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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2496 
To provide for the establishment of a partnership between the Secretary 
of Energy and appropriate industry groups for the creation of a transpor-
tation fuel conservation education campaign, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. UPTON, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 
BARTON of Texas, and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited at the ‘‘Fuel Consumption 
Education Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
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(1) today’s gasoline prices are taking a severe 
toll on the pocketbooks of all Americans and are 
nearing a level of national emergency; 
(2) a large number of factors contribute to the 
price of gasoline, including worldwide demand for 
crude oil, taxes, international conflicts, regional sup-
ply chains, environmental regulations, and refining 
capacity; 
(3) individuals can take steps to address rising 
demand by using a few simple gas saving tips; and 
(4) increased driving efficiency will lower the 
demand for gasoline and thereby lower prices in the 
short term. 
SEC. 3. PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall enter into a partnership with interested industry 
groups, including groups from the automotive, gasoline re-
fining, and oil industries, to create a public education cam-
paign that provides information to United States drivers 
about immediate measures that may be taken to conserve 
transportation fuel. This public-private partnership shall 
include a five member advisory board, to be chaired by 
the Secretary or his designee, which shall include rep-
resentatives from the Department of Energy, the oil in-
dustry, the automotive industry, and the Congress, to be 
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appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint 
the advisory board not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) ACCESSIBILITY.—The public information cam-
paign under this section shall be targeted to reach the 
widest audience possible. The education campaign shall in-
clude television, print, Internet website, or any other 
method designed to maximize the dissemination of trans-
portation fuel savings information to drivers. 
(c) COST SHARING.—The Secretary shall provide no 
more than 50 percent of the cost of the campaign created 
under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$10,000,000 for carrying out this section. 
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