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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5534 
To establish a grant program whereby moneys collected from violations of 
the corporate average fuel economy program are used to expand infra-
structure 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 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FUEL ECONOMY FUND AND ALTERNATIVE 
FUEL GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury a Fuel Economy Fund (hereinafter in this 
Act referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) consisting of 
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amounts transferred to the Fund under paragraph 
(2) and amounts credited to the Fund under para-
graph (3). 
(2) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.—For fiscal year 
2007, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall transfer to the Fund an 
amount determined by the Secretary to be equal to 
the total amount deposited in the general fund of 
the Treasury in the preceding fiscal year from fines, 
penalties, and other moneys obtained through en-
forcement actions conducted pursuant to section 
32912 of title 49, United States Code, including 
moneys obtained under consent decrees. 
(3) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall invest in interest-bearing obli-
gations of the United States such portion of the 
Fund as is not, in the Secretary’s judgment, re-
quired to meet current withdrawals. Such obligations 
shall be acquired and sold and interest on, and the 
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, such obliga-
tions shall be credited to the Fund in accordance 
with the requirements of section 9602 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(4) USE OF AMOUNTS IN THE FUND.—Amounts 
in the Fund shall be made available to the Secretary 
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of Energy to carry out the grant program described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) ALTERNATIVE FUELS EXPANSION GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall, through the Clean Cities Program of the De-
partment of Energy, establish and carry out a grant 
program to expand the availability to consumers of 
alternative fuels. A grant awarded under this section 
shall not exceed $30,000. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Any entity that is eligible for 
assistance through the Clean Cities Program may be 
eligible for a grant under this section, except that no 
large, vertically integrated oil company may be eligi-
ble for a grant under this section. No entity may be 
awarded grants totaling more than $60,000 in any 
fiscal year. 
(3) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants provided 
under this section shall be used for the construction 
or expansion of infrastructure necessary to increase 
the availability to consumers of alternative fuels (as 
defined in section 32901(a)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code). Not more than 3 percent of grant 
funds may be used for administrative costs. 
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