I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1380 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy 
investments and job creation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2011 
Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. BOREN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 
BRADY of Texas, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. GENE GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. 
GRIMM, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DOYLE, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. MURPHY 
of Connecticut, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
COLE, 
Mr. 
MCINTYRE, 
Mr. 
BILBRAY, 
Mr. 
CULBERSON, 
Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. FLEMING, 
Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. HALL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. JONES, Mr. MURPHY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. ROGERS
of Alabama, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 
ALTMIRE, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. TONKO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 
GALLEGLY, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. TERRY, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. BARROW, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WU, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. SCALISE, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BOSWELL, Mrs. 
LUMMIS, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. REHBERG, and Mr. MARCHANT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and 
Technology and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
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A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 
alternative energy investments and job creation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solu-
tions Act of 2011’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other-
wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
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 ve-
hicle 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 vehi-
cle. 
Sec. 106. Providing for the treatment of property purchased by Indian tribal 
governments. 
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TITLE II—PROMOTE PRODUCTION OF NGVS BY ORIGINAL 
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 
Sec. 201. Credit for producing vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquified nat-
ural 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 prop-
erty credit. 
Sec. 302. Increase in credit for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling prop-
erties. 
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. 
TITLE I—PROMOTE THE PUR-
CHASE AND USE OF NGVS 
WITH 
AN 
EMPHASIS 
ON 
HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND 
FLEET VEHICLES 
SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL CREDIT. 
(a) ALTERNATIVE FUEL CREDIT.—Paragraph (5) of 
section 6426(d) (relating to alternative fuel credit) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, and December 31, 2016, in the 
case of any sale or use involving compressed or liquefied 
natural gas’’ after ‘‘hydrogen’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE FUEL MIXTURE CREDIT.—Para-
graph (3) of section 6426(e) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
and December 31, 2016, in the case of any sale or use 
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‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil-
ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 
tentative minimum tax for the taxable 
year, reduced by 
‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 
under subpart A and sections 27 and 30.’’. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING 
PROPERTIES.—Subsection (d) of section 30C is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN AL-
TERNATIVE
FUEL
VEHICLE
REFUELING
PROP-
ERTIES.—In the case of the portion of the credit de-
termined under subsection (a) with respect to refuel-
ing property which is used to store and or dispense 
compressed or liquefied natural gas and which is at-
tributable to the application of subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (2) shall (after the appli-
cation of paragraph (1)) be applied separately 
with respect to such portion, and 
‘‘(B) in lieu of the limitation determined 
under paragraph (2), such limitation shall not 
exceed the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil-
ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 
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tentative minimum tax for the taxable 
year, reduced by 
‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 
under subpart A and sections 27, 30, and 
the portion of the credit determined under 
section 30B which is attributable to the 
application of subsection (e)(3) thereof.’’. 
(c) CREDITS MAY BE TRANSFERRED.— 
(1) VEHICLE CREDITS.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 30B is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a taxpayer who places in 
service any new qualified alternative fuel motor 
vehicle which is capable of being powered by 
compressed or liquefied natural gas may trans-
fer the credit allowed under this section by rea-
son of subsection (e) with respect to such vehi-
cle through an assignment to the manufacturer, 
seller or lessee of such vehicle. Such transfer 
may be revoked only with the consent of the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No 
assignment of a credit allowed under this sec-
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tion by reason of subsection (e) with respect to 
any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle 
which is capable of being powered by com-
pressed or liquefied natural gas may be made 
under subparagraph (A) to a taxpayer who has 
claimed a credit under section 54G with respect 
to the financing of such vehicle. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe such regulations as necessary to en-
sure that any credit transferred under subpara-
graph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned 
by such other person.’’. 
(2) INFRASTRUCTURE CREDIT.—Subsection (e) 
of section 30C is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a taxpayer who places in 
service any qualified alternative fuel vehicle re-
fueling property relating to compressed or lique-
fied natural gas may transfer the credit allowed 
under this section with respect to such property 
through an assignment to the manufacturer, 
seller or lessee of such property. Such transfer 
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may be revoked only with the consent of the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No 
assignment of a credit allowed under this sec-
tion by reason of subsection (e) with respect to 
any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
property relating to compressed or liquefied 
natural gas may be made under subparagraph 
(A) to a taxpayer who has claimed a credit 
under section 54G with respect to the financing 
of such property. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe such regulations as necessary to en-
sure that any credit transferred under subpara-
graph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned 
by such other person.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to property placed in 
service after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 104. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF 
VEHICLES FUELED BY COMPRESSED NAT-
URAL GAS OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS. 
