[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 889 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 889

 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

                             April 21, 2005

  Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
   Jeffords, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Cantwell) 
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 
2005''.

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--
            (1) in each of paragraphs (1) through (14), by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16) as 
        paragraphs (13) through (17), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
            ``(12) `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 striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject 
        to paragraph (2), the Secretary''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The average fuel economy standard for light trucks 
manufactured by a manufacturer may not be less than--
            ``(A) 23.5 miles per gallon for model year 2008;
            ``(B) 24.8 miles per gallon for model year 2009;
            ``(C) 26.1 miles per gallon for model year 2010; and
            ``(D) 27.5 miles per gallon for model year 2011 and each 
        model year thereafter.''.
    (c) Applicability.--Section 32902(a)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (b)(3), shall not apply with respect to 
light trucks manufactured before model year 2009.

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 and inserting ``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) 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)); and
            (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, 2007.
    (b) Baseline Average Fuel Economy.--The head of each executive 
agency shall determine the average fuel economy for all of the vehicles 
in each class of vehicles in the agency's fleet of vehicles in fiscal 
year 2006.
    (c) Increase of Average Fuel Economy.--The head of each executive 
agency shall manage the procurement of vehicles in each class of 
vehicles for that agency to ensure that--
            (1) not later than September 30, 2008, 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, 2011, 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.
    (d) Calculation of Average Fuel Economy.--For purposes of this 
section--
            (1) average fuel economy shall be calculated in accordance 
        with guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation for 
        the implementation of this section; and
            (2) average fuel economy calculated under subsection (b) 
        for an 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.
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