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(B) in paragraph (5), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) a motor vehicle (other than an auto-
mobile) or marine vessel that is capable of oper-
ating on alternative fuel, gasoline, or diesel fuel,
or an approved blend of alternative fuel and pe-
troleum-based fuel; and’’; and
(C) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘or ma-
rine vessel’’ after ‘‘a vehicle’’.
SEC. 1104. MINIMUM FEDERAL FLEET REQUIREMENT.
Section 303 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13212) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f)
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(c) HEAVY DUTY AND DUAL-FUELED VEHICLE COM-
PLIANCE CREDITS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of meeting the
requirements of this section, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of General Services,
if appropriate, shall permit a Federal fleet to acquire
1 heavy duty alternative fueled vehicle in place of 2
light duty alternative fueled vehicles.
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
CREDITS.—For purposes of
this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of General Services, if appropriate,
shall permit a Federal fleet to take an additional
credit for the purchase and documented use of alter-
native fuel used in a dual-fueled vehicle, comparable
conventionally-fueled motor vehicle, or marine vessel.
‘‘(3) ACCOUNTING.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In allowing a credit for
the purchase of a dual-fueled vehicle or alter-
native fuel, the Secretary may request a Federal
agency to provide an accounting of the purchase.
‘‘(B) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall in-
clude any request made under subparagraph (A)
in the guidelines required under section 308.
‘‘(4) FUEL AND VEHICLE NEUTRALITY.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out this subsection in a manner
that is, to the maximum extent practicable, neutral
with respect to the type of fuel and vehicle used.’’.
SEC. 1105. STATE AND LOCAL INCENTIVES PROGRAMS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 409(a) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13235(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘alternative
fueled vehicles’’ and inserting ‘‘light and heavy duty
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alternative fueled vehicles and increasing the use of
alternative fuels’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after
‘‘introduction of’’ the following: ‘‘converted or ac-
quired light and heavy duty’’;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting after
‘‘of sales of’’ the following: ‘‘, incentives toward
use of, and reporting requirements relating to’’;
and
(C) in subparagraph (G)—
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) through
(iii) as clauses (ii) through (iv), respec-
tively; and
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘cost of—’’ the
following:
‘‘(I) alternative fuels;’’.
(b) FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE
TO
STATES.—Section
409(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13235(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) grants of Federal financial assistance
for the incremental purchase cost of alternative
fuels.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after ‘‘be
introduced’’ the following: ‘‘and the volume of alter-
native fuel likely to be consumed’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘alternative fuels and’’
after ‘‘in procuring’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘fuels and’’ after ‘‘of such’’.
(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Section 409(c)(2)(A) of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13235(c)(2)(A))
is amended by inserting after ‘‘alternative fueled vehicles
in use’’ the following: ‘‘and volume of alternative fuel con-
sumed’’.
SEC. 1106. ALTERNATIVE FUEL BUS PROGRAM. Sec-
tion 410(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13236(c)) is amended in the second sentence by striking
‘‘and the conversion of school buses to dedicated vehicles’’
and inserting ‘‘the incremental cost of alternative fuels used
in flexible fueled school buses, and the conversion of school
buses to alternative fueled vehicles’’.
SEC. 1107. ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE IN NONROAD VE-
HICLES, ENGINES, AND MARINE VESSELS. Section 412 of
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the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13238) is amend-
ed—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘and en-
gines’’ and inserting ‘‘, engines, and marine vessels’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘vehicles and engines’’ each place
it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting
‘‘vehicles, engines, and marine vessels’’;
(3) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
‘‘NONROAD VEHICLES AND ENGINES’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘IN GENERAL’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘a
study’’ and inserting ‘‘studies’’; and
(ii) in the second sentence—
(I) by striking ‘‘study’’ and in-
serting ‘‘studies’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2, 6, and 10 years’’;
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘study’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘studies’’; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by inserting
‘‘or marine vessels’’ after ‘‘such vehicles’’;
and