3.0.0 1350 2023-01-11T13:18:35Z 2023-01-11T13:18:35Z Senate S S 2009-06-25 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-06-25T16:17:52Z 2009-06-25 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7075-7076) IntroReferral 2009-06-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7074-7075) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2009-06-25 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2010-02-23 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2010-09-27 False Energy Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Elementary and secondary education Energy research Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Income tax credits Motor fuels Motor vehicles Oil and gas Public contracts and procurement Research and development Transportation programs funding Energy 00 2009-06-25 Introduced in Senate 2009-09-29T19:10:19Z Fueling America Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to: (1) conduct a natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration program; and (2) address the streamlining of manufacturer certification of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas aftermarket conversion systems to comply with federal requirements and in-use emission standards.

Requires the Administrator of General Services to study and report to Congress on whether the federal fleet should increase the number of its light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles.

Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to increase from 50% to 65% of acquisition costs the federal matching grants for replacing school buses under the clean school bus program.

Extends eligibility for such grants to clean school buses with: (1) engines manufactured in model years 2010-2014 that satisfy federal requirements for emissions of oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter; or (2) engines only fueled by compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas (including eligibility for a grant for an additional 25% of the acquisition costs of such school buses).

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the percentage rate of, and extend through calendar 2014, the tax credit for the purchase of natural gas vehicle refueling property and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle refueling property.

Doubles the incremental cost limits for vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas in the formula for determining the new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credit.

]]> Fueling America Act of 2009 Display Title Fueling America Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage increased production of natural gas and liquified petroleum gas vehicles and to provide tax incentives for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle infrastructure, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fueling America Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1350is/xml/BILLS-111s1350is.xml 2009-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7075-7076) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.