. Sense of the Congress regarding EPA and NHTSA regulation of 

medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles. 

Sec. 404. Amendment to section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. 


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1 TITLE I—PROMOTE THE PUR2 CHASE AND USE OF NGVS 

3 WITH AN EMPHASIS ON 

4 HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND 

5 FLEET VEHICLES 

6 SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL CREDIT. 

7 (a) ALTERNATIVE FUEL CREDIT.—Paragraph (5) of 

8 section 6426(d) (relating to alternative fuel credit) is 

9 amended by inserting ‘‘, and December 31, 2018, in the 

10 case of any sale or use involving compressed or liquefied 

11 natural gas’’ after ‘‘hydrogen’’. 

12 (b) ALTERNATIVE FUEL MIXTURE CREDIT.—Para13 graph (3) of section 6426(e) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

14 and December 31, 2018, in the case of any sale or use 

15 involving compressed or liquefied natural gas’’ after ‘‘hy16 drogen’’. 

17 (c) PAYMENTS RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL OR

18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL MIXTURES.—Paragraph (6) of sec19 tion 6427(e) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (C)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (D) and (E)’’, and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof, 

24 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub25 paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 


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1 (3) by inserting at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(E) any alternative fuel or alternative fuel 

3 mixture (as so defined) involving compressed or 

4 liquefied natural gas sold or used after Decem5 ber 31, 2018.’’. 

6 (d) PAYMENTS RELATING TO INDIAN TRIBES.—Sub7 paragraph (1) of section 6427(k)(1) is amended by insert8 ing striking ‘‘or’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘an Indian 

9 Tribal Government, or’’. 

10 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

11 this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 102. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEW QUALI14 FIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLE 

15 CREDIT. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 30B(k) 

17 (relating to termination) is amended by inserting ‘‘(De18 cember 31, 2018, in the case of a vehicle powered by com19 pressed or liquefied natural gas)’’ before the period at the 

20 end. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

22 subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 103. ALLOWANCE OF VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

2 CREDITS AGAINST REGULAR AND MINIMUM 

3 TAX AND TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS. 

4 (a) BUSINESS CREDITS.—Subparagraph (B) of sec5 tion 38(c)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

6 clause (viii), by striking the period at the end of clause 

7 (ix) and inserting a comma, and by inserting after clause 

8 (ix) the following new clauses: 

9 ‘‘(x) the portion of the credit deter10 mined under section 30B which is attrib11 utable to the application of subsection 

12 (e)(3) thereof with respect to new qualified 

13 alternative fuel motor vehicles which are 

14 capable of being powered by compressed or 

15 liquefied natural gas, and 

16 ‘‘(xi) the portion of the credit deter17 mined under section 30C which is attrib18 utable to the application of subsection (b) 

19 thereof with respect to refueling property 

20 which is used to store and or dispense 

21 compressed or liquefied natural gas.’’. 

22 (b) PERSONAL CREDITS.— 

23 (1) NEW QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL

24 MOTOR VEHICLES.—Subsection (g) of section 30B is 

25 amended by adding at the end the following new 

26 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN

2 NEW QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHI3 CLES.—In the case of the portion of the credit deter4 mined under subsection (a) which is attributable to 

5 the application of subsection (e)(3) with respect to 

6 new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles which 

7 are capable of being powered by compressed or liq8 uefied natural gas— 

9 ‘‘(A) paragraph (2) shall (after the appli10 cation of paragraph (1)) be applied separately 

11 with respect to such portion, and 

12 ‘‘(B) in lieu of the limitation determined 

13 under paragraph (2), such limitation shall not 

14 exceed the excess (if any) of— 

15 ‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil16 ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 

17 tentative minimum tax for the taxable 

18 year, reduced by 

19 ‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 

20 under subpart A and sections 27 and 30.’’. 

