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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 889 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased increases in the 

fuel efficiency standards applicable to light trucks, to require fuel economy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, 

to increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 21, 2005 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. 

JEFFORDS, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. DURBIN, and Ms. CANTWELL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased 

increases in the fuel efficiency standards applicable to 

light trucks, to require fuel economy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, to 

increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles, 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Automobile Fuel Econ5 omy Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. INCREASED AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD 

2 FOR LIGHT TRUCKS. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF LIGHT TRUCK.—Section 

4 32901(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in each of paragraphs (1) through (14), by 

6 striking the period at the end and inserting a semi7 colon; 

8 (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

10 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through 

11 (16) as paragraphs (13) through (17), respectively; 

12 and 

13 (4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(12) ‘light truck’ has the meaning given that 

16 term in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 

17 Transportation in the administration of this chap18 ter;’’. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR INCREASED STANDARD.— 

20 Section 32902(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘AUTO23 MOBILES.—’’; 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary’’; and 

26 (3) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(2) The average fuel economy standard for light 

2 trucks manufactured by a manufacturer may not be less 

3 than— 

4 ‘‘(A) 23.5 miles per gallon for model year 2008; 

5 ‘‘(B) 24.8 miles per gallon for model year 2009; 

6 ‘‘(C) 26.1 miles per gallon for model year 2010; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(D) 27.5 miles per gallon for model year 2011 

9 and each model year thereafter.’’. 

10 (c) APPLICABILITY.—Section 32902(a)(2) of title 49, 

11 United States Code, as added by subsection (b)(3), shall 

12 not apply with respect to light trucks manufactured before 

13 model year 2009. 

14 SEC. 3. FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILES UP 

15 TO 10,000 POUNDS GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT. 

16 (a) VEHICLES DEFINED AS AUTOMOBILES.—Section 

17 32901(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘rated at—’’ and all that follows and inserting 

19 ‘‘rated at not more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle 

20 weight.’’. 

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

22 subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2011. 

23 SEC. 4. FUEL ECONOMY OF THE FEDERAL FLEET OF VEHI24 CLES. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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1 (1) the term ‘‘class of vehicles’’ means a class 

2 of vehicles for which an average fuel economy stand3 ard is in effect under chapter 329 of title 49, United 

4 States Code; 

5 (2) the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean6 ing given the term in section 4(1) of the Office of 

7 Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)); 

8 and 

9 (3) the term ‘‘new vehicle’’, with respect to the 

10 fleet of vehicles of an executive agency, means a ve11 hicle procured by or for the agency after September 

12 30, 2007. 

13 (b) BASELINE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The head 

14 of each executive agency shall determine the average fuel 

15 economy for all of the vehicles in each class of vehicles 

16 in the agency’s fleet of vehicles in fiscal year 2006. 

17 (c) INCREASE OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The 

18 head of each executive agency shall manage the procure19 ment of vehicles in each class of vehicles for that agency 

20 to ensure that— 

21 (1) not later than September 30, 2008, the av22 erage fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agen23 cy’s fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not 

24 less than 3 miles per gallon higher than the baseline 

25 average fuel economy determined for that class; and 
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1 (2) not later than September 30, 2011, the av2 erage fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agen3 cy’s fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not 

4 less than 6 miles per gallon higher than the baseline 

5 average fuel economy determined for that class. 

6 (d) CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.— 

7 For purposes of this section— 

8 (1) average fuel economy shall be calculated in 

9 accordance with guidance prescribed by the Sec10 retary of Transportation for the implementation of 

11 this section; and 

12 (2) average fuel economy calculated under sub13 section (b) for an agency’s vehicles in a class of vehi14 cles shall be the baseline average fuel economy for 

15 the agency’s fleet of vehicles in that class. 

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