110 HR 2112 IH: Purchasing Low-Emission Vehicles for U.S. House of Representatives 2007-05-02 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2112 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2007 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Federal Government to acquire not fewer than 50,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Purchasing Low-Emission Vehicles for Use in Government (PLUG) Act.

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Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)The President has said that the Nation is addicted to oil. (2)According to the Energy Information Administration, the transportation sector consumed 69 percent of all petroleum used in the United States in 2005. (3)According to the Department of Energy, hybrid vehicles can be driven 40 to 70 miles per gallon of gasoline and produce fewer greenhouse emissions than conventional vehicles. (4)Significant strides have been made in the research and development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. (5)Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can achieve better gas mileage than standard hybrid vehicles through the use of a larger battery that can be recharged by plugging the battery into a standard home electrical outlet. (6)At least one United States automobile manufacturer is currently producing prototype plug-in hybrid electric vans.

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Inclusion of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in Federal fleet requirement

(a)

In general

Section 303(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4)In meeting the requirements of paragraph (1)(D), the Secretary, with the cooperation of the heads of other appropriate agencies, shall ensure that the Federal Government acquires not fewer than 50,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles manufactured in the United States by entities incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States. The Federal government shall acquire such vehicles during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning after the date on which the Secretary determines that such vehicles are commercially available. . (b)

Definition of plug-In hybrid electric vehicle

Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) is amended— (1)by striking and at the end of paragraph (13); (2)by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting ; and; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (15)the term plug-in hybrid electric vehicle means a light duty vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine or heat engine using— (A)a combustible fuel; (B)an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and (C)a device that collects electricity from an off-board source. .