109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5534
AN ACT 
To provide grants from moneys collected from vio-
lations of the corporate average fuel economy 
program to be used to expand infrastructure nec-
essary to increase the availability of alternative 
fuels.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5534
AN ACT 
To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of 
the corporate average fuel economy program to be used 
to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the avail-
ability 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 
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, subject to the availability of 
funds provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
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 enforcement actions conducted 
pursuant to section 32912 of title 49, United States 
Code, including moneys obtained under consent de-
crees. 
(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, subject to the 
availability of funds provided in advance in appro-
priations Acts, to the Secretary 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, 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.
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.