21 (2) ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING

22 PROPERTIES.—Subsection (d) of section 30C is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following new 

24 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN AL2 TERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP3 ERTIES.—In the case of the portion of the credit de4 termined under subsection (a) with respect to refuel5 ing property which is used to store and or dispense 

6 compressed or liquefied natural gas and which is at7 tributable to the application of subsection (b)— 

8 ‘‘(A) paragraph (2) shall (after the appli9 cation of paragraph (1)) be applied separately 

10 with respect to such portion, and 

11 ‘‘(B) in lieu of the limitation determined 

12 under paragraph (2), such limitation shall not 

13 exceed the excess (if any) of— 

14 ‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil15 ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 

16 tentative minimum tax for the taxable 

17 year, reduced by 

18 ‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 

19 under subpart A and sections 27, 30, and 

20 the portion of the credit determined under 

21 section 30B which is attributable to the 

22 application of subsection (e)(3) thereof.’’. 

23 (c) CREDITS MAY BE TRANSFERRED.— 


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1 (1) VEHICLE CREDITS.—Subsection (h) of sec2 tion 30B is amended by adding at the end the fol3 lowing new paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(11) TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

6 subparagraph (B), a taxpayer who places in 

7 service any new qualified alternative fuel motor 

8 vehicle which is capable of being powered by 

9 compressed or liquefied natural gas may trans10 fer the credit allowed under this section by rea11 son of subsection (e) with respect to such vehi12 cle through an assignment to the manufacturer, 

13 seller or lessee of such vehicle. Such transfer 

14 may be revoked only with the consent of the 

15 Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No 

17 assignment of a credit allowed under this sec18 tion by reason of subsection (e) with respect to 

19 any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle 

20 which is capable of being powered by com21 pressed or liquefied natural gas may be made 

22 under subparagraph (A) to a taxpayer who has 

23 claimed a credit under section 54G with respect 

24 to the financing of such vehicle. 


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1 ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

2 prescribe such regulations as necessary to en3 sure that any credit transferred under subpara4 graph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned 

5 by such other person.’’. 

6 (2) INFRASTRUCTURE CREDIT.—Subsection (e) 

7 of section 30C is amended by adding at the end the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(7) TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

11 subparagraph (B), a taxpayer who places in 

12 service any qualified alternative fuel vehicle re13 fueling property relating to compressed or lique14 fied natural gas may transfer the credit allowed 

15 under this section with respect to such property 

16 through an assignment to the manufacturer, 

17 seller or lessee of such property. Such transfer 

18 may be revoked only with the consent of the 

19 Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No 

21 assignment of a credit allowed under this sec22 tion by reason of subsection (e) with respect to 

23 any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling 

24 property relating to compressed or liquefied 

25 natural gas may be made under subparagraph 


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1 (A) to a taxpayer who has claimed a credit 

2 under section 54G with respect to the financing 

3 of such property. 

4 ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

5 prescribe such regulations as necessary to en6 sure that any credit transferred under subpara7 graph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned 

8 by such other person.’’. 

9 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

10 this section shall apply with respect to property placed in 

11 service after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 104. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF 

13 VEHICLES FUELED BY COMPRESSED NAT14 URAL GAS OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS. 

15 (a) INCREASE IN CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of section 

16 30B(e) (relating to applicable percentage) is amended to 

17 read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 

19 of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage with re20 spect to any new qualified alternative fuel motor ve21 hicle is— 

22 ‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraphs 

23 (B) and (C)— 

24 ‘‘(i) 50 percent, plus 

25 ‘‘(ii) 30 percent, if such vehicle— 


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1 ‘‘(I) has received a certificate of 

2 conformity under the Clean Air Act 

3 and meets or exceeds the most strin4 gent standard available for certifi5 cation under the Clean Air Act for 

6 that make and model year vehicle 

7 (other than a zero emission standard), 

8 or 

9 ‘‘(II) has received an order certi10 fying the vehicle as meeting the same 

11 requirements as vehicles which may be 

12 sold or leased in California and meets 

13 or exceeds the most stringent stand14 ard available for certification under 

15 the State laws of California (enacted 

16 in accordance with a waiver granted 

17 under section 209(b) of the Clean Air 

18 Act) for that make and model year ve19 hicle (other than a zero emission 

20 standard), 

21 ‘‘(B) 80 percent, in the case of dedicated 

22 vehicles that are only capable of operating on 

23 compressed or liquefied natural gas, dual-fuel 

24 vehicles that are only capable of operating on a 

25 mixture of no less than 90 percent compressed 


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1 or liquefied natural gas, and a bi-fuel vehicle 