(a) INCREASE IN CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of section 
30B(e) (relating to applicable percentage) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage with re-
spect to any new qualified alternative fuel motor ve-
hicle is— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C)— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent, plus 
‘‘(ii) 30 percent, if such vehicle— 
‘‘(I) has received a certificate of 
conformity under the Clean Air Act 
and meets or exceeds the most strin-
gent standard available for certifi-
cation under the Clean Air Act for 
that make and model year vehicle 
(other than a zero emission standard), 
or 
‘‘(II) has received an order certi-
fying the vehicle as meeting the same 
requirements as vehicles which may be 
sold or leased in California and meets 
or exceeds the most stringent stand-
ard available for certification under 
the State laws of California (enacted 
in accordance with a waiver granted 
under section 209(b) of the Clean Air 
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Act) for that make and model year ve-
hicle (other than a zero emission 
standard), 
‘‘(B) 80 percent, in the case of dedicated 
vehicles that are only capable of operating on 
compressed or liquefied natural gas, dual-fuel 
vehicles that are only capable of operating on a 
mixture of no less than 90 percent compressed 
or liquefied natural gas, and a bi-fuel vehicle 
that is capable of operating a minimum of 85 
percent of its total range on compressed or liq-
uefied natural gas, and 
‘‘(C) 50 percent, in the case of vehicles de-
scribed subclause (II) or (III) of subsection 
(e)(4)(A)(i) and which are not otherwise de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case 
of any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle 
which weighs more than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle 
weight rating, the most stringent standard available 
shall be such standard available for certification on 
the date of the enactment of the Energy Tax Incen-
tives Act of 2005.’’. 
(b) INCREASED INCENTIVE FOR NATURAL GAS VEHI-
CLES.—Subsection (e) of section 30B (relating to new 
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SEC. 105. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF NEW QUALI-
FIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 30B(e)(4)(A) 
(relating to definition of new qualified alternative fuel 
motor vehicle) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) which— 
‘‘(I) is a dedicated vehicle that is 
only capable of operating on an alter-
native fuel, 
‘‘(II) is a bi-fuel vehicle that is 
capable of operating on compressed or 
liquefied natural gas and gasoline or 
diesel fuel, or 
‘‘(III) is a duel-fuel vehicle that 
is capable of operating on a mixture 
of compressed or liquefied natural gas 
and gasoline or diesel fuel.’’. 
(b) CONVERSIONS AND REPOWERS.—Paragraph (4) 
of section 30B(e) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) CONVERSIONS AND REPOWERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘new 
qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle’ in-
cludes the conversion or repower of a new 
or used vehicle so that it is capable of op-
erating on an alternative fuel as it was not 
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previously capable of operating on an alter-
native fuel. 
‘‘(ii) TREATMENT AS NEW.—A vehicle 
which has been converted to operate on an 
alternative fuel shall be treated as new on 
the date of such conversion for purposes of 
this section. 
‘‘(iii) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—In 
the case of a used vehicle which is con-
verted or repowered, nothing in this section 
shall be construed to require that the 
motor vehicle be acquired in the year the 
credit is claimed under this section with re-
spect to such vehicle.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 106. PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROPERTY 
PURCHASED BY INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERN-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 30B(h) 
and paragraph (2) of section 30C(e) are both amended 
by inserting ‘‘, or an Indian Tribal Government’’ after 
‘‘section 50(b)’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
II—PROMOTE 
PRODUC-
TION OF NGVS BY ORIGINAL 
EQUIPMENT 
MANUFACTUR-
ERS 
SEC. 201. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING VEHICLES FUELED BY 
NATURAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 (relating to business-related cred-
its) is amended by inserting after section 45R the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45S. PRODUCTION OF VEHICLES FUELED BY NAT-
URAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, in 
the case of a taxpayer who is an original manufacturer 
of natural gas vehicles, the natural gas vehicle credit de-
termined under this section for any taxable year with re-
spect to each eligible natural gas vehicle produced by the 
taxpayer during such year is an amount equal to the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(1) 10 percent of the manufacturer’s basis in 
such vehicle, or 
‘‘(2) $4,000. 
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‘‘(b) AGGREGATE CREDIT ALLOWED.—The aggre-
gate amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with 
respect to a taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed 
$200,000,000 reduced by the amount of the credit allowed 
under subsection (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) 
for all prior taxable years. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘eligible natural gas vehicle’ means a motor ve-
hicle (as defined in section 30B(h)(1)) that is capa-
ble of operating on natural gas and is described in 
30B(e)(4)(A). 
‘‘(2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘manufac-
turer’ has the meaning given such term in regula-
tions prescribed by the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency for purposes of title II 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Rules similar to the rules 
of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall 
apply. 
‘‘(2) CONTROLLED GROUPS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All persons treated as 
a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of 
section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 
414 shall be treated as a single producer. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION
OF
FOREIGN
CORPORA-
TIONS.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), in 
applying subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 
to this section, section 1563 shall be applied 
without regard to subsection (b)(2)(C) thereof. 
‘‘(C) VERIFICATION.—No amount shall be 
allowed as a credit under subsection (a) with 
respect to which the taxpayer has not submitted 
such information or certification as the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, determines necessary. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any vehicle produced after December 31, 2016.’’. 
