under the Clean Air Act or under any implementation plan 
in effect under that Act to the extent that such require-
ment applies to the process or equipment necessary to pro-
vide backup power capacity under subsection (a). 
SEC. 204. SUNSET OF LOAN GUARANTEES. 
Section 116(a) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline 
Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall not enter into an agreement 
under paragraph (1) or (2) after the date that is 60 days 
after the date of enactment of the Gasoline for America’s 
Security Act of 2005 if the State of Alaska and all inter-
ested parties have not entered into an agreement pursuant 
to Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act which contrac-
tually binds the parties to deliver North Slope natural gas 
to markets via the proposed Alaska Natural Gas Pipe-
line.’’. 
SEC. 205. OFFSHORE GATHERING PIPELINES. 
Section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and to natural gas companies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to natural gas companies’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, gathering in Federal wa-
ters,’’ after ‘‘such transportation or sale’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘the production or gathering of 
natural gas’’ and inserting ‘‘the production of nat-
ural gas or to the gathering onshore or in State wa-
ters of natural gas’’. 
SEC. 206. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to amend, 
alter, or in any way affect the jurisdiction or responsibil-
ities of the Department of Transportation with respect to 
pipeline safety issues under chapter 601 of title 49, United 
States Code, or any other law. 
TITLE III—CONSERVATION 
SEC. 301. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CARPOOLING AND 
VANPOOLING PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Metropolitan transit organizations have re-
ported heightened interest in carpooling and van-
pooling projects in light of recent increases in gaso-
line prices. 
(2) The National Transportation Database re-
ports that, in 2003, American commuters traveled 
over 440,000 miles using public transportation van-
pools, an increase of 60 percent since 1996. 
(3) According to the Natural Resource Defense 
Council, if each commuter car carried just one more
passenger once a week, American gasoline consump-
tion would be reduced by about 2 percent. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall establish and carry out a program to encourage the 
use of carpooling and vanpooling to reduce the consump-
tion of gasoline. The program shall focus on carpool and 
vanpool operations, outreach activities, and marketing 
programs, including utilization of the Internet for mar-
keting and outreach. 
(c) GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
As part of the program established under subsection (b), 
the Secretary may make grants to State and local govern-
ments for carpooling or vanpooling projects. The Secretary 
may make such a grant only if at least 50 percent of the 
costs of the project will be provided by the State or local 
government. If a private sector entity provides vehicles for 
use in a carpooling or vanpooling project supported under 
this subsection, the value of those vehicles may be counted 
as part of the State or local contribution to the project. 
SEC. 302. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF CARPOOL AND 
VANPOOL PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary, shall evaluate and assess carpool 
and van pool projects funded under the congestion mitiga-