A bill to authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-1199
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2015-05-05
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Motor fuels

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill allows federal agencies to: (1) construct, operate, and maintain alternative fuel infrastructure on their property; and (2) provide alternative fuel on a reimbursable basis on their property for use by privately-owned vehicles used by federal employees, members of a uniformed service, contractors, or a visitor to a federal agency or facility (covered individuals). </p> <p>Agencies: (1) cannot provide compensation, benefits, or any other payment to covered individuals for purchasing alternative fuel; and (2) must charge fees for alternative fuel provided that are sufficient to cover the costs of only the alternative fuel.</p> <p>After collected fees or commissions are put into the appropriate account in the Treasury, they will be available to the agency that collected them during the fiscal year the fees or commissions were collected and the following fiscal year.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1199 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 5, 2015 Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes.

1. Alternative fuel infrastructure (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Alternative fuel The term alternative fuel has the meaning given the term in section 400AA(g) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6374(g) ). (2) Alternative fuel infrastructure The term alternative fuel infrastructure means any ancillary equipment necessary to provide alternative fuel to vehicles. (3) Covered individual The term covered individual means— (A) any employee (as defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code); (B) a member of a uniformed service; (C) any other individual who performs services for or on behalf of a Federal agency under a contract or subcontract with a Federal agency; or (D) a visitor to a Federal agency or facility. (4) Federal agency (A) In general The term Federal agency has the meaning given the term in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6903 ). (B) Inclusion The term Federal agency includes the Executive Office of the President. (b) Authority (1) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations and paragraph (2), the head of a Federal agency may— (A) construct, operate, and maintain alternative fuel infrastructure on property under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; and (B) provide alternative fuel on a reimbursable basis on property under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency for use by privately owned vehicles used by covered individuals. (2) Limitation A Federal agency may not provide compensation, benefits, or any other payment to a covered individual for the purpose of purchasing alternative fuel under paragraph (1). (c) Fees The head of a Federal agency shall charge fees for alternative fuel provided to covered individuals sufficient to cover the costs of only the alternative fuel provided under this section. (d) Deposit and availability of fees and commissions Any fees or commissions collected by the head of a Federal agency under this section— (1) shall be— (A) deposited monthly into the account of the Treasury from which the amounts were made available to carry out this section, notwithstanding section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code; and (B) transferred from the Treasury to an appropriate account of the agency if the agency operates with a budget outside of the Treasury; and (2) shall be available for obligation by the head of the Federal agency without further appropriation during— (A) the fiscal year collected; and (B) the fiscal year following the fiscal year collected. (e) Reports (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the head of each Federal agency participating in the activities authorized by subsection (b) shall submit to the Administrator of General Services a report on the financial administration of activities carried out under this section with respect to that fiscal year. (2) Report to Congress Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report that— (A) aggregates the information provided by the heads of Federal agencies in the annual reports under paragraph (1); and (B) provides information on whether the fees collected under subsection (c) are sufficient to cover the cost to the head of a Federal agency of carrying out this section.