North American Alternative Fuels Act

Bill: 114-s-1026
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2015-04-21
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: 2015-05-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>North American Alternative Fuels Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal a requirement that the greenhouse gas emissions from any alternative or synthetic fuel procured by a federal agency for mobility-related uses be less than or equal to greenhouse gas emissions from an equivalent conventional fuel from conventional petroleum sources.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1026 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 21, 2015 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Manchin , Mr. Hoeven , Ms. Heitkamp , and Mr. Enzi ) 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In general Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–140 ; 42 U.S.C. 17142 ) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment Section 30310 of title 51, United States Code, is repealed.