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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development
Act''.

SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUEL 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 automobile or, beginning with model year 2016, an
alternative fueled automobile that does not use a fuel described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 32901(a)(1))''.
(b) 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 inserting '', except that
beginning with model year 2016, alternative fueled automobiles
that do not use a fuel described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C),
or (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall have a minimum driving range
of 150 miles'' after ''at least 200 miles''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the
following: ''Beginning with model year 2016, if the Secretary
prescribes a minimum driving range of 150 miles for alternative
fueled automobiles that do not use a fuel described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(1),
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to dual fueled automobiles
(except electric automobiles).''.
(c) Manufacturing Provision for Alternative Fuel Automobiles.--
Section 32905(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(2) by striking ''For any model'' and inserting the
following:
''(1) Model years 1993 through 2015.--For any model'';
(3) in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking ''2019''
and inserting ''2015''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
''(2) Model years after 2015.--For any model of gaseous
fuel dual fueled automobile manufactured by a manufacturer
after model year 2015, the Administrator shall calculate fuel
economy as a weighted harmonic average of the fuel economy on
gaseous fuel as measured under subsection (c) and the fuel
economy on gasoline or diesel fuel as measured under section
32904(c). The Administrator shall apply the utility factors set
forth in the table under section 600.510-12(c)(2)(vii)(A) of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
''(3) Model years after 2016.--Beginning with model year
2017, the manufacturer may elect to utilize the utility factors
set forth under subsection (e)(1) for the purposes of
calculating fuel economy under paragraph (2).''.
(d) Electric Dual Fueled Automobiles.--Section 32905 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
''(e) Electric Dual Fueled Automobiles.--
''(1) In general.--At the request of the manufacturer, the
Administrator may measure the fuel economy for any model of
dual fueled automobile manufactured after model year 2015 that
is capable of operating on electricity in addition to gasoline
or diesel fuel, obtains its electricity from a source external
to the vehicle, and meets the minimum driving range
requirements established by the Secretary for dual fueled
electric automobiles, by dividing 1.0 by the sum of--
''(A) 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
''(B) the percentage utilization of the model on
electricity, as determined by a formula based on the
model's alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel
economy measured under section 32904(a)(2).
''(2) Alternative utilization.--The Administrator may adapt
the utility factor established under paragraph (1) for
alternative fueled automobiles that do not use a fuel described
in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 32901(a)(1).
''(3) Alternative calculation.--If the manufacturer does
not request that the Administrator calculate the manufacturing
incentive for its electric dual fueled automobiles in
accordance with paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
calculate such incentive for such automobiles manufactured by
such manufacturer after model year 2015 in accordance with
subsection (b).''.
(e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 32906(b) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking ''section 32905(e)'' and inserting
''section 32905(f)''.

SEC. 3. HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE FACILITIES.

Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (b)(5), by striking subparagraph (A)
and inserting the following:
''(A) Inherently low-emission vehicles.--If a State
agency establishes procedures for enforcing the
restrictions on the use of a HOV facility by vehicles
listed in clauses (i) and (ii), the State agency may
allow the use of the HOV facility by--
''(i) alternative fuel vehicles; and
''(ii) new qualified plug-in electric drive
motor vehicles (as defined in section 30D(d)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''; and
(2) in subparagraph (f)(1), by inserting ''solely'' before
''operating''.

SEC. 4. STUDY.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, shall submit a report to Congress that--
(1) describes options to incentivize the development of
public compressed natural gas fueling stations; and
(2) analyzes a variety of possible financing tools, which
could include--
(A) Federal grants and credit assistance;
(B) public-private partnerships; and
(C) membership-based cooperatives.
A:
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act - Creates incentives for the manufacture of dual-fueled automobiles that use alternative fuels other than methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols (non-alcohol, dual-fueled automobiles). Removes the cap on credits under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program for non-alcohol, dual-fueled automobiles. (The cap on CAFE credits limits the total increase of a manufacturer's average fuel economy attributable to dual-fueled automobiles.) Reduces the minimum driving range for non-alcohol, dual-fueled automobiles. Disallows any petition to lower the driving range below 150 miles for those automobiles. Revises the formula the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses to calculate fuel economy for dual-fueled automobiles operating with gaseous fuel, such as natural gas or hydrogen. Requires the EPA to apply utility factors based on the driving range for such automobiles. Allows the EPA to use a different methodology to calculate the fuel economy for dual-fueled, electric automobiles. Makes permanent the state's authority to exempt alternative fuel vehicles from high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane restrictions. Makes eligible only those alternative fuel vehicles operating solely on alternative fuel, including electric vehicles. Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to report on incentives and financing tools to develop public compressed natural gas fueling stations.