2 that is capable of operating a minimum of 85 

3 percent of its total range on compressed or liq4 uefied natural gas, and 

5 ‘‘(C) 50 percent, in the case of vehicles de6 scribed subclause (II) or (III) of subsection 

7 (e)(4)(A)(i) and which are not otherwise de8 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

9 For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case 

10 of any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle 

11 which weighs more than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle 

12 weight rating, the most stringent standard available 

13 shall be such standard available for certification on 

14 the date of the enactment of the Energy Tax Incen15 tives Act of 2005.’’. 

16 (b) INCREASED INCENTIVE FOR NATURAL GAS VEHI17 CLES.—Subsection (e) of section 30B (relating to new 

18 qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credit) is amended 

19 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(6) CREDIT VALUES FOR NATURAL GAS VEHI21 CLES.—In the case of new qualified alternative fuel 

22 motor vehicles with respect to vehicles powered by 

23 compressed or liquefied natural gas, the maximum 

24 tax credit value shall be— 


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1 ‘‘(A) $7,500 if such vehicle has a gross ve2 hicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 

3 pounds, 

4 ‘‘(B) $16,000 if such vehicle has a gross 

5 vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 

6 pounds but not more than 14,000 pounds, 

7 ‘‘(C) $40,000 if such vehicle has a gross 

8 vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 

9 pounds but not more than 26,000 pounds, and 

10 ‘‘(D) $64,000 if such vehicle has a gross 

11 vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 

12 pounds.’’. 

13 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

14 this section shall apply to property placed in service after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 105. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF NEW QUALI17 FIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 30B(e)(4)(A) 

19 (relating to definition of new qualified alternative fuel 

20 motor vehicle) is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(i) which— 

22 ‘‘(I) is a dedicated vehicle that is 

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1 ‘‘(II) is a bi-fuel vehicle that is 

2 capable of operating on compressed or 

3 liquefied natural gas and gasoline or 

4 diesel fuel, or 

5 ‘‘(III) is a duel-fuel vehicle that 

6 is capable of operating on a mixture 

7 of compressed or liquefied natural gas 

8 and gasoline or diesel fuel.’’. 

9 (b) CONVERSIONS AND REPOWERS.—Paragraph (4) 

10 of section 30B(e) is amended by adding at the end the 

11 following new subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(C) CONVERSIONS AND REPOWERS.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘new 

14 qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle’ in15 cludes the conversion or repower of a new 

16 or used vehicle so that it is capable of op17 erating on an alternative fuel as it was not 

18 previously capable of operating on an alter19 native fuel. 

20 ‘‘(ii) TREATMENT AS NEW.—A vehicle 

21 which has been converted to operate on an 

22 alternative fuel shall be treated as new on 

23 the date of such conversion for purposes of 

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1 ‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—In 

2 the case of a used vehicle which is con3 verted or repowered, nothing in this section 

4 shall be construed to require that the 

5 motor vehicle be acquired in the year the 

6 credit is claimed under this section with re7 spect to such vehicle.’’. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 this section shall apply to property placed in service after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 106. PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROPERTY 

12 PURCHASED BY INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERN13 MENTS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 30B(h) 

15 and paragraph (2) of section 30C(e) are both amended 

16 by inserting ‘‘, or whose use is by an Indian Tribal Gov17 ernment,’’ after ‘‘section 50(b)’’. 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 this section shall apply to property placed in service after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 TITLE II—PROMOTE PRODUC2 TION OF NGVS BY ORIGINAL 

3 EQUIPMENT MANUFACTUR4 ERS 

5 SEC. 201. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING VEHICLES FUELED BY 

6 NATURAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub8 chapter A of chapter 1 (relating to business-related cred9 its) is amended by inserting after section 45R the fol10 lowing new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 45S. PRODUCTION OF VEHICLES FUELED BY NAT12 URAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, in 

14 the case of a taxpayer who is an original manufacturer 

15 of natural gas vehicles, the natural gas vehicle credit de16 termined under this section for any taxable year with re17 spect to each eligible natural gas vehicle produced by the 

18 taxpayer during such year is an amount equal to the lesser 

19 of— 

20 ‘‘(1) 10 percent of the manufacturer’s basis in 

21 such vehicle, or 

22 ‘‘(2) $4,000. 

