I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6570 
To encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and to provide 
tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2008 
Mr. EMANUEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Over-
sight and Government Reform and Energy and Commerce, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles 
and to provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle 
infrastructure. 
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 as the ‘‘New Alternative 
Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NATURAL GAS 
VEHICLES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(1) according to the Energy Information Ad-
ministration (EIA), the transportation sector ac-
counts for 69 percent of United States oil consump-
tion; 
(2) natural gas is cleaner and cheaper than gas-
oline; 
(3) 98 percent of natural gas consumed in the 
United States is produced in North America; 
(4) recent shale discoveries and technology de-
velopment is increasing the American supply of nat-
ural gas; 
(5) natural gas vehicles are growing in popu-
larity in Europe, South America, and elsewhere; and 
(6) the diversification of transportation fuel 
sources would help the United States meet rapidly 
growing domestic and global energy demands, reduce 
the dependence of the United States on oil imported 
from volatile regions of the world that are politically 
unstable, stabilize the cost and availability of energy, 
and safeguard the economy and security of the 
United States. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that it is the goal of the United States that, not 
later than December 31, 2018, 10 percent of new vehicles 
sold in the United States should be natural gas vehicles. 
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SEC. 3. INCREASES IN NATURAL GAS REFUELING PROP-
ERTY CREDIT; NONBUSINESS CREDIT LIMITA-
TION DOUBLED; EXTENSION OF CREDIT. 
(a) INCREASE IN CREDIT PERCENTAGE FOR NAT-
URAL GAS REFUELING PROPERTY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 30C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘In the case of qualified clean-fuel refueling property (as 
defined in section 179A(d)) which is described in section 
179A(d)(3) with respect to natural gas fuel, the preceding 
sentence shall be applied by substituting ‘50 percent’ for 
‘30 percent’.’’ 
(b) INCREASE IN LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of 
section 30C of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The credit allowed under 
subsection (a) with respect to all qualified alter-
native fuel vehicle refueling property placed in serv-
ice by the taxpayer during the taxable year at a lo-
cation shall not exceed— 
‘‘(A) $30,000 in the case of a property of 
a character subject to an allowance for depre-
ciation, and 
‘‘(B) $1,000 in any other case. 
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‘‘(2) INCREASED CREDIT FOR NATURAL GAS RE-
FUELING PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) BUSINESS
PROPERTY.—The limita-
tion under paragraph (1)(A) shall be increased 
by the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $60,000, or 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent of the cost of quali-
fied clean-fuel refueling property (as de-
fined in section 179A(d))— 
‘‘(I) which is described in section 
179A(d)(3) with respect to natural 
gas fuel, 
‘‘(II) which is of a character sub-
ject to an allowance for depreciation, 
and 
‘‘(III) which is placed in service 
during the taxable year. 
‘‘(B) NONBUSINESS PROPERTY.—The limi-
tation described in paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
increased by the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $1,000, or 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent of the cost of quali-
fied clean-fuel refueling property (as de-
fined in section 179A(d))— 
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‘‘(I) which is described in section 
179A(d)(3) with respect to natural 
gas fuel, 
‘‘(II) which is not of a character 
subject to an allowance for deprecia-
tion, and 
‘‘(III) which is placed in service 
during the taxable year.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF CREDIT THROUGH 2017.—Sub-
section (g) of section 30C of such Code is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any property placed in service after December 31, 2017.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2008, in taxable years ending after such 
date. 
SEC. 4. ENERGY SECURITY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart H of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to nonrefundable credit to holders of cer-
tain bonds) is amended by adding after section 54B the 
following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 54C. ENERGY SECURITY BONDS. 
‘‘(a) ENERGY SECURITY BOND.—For purposes of 
this subchapter, the term ‘energy security bond’ means 
any bond issued as part of an issue if— 
‘‘(1) 100 percent of the available project pro-
ceeds of such issue are to be used for qualified pur-
poses, 
‘‘(2) the bond is issued by a qualified issuer, 
‘‘(3) the issuer designates such bond for pur-
poses of this section, and 
‘‘(4) repayments of principal and applicable in-
terest on financing provided by the issue are used 
not later than the close of the 3-month period begin-
ning on the date the repayment (or complete repay-
ment) is received— 
‘‘(A) to redeem bonds which are part of 
the issue, or 
‘‘(B) for any qualified purpose. 
