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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1815
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased increases in the
fuel efficiency standards applicable to light trucks; to required fuel econ-
omy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight;
to raise the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 10, 2001
Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. INSLEE, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms.
SOLIS, and Mr. GREENWOOD) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Government Reform, 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
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased
increases in the fuel efficiency standards applicable to
light trucks; to required fuel economy standards for auto-
mobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; to
raise the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles,
and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Automobile Fuel Econ-
omy Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASED AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD
FOR LIGHT TRUCKS.
(a) 
DEFINITION
OF
LIGHT
TRUCK.—Section
32901(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(17) ‘light truck’ has the meaning given that
term in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Transportation in the administration of this chap-
ter.’’.
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR INCREASED STANDARD.—
Section 32902(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘(1)’’ 
after 
‘‘AUTO-
MOBILES.—’’;
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of
the third sentence the following: ‘‘, subject to para-
graph (2)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) The average fuel economy standard for light
trucks manufactured by a manufacturer may not be less
than 27.5 miles per gallon, except that the average fuel
economy standard for—
‘‘(A) light trucks manufactured by a manufac-
turer in a model year after model year 2002 and be-
fore model year 2005 may not be less than 22.5
miles per gallon; and
‘‘(B) light trucks manufactured by a manufac-
turer in a model year after model year 2004 and be-
fore model year 2007 may not be less than 25 miles
per gallon.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (2) of section
32902(a) of such title does not apply with respect to light
trucks manufactured before model year 2003.
SEC. 3. FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILES UP
TO 10,000 POUNDS GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT.
(a) VEHICLES DEFINED AS AUTOMOBILES.—Section
32901(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘is rated at—’’ and all that follows through
the end and inserting ‘‘is rated at not more than 10,000
pounds gross vehicle weight.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2007.
SEC. 4. FUEL ECONOMY OF THE FEDERAL FLEET OF VEHI-
CLES.
(a) BASELINE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The head
of each executive agency shall determine, for each class
of vehicles that are in the agency’s fleet of vehicles in fiscal
year 2001, the average fuel economy for all of the vehicles
in that class that are in the agency’s fleet of vehicles for
that fiscal year. For the purposes of this section, the aver-
age fuel economy so determined for the agency’s vehicles
in a class of vehicles shall be the baseline average fuel
economy for the agency’s fleet of vehicles in that class.
(b) INCREASE OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The
head of an executive agency shall manage the procurement
of vehicles in each class of vehicles for that agency in such
a manner that—
(1) not later than September 30, 2003, the av-
erage fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agen-
cy’s fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not
less than 3 miles per gallon higher than the baseline
average fuel economy determined for that class; and
(2) not later than September 30, 2005, the av-
erage fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agen-
cy’s fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not
less than 6 miles per gallon higher than the baseline
average fuel economy determined for that class.
(c) CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—
Average fuel economy shall be calculated for the purposes
of this section in accordance with guidance which the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall prescribe for the implemen-
tation of this section.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘class of vehicles’’ means a class
of vehicles for which an average fuel economy stand-
ard is in effect under chapter 329 of title 49, United
States Code.
(2) The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 4(1) of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).
(3) The term ‘‘new vehicle’’, with respect to the
fleet of vehicles of an executive agency, means a ve-
hicle procured by or for the agency after September
30, 2002.
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