(b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF BUSINESS CREDIT.— 
Section 38(b) is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end 
of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(37) the natural gas vehicle credit determined 
under section 45R(a).’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
45R the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45S. Production of vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquefied natural 
gas.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to vehicles produced after Decem-
ber 31, 2011. 
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL VEHICLES QUALIFYING FOR THE AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC-
TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a covered vehicle (as defined in subsection (b)) 
shall be considered an advanced technology vehicle for 
purposes of the advanced technology vehicle incentive pro-
gram established under section 136 of the Energy Inde-
pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013), 
and manufacturers and component suppliers of such cov-
ered vehicles shall be eligible for an award under such sec-
tion. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘covered vehicle’’ means a light- 
duty vehicle or a medium-duty or heavy-duty truck 
or bus that is only capable of operating on com-
pressed or liquefied natural gas, a bi-fueled motor 
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vehicle that is capable of achieving a minimum of 85 
percent of its total range with compressed or lique-
fied natural gas, or a dual-fuel vehicle that operates 
on a mixture of natural gas and gasoline or diesel 
fuel but is not capable of operating on a mixture of 
less than 75 percent natural gas; 
(2) the term ‘‘bi-fuel vehicle’’ means a vehicle 
that is capable of operating on compressed or lique-
fied natural gas and gasoline or diesel fuel; and 
(3) the term ‘‘dual-fuel vehicle’’ means a vehicle 
that is capable of operating on a mixture of com-
pressed or liquefied natural gas and gasoline or die-
sel fuel. 
TITLE III—INCENTIVIZE THE IN-
STALLATION 
OF 
NATURAL 
GAS FUEL PUMPS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ALTER-
NATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP-
ERTY CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 30C is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1), 
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by 
inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) in the case of property relating to com-
pressed or liquefied natural gas, after December 31, 
2016, and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ALTER-
NATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP-
ERTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 30C is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The credit allowed under sub-
section (a) with respect to all qualified alternative fuel ve-
hicle refueling property placed in service by the taxpayer 
during the taxable year at a location shall not exceed— 
‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), 
$30,000 in the case of a property of a character 
subject to an allowance for depreciation, 
‘‘(2) in the case of compressed natural gas 
property and liquefied natural gas property which is 
of a character subject to an allowance for deprecia-
tion, the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of such cost, or 
‘‘(B) $100,000, and 
‘‘(3) $2,000 in any other case.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service in 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011. 
TITLE IV—NATURAL GAS 
VEHICLES 
SEC. 401. GRANTS FOR NATURAL GAS VEHICLES RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT
AND DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall provide funding to 
improve the performance and efficiency and integration of 
natural gas powered motor vehicles and heavy-duty on- 
road vehicles as part of any programs funded pursuant 
to section 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16191) and also with respect to funding for heavy- 
duty engines pursuant to section 754 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16102). 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may 
make grants to original equipment manufacturers of light- 
duty and heavy-duty natural gas vehicles for the develop-
ment of engines that reduce emissions, improve perform-
ance and efficiency, and lower cost. 
SEC. 402. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EPA CER-
TIFICATION OF NGV RETROFIT KITS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Environ-
mental Protection Agency should streamline the process 
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for certification of natural gas vehicle retrofit kits to pro-
mote energy security while still fulfilling the mission of 
the Clean Air Act. 
SEC. 403. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EPA AND 
NHTSA 
REGULATION 
OF 
MEDIUM- 
AND 
HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES AND VEHICLES. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Environ-
mental Protection Agency new fuel economy and green-
house gas emission regulations for medium- and heavy- 
duty engines and vehicles should provide incentives to en-
courage and reward manufacturers who produce natural 
gas powered vehicles. Such regulations should take into 
account the petroleum reductions provided by such vehi-
cles and also quantify all greenhouse gas emission reduc-
tions provided by natural gas powered engines and vehi-
cles. 
SEC. 404. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 508 OF THE ENERGY 
POLICY ACT OF 1992. 
(a) 
REPOWER
OR
CONVERTED
ALTERNATIVE 
FUELED VEHICLES DEFINED.—Subsection (a) of section 
508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13258) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) REPOWERED OR CONVERTED.—The term 
‘repowered or converted’ means modified with a cer-
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tified engine or aftermarket system so that the vehi-
cle is capable of operating on an alternative fuel.’’. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF CREDITS.—Subsection (b) of 
section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13258) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) REPOWERED OR CONVERTED VEHICLES.— 
Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary shall 
allocate credits to fleets that repower or convert an 
existing vehicle so that it is capable of operating on 
an alternative fuel. In the case of any medium-duty 
or heavy-duty vehicle that is repowered or converted, 
the Secretary shall allocate additional credits for 
such vehicles if the Secretary determines that such 
vehicles displace more petroleum than light-duty al-
ternative fueled vehicles. The Secretary shall include 
a requirement that such vehicles remain in the fleet 
for a period of no less than 2 years in order to con-
tinue to qualify for credit. The Secretary also shall 
extend the flexibility afforded in this section to Fed-
eral fleets subject to the purchase provisions con-
tained in section 303 of this Act.’’. 
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