North American Alternative Fuels Act

Bill: 113-s-1100
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2013-06-06
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality

Alternative and renewable resources

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Motor fuels

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>North American Alternative Fuels Act - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the requirement that any federal agency procurement contract for an alternative or synthetic fuel, including those from nonconventional petroleum sources, for any mobility-related use (except research or testing) specify that lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the fuel must, on an ongoing basis, be less than or equal to such emissions from equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1100 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 6, 2013 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Manchin , Mr. Coats , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Inhofe , and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal a provision prohibiting Federal agencies from procuring alternative fuels.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North American Alternative Fuels Act . 2. Repeal of prohibition of the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (a) In general Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–140 ; 42 U.S.C. 17142) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment Section 30310 of title 51, United States Code, is repealed.