23 ‘‘(b) AGGREGATE CREDIT ALLOWED.—The aggre24 gate amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with 

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1 $200,000,000 reduced by the amount of the credit allowed 

2 under subsection (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) 

3 for all prior taxable years. 

4 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec5 tion— 

6 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE.—The 

7 term ‘eligible natural gas vehicle’ means a motor ve8 hicle (as defined in section 30B(h)(1)) that is capa9 ble of operating on natural gas and is described in 

10 30B(e)(4)(A). 

11 ‘‘(2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘manufac12 turer’ has the meaning given such term in regula13 tions prescribed by the Administrator of the Envi14 ronmental Protection Agency for purposes of title II 

15 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 

16 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this sec17 tion— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Rules similar to the rules 

19 of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall 

20 apply. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTROLLED GROUPS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All persons treated as 

23 a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of 

24 section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 

25 414 shall be treated as a single producer. 


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1 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION OF FOREIGN CORPORA2 TIONS.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), in 

3 applying subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 

4 to this section, section 1563 shall be applied 

5 without regard to subsection (b)(2)(C) thereof. 

6 ‘‘(C) VERIFICATION.—No amount shall be 

7 allowed as a credit under subsection (a) with 

8 respect to which the taxpayer has not submitted 

9 such information or certification as the Sec10 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of 

11 Energy, determines necessary. 

12 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 

13 any vehicle produced after December 31, 2018.’’. 

14 (b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF BUSINESS CREDIT.— 

15 Section 38(b) is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end 

16 of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of 

17 paragraph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at 

18 the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(37) the natural gas vehicle credit determined 

20 under section 45R(a).’’. 

21 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec22 tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 

23 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

24 45R the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 45S. Production of vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquefied natural 

gas.’’. 


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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall apply to vehicles produced after Decem3 ber 31, 2013. 

4 SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL VEHICLES QUALIFYING FOR THE AD5 VANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC6 TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi8 sion of law, a covered vehicle (as defined in subsection (b)) 

9 shall be considered an advanced technology vehicle for 

10 purposes of the advanced technology vehicle incentive pro11 gram established under section 136 of the Energy Inde12 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013), 

13 and manufacturers and component suppliers of such cov14 ered vehicles shall be eligible for an award under such sec15 tion. 

16 (b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

17 (1) the term ‘‘covered vehicle’’ means a light18 duty vehicle or a medium-duty or heavy-duty truck 

19 or bus that is only capable of operating on com20 pressed or liquefied natural gas, a bi-fueled motor 

21 vehicle that is capable of achieving a minimum of 85 

22 percent of its total range with compressed or lique23 fied natural gas, or a dual-fuel vehicle that operates 

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1 fuel but is not capable of operating on a mixture of 

2 less than 75 percent natural gas; 

3 (2) the term ‘‘bi-fuel vehicle’’ means a vehicle 

4 that is capable of operating on compressed or lique5 fied natural gas and gasoline or diesel fuel; and 

6 (3) the term ‘‘dual-fuel vehicle’’ means a vehicle 

7 that is capable of operating on a mixture of com8 pressed or liquefied natural gas and gasoline or die9 sel fuel. 

10 TITLE III—INCENTIVIZE THE IN11 STALLATION OF NATURAL 

12 GAS FUEL PUMPS 

13 SEC. 301. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ALTER14 NATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP15 ERTY CREDIT. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 30C is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1), 

18 by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by 

19 inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(2) in the case of property relating to com21 pressed or liquefied natural gas, after December 31, 

22 2018, and’’. 

