[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 255 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 255

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased increases in 
 the fuel efficiency standards applicable to light trucks; to require 
   fuel economy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross 
 vehicle weight; to increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of 
                   vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 30, 2003

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
 Corzine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Clinton) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased increases in 
 the fuel efficiency standards applicable to light trucks; to require 
   fuel economy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross 
 vehicle weight; to increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of 
                   vehicles, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Automobile Fuel Economy Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD FOR LIGHT TRUCKS.

    (a) Definition of Light Truck.--Section 32901(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(17) `light truck' has the meaning given that term in 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in 
        the administration of this chapter.''.
    (b) Requirement for Increased Standard.--Section 32902(a) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Automobiles.--'';
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end of the third 
        sentence the following: ``, subject to paragraph (2)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The average fuel economy standard for light trucks 
manufactured by a manufacturer may not be less than 27.5 miles per 
gallon, except that the average fuel economy standard for light trucks 
manufactured by a manufacturer in a model year before model year 2011 
and--
            ``(A) after model year 2007 may not be less than 23.5 miles 
        per gallon;
            ``(B) after model year 2008 may not be less than 24.8 miles 
        per gallon; and
            ``(C) after model year 2009 may not be less than 26.1 miles 
        per gallon.''.
    (c) Applicability.--Paragraph (2) of section 32902(a) of such 
title, as added by subsection (b)(3), does not apply with respect to 
light trucks manufactured before model year 2008.

SEC. 3. FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILES UP TO 10,000 POUNDS 
              GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT.

    (a) Vehicles Defined as Automobiles.--Section 32901(a)(3) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``rated at--'' and all 
that follows through the end and inserting ``is rated at not more than 
10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on January 1, 2011.

SEC. 4. FUEL ECONOMY OF THE FEDERAL FLEET OF VEHICLES.

    (a) Baseline Average Fuel Economy.--The head of each executive 
agency shall determine, for each class of vehicles that are in the 
agency's fleet of vehicles in fiscal year 2005, the average fuel 
economy for all of the vehicles in that class that are in the agency's 
fleet of vehicles for that fiscal year. For the purposes of this 
section, the average fuel economy so determined for the agency's 
vehicles in a class of vehicles shall be the baseline average fuel 
economy for the agency's fleet of vehicles in that class.
    (b) Increase of Average Fuel Economy.--The head of an executive 
agency shall manage the procurement of vehicles in each class of 
vehicles for that agency in such a manner that--
            (1) not later than September 30, 2007, the average fuel 
        economy of the new vehicles in the agency's fleet of vehicles 
        in each class of vehicles is not less than 3 miles per gallon 
        higher than the baseline average fuel economy determined for 
        that class; and
            (2) not later than September 30, 2010, the average fuel 
        economy of the new vehicles in the agency's fleet of vehicles 
        in each class of vehicles is not less than 6 miles per gallon 
        higher than the baseline average fuel economy determined for 
        that class.
    (c) Calculation of Average Fuel Economy.--Average fuel economy 
shall be calculated for the purposes of this section in accordance with 
guidance which the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe for the 
implementation of this section.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``class of vehicles'' means a class of 
        vehicles for which an average fuel economy standard is in 
        effect under chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 4(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).
            (3) The term ``new vehicle'', with respect to the fleet of 
        vehicles of an executive agency, means a vehicle procured by or 
        for the agency after September 30, 2006.
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