For purposes of paragraph (4), the term ‘applicable inter-
est’ means so much of the interest on any loan as exceeds 
the amount payable at a 1 percent rate. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—For purposes of this 
section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified pur-
pose’ means the making of grants and low-interest 
loans for the purpose of placing in service natural 
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gas refueling property at retail motor fuel stations 
located in the United States. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON LOANS.—Such term shall 
not include— 
‘‘(A) any loan of more than $200,000 for 
property located at any one retail motor fuel 
station, and 
‘‘(B) any loan for more than 50 percent of 
the cost of such property and its installation. 
‘‘(3) NATURAL GAS REFUELING PROPERTY.— 
The term ‘natural gas refueling property’ means 
qualified clean-fuel refueling property (as defined in 
section 179A(d)) which is described in section 
179A(d)(3) with respect to natural gas fuel. 
‘‘(4) LOW-INTEREST LOAN.—The term ‘low-in-
terest loan’ means any loan the rate of interest on 
which does not exceed the applicable Federal rate in 
effect under section 1288(b)(1) determined as of the 
issuance of the loan. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONDS DES-
IGNATED.—The maximum aggregate face amount of 
bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by 
any issuer shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated 
to such issuer under subsection (e). 
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‘‘(d) NATIONAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS 
DESIGNATED.—There is a national energy security bond 
limitation of $2,600,000,000. 
‘‘(e) ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
allocations of the amount of the national energy se-
curity bond limitation under subsection (d) among 
qualified issuers in such manner as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION FOR PROPERTY IN METRO-
POLITAN AREA.—50 percent of the national energy 
security bond limitation under subsection (d) may be 
allocated only for loans to provide natural gas refuel-
ing property located in metropolitan statistical areas 
(within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)). 
‘‘(3) PERCENTAGE
OF
STATIONS
RECEIVING 
LOANS.—In making allocations under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall attempt to ensure that at least 
10 percent of the retail motor fuel stations in the 
United States received loans from the proceeds of 
energy security bonds. 
‘‘(f) QUALIFIED ISSUER.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified issuer’ means any State or any 
political subdivision or instrumentality thereof. 
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‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 
with respect to any bond issued after December 31, 
2017.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH REFUELING PROPERTY 
CREDIT.—Subsection (e) of section 30C of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) COORDINATION WITH ENERGY SECURITY 
BONDS.—The cost otherwise taken into account 
under this section with respect to any property shall 
be reduced by the portion of such cost which is fi-
nanced by any loan provided from the proceeds of 
any energy security bond (as defined in section 
54C).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED TAX CREDIT BOND.—The term 
‘qualified tax credit bond’ means— 
‘‘(A) a qualified forestry conservation 
bond, or 
‘‘(B) an energy security bond, 
which is part of an issue that meets requirements of 
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).’’. 
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(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) of 
such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘qualified purpose’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a qualified forestry 
conservation bond, a purpose specified in 
section 54B(e), and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an energy security 
bond, a purpose specified in section 
54C(b).’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subpart I of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 54C. Energy security bonds.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2008. 
SEC. 5. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING VEHICLES FUELED BY 
NATURAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
to business-related credits) is amended by inserting after 
section 45P the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 45Q. 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 a manufacturer of natural 
gas vehicles, the natural gas vehicle credit determined 
under this section for any taxable year with respect 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) $2,000. 
‘‘(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 
$100,000,000 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 purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘eligible natural gas vehicle’ means any motor 
vehicle (as defined in section 30(c)(2))— 
‘‘(A) which is only capable of operating on 
natural gas or liquified natural gas, and 
‘‘(B) the final assembly of which is in the 
United States. 
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‘‘(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 the ad-
ministration 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.— 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(3) VERIFICATION.—No amount shall be al-
lowed as a credit under subsection (a) with respect 
to which the taxpayer has not submitted such infor-
mation or certification as the Secretary, in consulta-
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tion with the Secretary of Energy, determines nec-
essary. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any vehicle produced after December 31, 2017.’’. 
(b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF BUSINESS CREDIT.— 
Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ 
at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at 
the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(34) the natural gas vehicle credit determined 
under section 45Q(a).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 45P the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45Q. Production of vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquified natural 
gas.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to vehicles produced after Decem-
ber 31, 2008. 
SEC. 6. TAX-CREDIT BOND FINANCING FOR EQUIPMENT TO 
MANUFACTURE NATURAL GAS VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart H of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to nonrefundable credit to holders of cer-
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tain bonds) is amended by adding after section 54C the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 54D. NATURAL GAS VEHICLE PRODUCTION BONDS. 