23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

24 subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 302. INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ALTER2 NATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP3 ERTIES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 30C is 

5 amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The credit allowed under sub7 section (a) with respect to all qualified alternative fuel ve8 hicle refueling property placed in service by the taxpayer 

9 during the taxable year at a location shall not exceed— 

10 ‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), 

11 $30,000 in the case of a property of a character 

12 subject to an allowance for depreciation, 

13 ‘‘(2) in the case of compressed natural gas 

14 property and liquefied natural gas property which is 

15 of a character subject to an allowance for deprecia16 tion, the lesser of— 

17 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of such cost, or 

18 ‘‘(B) $100,000, and 

19 ‘‘(3) $2,000 in any other case.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

21 this section shall apply to property placed in service in 

22 taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. 


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1 TITLE IV—NATURAL GAS 

2 VEHICLES 

3 SEC. 401. GRANTS FOR NATURAL GAS VEHICLES RESEARCH 

4 AND DEVELOPMENT. 

5 (a) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRA6 TION PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall provide funding to 

7 improve the performance and efficiency and integration of 

8 natural gas powered motor vehicles and heavy-duty on9 road vehicles as part of any programs funded pursuant 

10 to section 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

11 U.S.C. 16191) and also with respect to funding for heavy12 duty engines pursuant to section 754 of the Energy Policy 

13 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16102). 

14 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may 

15 make grants to original equipment manufacturers of light16 duty and heavy-duty natural gas vehicles for the develop17 ment of engines that reduce emissions, improve perform18 ance and efficiency, and lower cost. 

19 SEC. 402. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EPA CER20 TIFICATION OF NGV RETROFIT KITS. 

21 It is the sense of the Congress that the Environ22 mental Protection Agency should streamline the process 

23 for certification of natural gas vehicle retrofit kits to pro24 mote energy security while still fulfilling the mission of 

25 the Clean Air Act. 


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1 SEC. 403. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EPA AND 

2 NHTSA REGULATION OF MEDIUM- AND 

3 HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES AND VEHICLES. 

4 It is the sense of the Congress that the Environ5 mental Protection Agency new fuel economy and green6 house gas emission regulations for medium- and heavy7 duty engines and vehicles should provide incentives to en8 courage and reward manufacturers who produce natural 

9 gas powered vehicles. Such regulations should take into 

10 account the petroleum reductions provided by such vehi11 cles and also quantify all greenhouse gas emission reduc12 tions provided by natural gas powered engines and vehi13 cles. 

14 SEC. 404. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 508 OF THE ENERGY 

15 POLICY ACT OF 1992. 

16 (a) REPOWER OR CONVERTED ALTERNATIVE

17 FUELED VEHICLES DEFINED.—Subsection (a) of section 

18 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13258) 

19 is amended by adding at the end the following new para20 graph: 

21 ‘‘(6) REPOWERED OR CONVERTED.—The term 

22 ‘repowered or converted’ means modified with a cer23 tified engine or aftermarket system so that the vehi24 cle is capable of operating on an alternative fuel.’’. 

25 (b) ALLOCATION OF CREDITS.—Subsection (b) of 

26 section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 


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1 13258) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) REPOWERED OR CONVERTED VEHICLES.— 

4 Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall 

5 allocate credits to fleets that repower or convert an 

6 existing vehicle so that it is capable of operating on 

7 an alternative fuel. In the case of any medium-duty 

8 or heavy-duty vehicle that is repowered or converted, 

9 the Secretary shall allocate additional credits for 

10 such vehicles if the Secretary determines that such 

11 vehicles displace more petroleum than light-duty al12 ternative fueled vehicles. The Secretary shall include 

13 a requirement that such vehicles remain in the fleet 

14 for a period of no less than 2 years in order to con15 tinue to qualify for credit. The Secretary also shall 

16 extend the flexibility afforded in this section to Fed17 eral fleets subject to the purchase provisions con18 tained in section 303 of this Act.’’. 

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