A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-1355
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2013-07-24
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation

Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles

Motor fuels

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Modifies average vehicle fuel economy standards, with respect to alternative fuel automobiles, by: </p> <ul> <li>excepting natural gas automobiles from maximum fuel economy increase requirements for model years 1993 through 2019 and from minimum driving range requirements for dual fueled automobiles;</li> <li>allowing inclusion in an alternative fuel vehicle of a reserve gasoline tank for incidental or emergency use;</li> <li>requiring reasonably comparable energy efficiency, as compared to a gasoline- or diesel fuel-vehicle (under current law, &quot;equal or superior energy efficiency&quot;); and</li> <li>revising the formula for measuring the fuel economy of a model of gaseous fuel dual fueled automobiles manufactured in models years 1993 through 2019, including by using the model's alternative fuel range as a base.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1355 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2013 Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Begich , Mr. Blunt , and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Natural gas vehicles (a) Maximum fuel economy increase for alternative fuel automobiles Section 32906(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking (except an electric automobile) and inserting (except an electric or natural gas automobile) . (b) Automobile fuel economy definitions Section 32901(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting , but the inclusion of a reserve gasoline tank for incidental or emergency use in the event of alternative fuel depletion shall not detract from the dedicated nature of the automobile before the period at the end; and (2) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking provides equal or superior energy efficiency and inserting provides reasonably comparable energy efficiency . (c) Minimum driving ranges for dual fueled passenger automobiles Section 32901(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking (except electric automobiles) and inserting (except electric or natural gas automobiles) ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking (except electric automobiles) each place it appears and inserting (except electric or natural gas automobiles) . (d) Manufacturing provision for alternative fuel automobiles Section 32905(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: (1) the percentage utilization of the model on gasoline or diesel fuel, as determined by a formula based on the model’s alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy measured under section 32904(c); and (2) the percentage utilization of the model on gaseous fuel, as determined by a formula based on the model’s alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy measured under subsection (c). .