‘‘(a) 
NATURAL
GAS
VEHICLE
PRODUCTION 
BONDS.—For purposes of this subchapter, the term ‘nat-
ural gas vehicle production bond’ means any bond issued 
as part of an issue if— 
‘‘(1) 100 percent of the available project pro-
ceeds of such issue are to be used for qualified pur-
poses, 
‘‘(2) the bond is issued by a qualified issuer, 
‘‘(3) the issuer designates such bond for pur-
poses of this section, and 
‘‘(4) repayments of principal and applicable in-
terest on financing provided by the issue are used 
not later than the close of the 3-month period begin-
ning on the date the repayment (or complete repay-
ment) is received— 
‘‘(A) to redeem bonds which are part of 
the issue, or 
‘‘(B) for any qualified purpose. 
For purposes of paragraph (4), the term ‘applicable inter-
est’ means so much of the interest on any loan as exceeds 
the amount payable at a 1 percent rate. 
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‘‘(b) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified purpose’ means the making of 
grants and low-interest loans for the purpose of assisting 
businesses to manufacture natural gas vehicles, including 
costs associated with design, engineering, testing, certifi-
cation, and materials and component parts of eligible nat-
ural gas vehicles (as defined in section 45Q(c)). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONDS DES-
IGNATED.—The maximum aggregate face amount of 
bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by 
any issuer shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated 
to such issuer under subsection (e). 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS 
DESIGNATED.—There is a national natural gas vehicle 
production bond limitation of $5,000,000,000. 
‘‘(e) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall make alloca-
tions of the amount of the natural gas vehicle production 
bond limitation under subsection (d) among qualified 
issuers in such manner as the Secretary determines appro-
priate, taking into consideration each State’s contribution 
to the Nation’s automotive manufacturing output. 
‘‘(f) QUALIFIED ISSUER.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified issuer’ means any State or any 
political subdivision or instrumentality thereof. 
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‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 
with respect to any bond issued after December 31, 
2017.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH PRODUCTION CREDIT.— 
Subsection (d) of section 45Q of such Code, as added by 
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH NATURAL GAS VEHI-
CLE
PRODUCTIONS
BONDS.—The cost otherwise 
taken into account under this section with respect to 
any property shall be reduced by the portion of such 
cost which is financed by any loan provided from the 
proceeds of any natural gas vehicle production bond 
(as defined in section 54D).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) of such 
Code, as amended by section 4, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), by adding 
‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (B), and by insert-
ing after subparagraph (B) the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) a natural gas vehicle production 
bond,’’. 
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) of 
such Code, as amended by section 4, is amended by 
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striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by striking 
the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘, 
and’’, and by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a natural gas vehi-
cle production bond, a purpose specified in 
section 54D(b).’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subpart I of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 54D. Natural gas vehicle production bonds.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2008. 
SEC. 7. INCREASED CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES 
FUELED BY NATURAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED 
NATURAL GAS; EXTENSION OF CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 30B of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to new quali-
fied alternative motor vehicle credit) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) INCREASED CREDIT FOR NATURAL GAS VE-
HICLES.— 
‘‘(A) INCREASED CREDIT PERCENTAGE.— 
In the case of any natural gas vehicle, the ap-
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plicable percentage under paragraph (2) shall 
be 100 percent. 
‘‘(B) HIGHER INCREMENTAL COST LIMITS 
FOR
FLEET
PURCHASERS.—In the case of a 
taxpayer who places in service 100 or more nat-
ural gas vehicles during the taxable year, para-
graph (3) shall be applied for such year by dou-
bling the amounts contained in such paragraph. 
‘‘(C) NATURAL GAS VEHICLE.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘natural gas 
vehicle’ means any new qualified alternative fuel 
motor vehicle fueled by natural gas or liquified 
natural gas.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ALL NEW QUALI-
FIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES THROUGH 2017.— 
Paragraph (4) of section 30B(j) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2017’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to vehicles placed in service after 
December 31, 2008, in taxable years ending after such 
date. 
SEC. 8. NATURAL GAS VEHICLES IN FEDERAL FLEET. 
The General Services Administration, in consultation 
with the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct 
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a study on whether or not the Federal fleet should in-
crease the number of natural gas vehicles in their fleet, 
and transmit to the Congress a report on the results of 
that study. 
SEC. 9. NATURAL GAS FUEL PUMPS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than January 1, 
2018, each retail automotive fueling station owned by a 
major integrated oil company shall have at least 1 pump 
dispensing natural gas for automotive purposes. 
(b) PENALTY.—A major integrated oil company that 
has failed to comply with subsection (a) as of January 1 
of any year beginning with 2018 shall be liable for a civil 
penalty assessed by the Secretary of Energy in the amount 
of $100,000 for each fueling station not in compliance. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘major integrated oil company’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 167(h)(5)(B) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
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